Report of the bay state road study committee on the potential designation of bay state road - Back Bay west as an architectural conservation district under chapter 772 of the acts of 1975
Contributors: Boston Landmarks Commission (Boston, Mass.)
Published: 1975
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Description: ...this report describes a proposed residential architectural conservation district located in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood bordered roughly by Kenmore Square, the MA Turnpike, Charlesgate West, Storrow Drive and Granby Street; includes a history of the area, a discussion of its architectural significance with references to specific buildings, their owners, date of construction, architect, uses, etc.; also includes general assessment data, property values (sales data), a discussion of planned issues and makes recommendations concerning historic preservation; includes the Commission's "Standards and Criteria" for permissive changes in the proposed district with specific standards for Bay State Road and side streets, Back Street and Commonwealth Avenue frontage; copies of this item were in the BRA collection...