Central business district preservation study, part ii: draft summary of findings.
Contributors: Boston Redevelopment Authority.; Massachusetts Historical Commission.
Published: 1980
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: Boston Landmarks Commission (Boston, Mass.) -- Membership.; National Register of Historic Places.; Architects -- Massachusetts -- Boston.; Architecture -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Buildings -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Central Business District.; Dates of Construction -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Historic buildings -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Historic preservation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Landmarks -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Streetscape -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Boston (Mass.) -- Maps -- Downtown -- Historic Buildings.
Description: ...this draft summary of findings presents the consultants' evaluations and recommendations for preservation action in downtown Boston's central business district; includes a history of the area, a review of its architectural styles, a section on streetscapes, methodology, the relationship of the inventory to landmark designation and the National Register of Historic Places, and comments on the Tax Reform Act of 1976 incentives for historic preservation; evaluates individual buildings (name, address, architect and date of construction when known), discusses significant districts and presents conclusions; appendices include "National Register Criteria", "Criteria for Designation by the Boston Landmarks Commmission", and members of the Commission; includes a large folded map showing the location of the buildings recommended for preservation; copies of this item were in the BRA collection...