ropewalk at Charlestown navy yard: a history and reuse plan.
Contributors: Boston Redevelopment Authority.
Published: 1987
Language: eng
Subjects: Charlestown Navy Yard (Mass.) -- Building Reuse.; Building Reuse -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Charlestown.; Historic preservation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Charlestown Navy Yard -- Proposals.; Museums -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Charlestown Navy Yard -- Proposed.; Ropemakers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.; Ropewalks -- Massachusetts -- Boston.; Waterfronts -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Charlestown -- Proposals.; Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Rope Making.
Description: ...gives a brief history and description of ropemaking in general and then focuses in detail on Boston especially at the Charlestown Navy Yard; describes the building used for ropemaking; makes recommendations concerning historic preservation and building reuse (three historical museums); this item was in the BRA collection...