Government center project: report and status of ownership and title to dock square and Adams square, Boston.
Published: uuuu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1959
Subjects: Lane, S. -- Massachusetts -- Boston.; Adams Square, Boston (Mass.) -- History.; Alleys -- Massachusetts -- Boston.; Bendall's Cove, Boston (Mass.); Dock Square, Boston (Mass.) -- History.; Faneuil Hall Square, Boston (Mass.); Government Center Urban Renewal Project, Boston (Mass.) -- Land Ownership -- History.; Land tenure -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Tidelands Laws -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Dock Square.; Town Dock, Boston (Mass.); Boston (Mass.) -- Maps -- Downtown -- History.
Description: ...report provides necessary ownership information for certain land in the Government Center Urban Renewal Project in downtown Boston; this legal study researches ownership of these areas back to colonial times and takes into consideration the law of tidelands as affecting Dock Square; historical sources consulted include laws, ordinances, ancient documents and maps, record of ancient instruments at the Registry of Deeds, plans, sketches and decisions of the MA Supreme Court many of which are reproduced in this report; includes documents relating to Bendall's Cove and the Town Dock and part of Faneuil Hall Square; maps and/or plans are reproduced for the following years: 1722, 1738, 1804, 1852 and 1925; also reproduces "The Names of the Streets, Lanes and Alleys Within the Town of Boston" dated 1701; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...