Description
It is a book for Boston visitors interested within the architecture and character of the pre-up to date era, in addition to for armchair historians desiring a quick but fascinating version of the first two centuries of Boston history. Divided into four periods — Colonial, Provincial, Federal, and Greek Revival — the book presents 57 buildings extant within the 1960s.
For each and every building, along with a concise verbal description of its history and serve as, Howard S. Andros supplies a detailed drawing conveying its character and its form. Maps of downtown Boston and the greater Boston area pinpoint each and every web site’s location. The remains of a vibrant older city, more and more hidden amid nowadays’s massive urban reconstruction projects, come alive again in The Buildings and Landmarks of Old Boston.