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A lavishly illustrated look at some of Boston's most historic buildings, now available in a new, updated edition. Winner of the Historic New England Book Prize and a Boston Preservation Alliance Annual Achievement Award.
As Boston fast approaches its four-hundredth anniversary, the city's architecture plays an important role in preserving its historic character. This book introduces readers to the city's early history through fifty buildings, which all pre-date 1800. Employing an approachable narrative that will appeal to non-architects and those new to historic preservation, Joseph M. Bagley guides readers through an overview of the historic preservation movement in Boston before explaining the historical significance of these structures, which include homes, churches, warehouses, and restaurants.
The book begins with a map of the buildings' locations and organizes entries from the oldest to the most recent. The majority of the properties are located within Boston's downtown area, along the Freedom Trail, and within easy walking distance from the core of the city. While this makes the book an ideal guide for tourists, Boston residents will also discover buildings in the surrounding neighborhoods. Each chapter features a building, a story about its history, and the efforts made to preserve it over time. Fullcolor photos and historical drawings illustrate each structure and area.
Boston's Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them presents the ideals of historic preservation in an easy-to-read manner appropriate for the broadest audience. Perfect for history lovers, architectural enthusiasts, locals, and visitors alike.
This new edition features a foreword by Robert Allison, professor of history, language, and global culture at Suffolk University, and includes three new buildings identified by the author as being amongst the oldest in the city, which illustrates the dynamic nature of archaeology.
Contents
Acknowledgments, Foreword, Preface, 1. Blake House 1661, 2. Paul Revere House c.1680, 3. Pierce House 1683, 4. Lemuel Clap House c. 1710, 5. Pierce-Hichborn House c. 1711, 6. Ebenezer Clough House c. 1711, 7. Old State House 1713, 8. Boston Light Station 1716, 9. Union Oyster House c. 1716, 10. Ebenezer Smith House c. 1716, 11. Kimball-Cheever House c. 1716, 12. Old Corner Bookstore 1718, 13. Old North Church 1723, 14. Daniels-Goldsmith House c. 1725, 15. Andrew Cunningham House 1728, 16. Old South Meeting House 1729, 17. Grant House c. 1734, 18. Faneuil Hall 1742, 19. Shirley-Eustis House 1746, 20. Thomas Gardner House c. 1747, 21. King's Chapel 1750, 22. Dillaway-Thomas House 1752, 23. Linden Hall 1755, 24. Loring-Greenough House 1760, 25. Benjamin Faneuil Gatekeeper's House c. 1761, 26. Gardiner Building 1763, 27. Ebenezer Hancock House 1767, 28. Charles Tileston House c. 1770, 29. Joseph Royall House c. 1770, 30. Clapp-Field House c.1772, 31. Warren Tavern c. 1780, 32. Spooner-Lambert House 1782, 33. Bicknell House c. 1785, 34. Glapion-Middleton House c. 1786, 35. Fowler-Clark-Epstein Farm c. 1786, 36. Elijah Jones House c. 1786, 37. George Haynes House 1788, 38. Brighton First Church Parsonage c. 1790, 39. Bond-Glover House c. 1790, 40. Kilton-Beal House c. 1790, 41. Calvin Bird House c. 1790, 42. Caroline Capen House c. 1790, 43. Deacon John Larkin House c. 1790, 44. John Hurd House c. 1790, 45. Memorial Hall 1791, 46. Thompson House c. 1794, 47. Timothy Thompson House c. 1794, 48. William Wiley House c. 1794, 49. Daniel Carter House c. 1794, 50. Salem Turnpike Hotel c. 1794, Bibliography
