1961
GUSN-169710
Christ Church, located in Boston's North End, which was begun in 1723, had no skilled architect or complete technical plans. Because of this, the architecture, which was inspired by the work of Christopher Wren, was translated into something entirely new and entirely American - the first great Georgian church in America.
religious buildings
Article ID 85
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1961.051.183.001
Christ Church, located in Boston's North End, which was begun in 1723, had no skilled architect or complete technical plans. Because of this, the architecture, which was inspired by the work of Christopher Wren, was translated into something entirely new and entirely American - the first great Georgian church in America.
Volume 51, Number 183 (Winter, 1961)
Suzanne Foley (Author)
(1961). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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