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1968
GUSN-169780
One of Charles Bulfinch's first designs for a private residence, the gracious brick mansion in Charlestown became the administration building for an asylum. Nina Fletcher Little examines the work done by Bulfinch for the Asylum at Charlestown, which was originally the home of Joseph Barrell, a wealthy Boston merchant.
Article ID 161
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1968.059.214.001
One of Charles Bulfinch's first designs for a private residence, the gracious brick mansion in Charlestown became the administration building for an asylum. Nina Fletcher Little examines the work done by Bulfinch for the Asylum at Charlestown, which was originally the home of Joseph Barrell, a wealthy Boston merchant.
Volume 59, Number 214 (Fall, 1968)
Nina Fletcher Little (Author)
(1968). 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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