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Gridley J.F. Bryant and the First Building at Tufts College

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Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

Date

1973

GUSN

GUSN-169826

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Description

Tufts College's first structure, Ballou Hall is considered to be one of the most expertly designed and best-preserved examples of 19th-century Italian Renaissance Revival architecture surviving in New England. Bryant Franklin Tolles, former assistant dean at Tufts University, looks at the story and legacy of the building.

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Additional Identification Number

Article ID 207

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1973.063.232.001

Abstract

Tufts College's first structure, Ballou Hall is considered to be one of the most expertly designed and best-preserved examples of 19th-century Italian Renaissance Revival architecture surviving in New England. Bryant Franklin Tolles, former assistant dean at Tufts University, looks at the story and legacy of the building.

Date Notes

Volume 63, Number 232 (Spring, 1973)

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Originator

Bryant Franklin Tolles, Jr. (Author)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1973). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England

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