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Town houses of James M. Beebe & Gardner Brewer House, covering the John Hancock Estate on Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1864

Location Note

Vertical File 4A, Drawer 2

GUSN

GUSN-195028

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Description

This presentation drawing depicts the front elevation of the French Renaissance double town houses at 29-30 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Gridley James Fox Bryant as the homes of James M. Beebe (30 Beacon Street) and Gardner Brewer (29 Beacon Street). The John Hancock House had been located on this site until it was demolished in 1863. These houses were taken down to make way for the expansion of the Massachusetts State House in 1917.

Details

Descriptive Terms

town houses
double houses
Renaissance Revival
presentation drawings (gifts)
exterior elevations
architectural drawings (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000209
AccessID 342
Other identifier HNEDID-000209

Physical Description

1 presentation drawing : graphite, ink, and watercolor on wove paper ; 11 1/2 x 14 7/8 inches

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1995

Reference Code

AR001.USMA.0250.010

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Bryant, Gridley James Fox, 1816-1899 (architect)

Material Type

presentation drawings (gifts)
exterior elevations
architectural drawings (visual works)

Other People

Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Brewer, Gardner, 1806-1874
Beebe, James M. (James Madison), 1809-1875

Subjects

Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical File 4A, Drawer 2

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