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Dwellings on Chestnut St., Boston, Mass., 1917

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1917

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Chestnut St.: Photomechanicals

GUSN

GUSN-196564

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Description

This exterior view shows the front entrance and decorative railing of a building on Chesnut Street. The caption reads "Lower stories, Center House, Richardson, Barott & Richardson, Architects." This image is from "The American Architect" (v.112, no.2188) Nov. 28, 1917, plate 251.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dwellings
houses
columns (architectural elements)
exterior views
doors
windows
railings (balustrades)
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photomechanical prints

Inscription

The American Architect / Vol. CXII, No. 2188 / November 28, 1917 (printed)
Plate 251 / Lower stories, center house / Dwellings on Chestnut Street / Boston, Mass. / Richardson, Barott, and Richardson, Architects (printed)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001514
AccessID 2435
Other identifier HNEDID-001514

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2380.001

Date Notes

1917

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Richardson, Barott, and Richardson (Architect)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photomechanical prints

Other Organizations

Richardson, Barott, and Richardson

Subjects

Chestnut Street (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Publications Referencing This Collection

The American architect. Plate 251.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Chestnut St.: Photomechanicals

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