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South Cove plots, undated

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 4

GUSN

GUSN-250960

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Description

Properties and estates on the Fort Point Channel in South Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

maps
channels (water body components)
bridges (built works)
lots (land)
streets
property (legal concept)
coves (bodies of water)
estates (property)
site plans
plans (maps)
architectural drawings (visual works)
diagrams

Physical Description

1 plot plan

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1935-03-29

Reference Code

AR001.PLOT.021

Acquisition Type

Estate

Image Dimensions

43.5 x 21 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of W. K. Watkins, 1935

Places

South Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

site plans
plans (maps)
architectural drawings (visual works)
diagrams

Subjects

Fort Point Channel Area (Boston, Mass.)
South Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Very poor. Scotch-taped, parts are missing, big torn edges. The document is in two pieces. On the back of one piece, it says "The rest of this is undoubtedly somewhere in the various drawers."

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 4

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