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Plan of lands belonging to the Boston Water Power Company, 1855

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1855

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 4

GUSN

GUSN-250987

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Description

Shows a plot of the lands owned by the Boston Water Power Company, which are colored pink, and the surrounding area, which is colored red. Map is centered on the area of Boston bordered by the Public Garden, Washington Street, and the Charles River.

Details

Descriptive Terms

landowners
property (legal concept)
site plans
plans (maps)
architectural drawings (visual works)
diagrams

Physical Description

1 plot plan

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Reference Code

AR001.PLOT.029

Image Dimensions

28.5 x 36.5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Charles (Massachusetts) [river]

Record Details

Originator

Whitwell and Henck (Engineer)
L. H. Bradford & Co. (Lithographer)

Material Type

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

Other Organizations

Boston Water Power Company

Subjects

Public Garden (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Good, edges are slihtly curled and torn.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: plot plan 4

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