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Shakespeare Memorial Village in Back Bay Fens, Boston, Mass., 1916

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1916

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 3

GUSN

GUSN-252536

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Description

Plan of the Shakespeare Village to celebrate Shakespeare's tercentenary "Proposed by The Skakespeare Festival Guild of Boston. Endorsed by Mayor Curley."

Details

Descriptive Terms

villages
festivals
anniversaries
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)

Physical Description

1 plan : Van Dyke or reverse brownprint

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Reference Code

AR003.002.09.003

Image Dimensions

15.25 x 19.75 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)

Subjects

Shakespeare

Accruals Note

Image has been flipped for legibility.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 3

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