2012
GUSN-304274
Text at the bottom of the poster reads "Developed by Stephanie Weyer and Aaron Ahlstrom, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, 2012." The Ames family, from Easton, Massachusetts, made their fortune in shovels for the transcontinental railroad and other ventures. Features of the Easton Building's beaux arts style, designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, are described in individual photographs. Background on the family and the architectural firm is included in the poster.
exterior views
historic buildings
commercial buildings
Beaux-Arts (style)
landmark buildings
posters
1 poster
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
GC002.01.MA.3050.009
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Weyer, Stephanie (Author)
Ahlstrom, Aaron (Author)
Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation (U.S.) (Publisher)
Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge (Architect)
posters
Ames, Frederick L. (Frederick Lothrop), 1835-1893
Ames family
Architectural photography
State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Item
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