Sketches of a building to be constructed in City Hall Plaza north of Boston City Hall

Item Information

Title:
Sketches of a building to be constructed in City Hall Plaza north of Boston City Hall
Description:
Eight manuscript drawings in ink on tracing paper of 3 different designs, and 2 printed illustrations of one of the designs. One sketch shows a flat roof and a recessed entrance. Three sketches show a flat roof with the building protruding out around the entrance. 4 sketches show a curved roof and protruding entrance. Two illustrations show the curved roof design from the intersection of Cambridge St. and Sudbury St. and from Cambridge St. Building site is currently the location of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building.
Date:
[1963]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Architectural drawings
preliminary drawings (drawings)
preliminary sketches (sketches)
Manuscript maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Series:
Boston Redevelopment Authority Maps & Manuscript Plans Collection
Subjects:
Boston (Mass.)--Pictorial works
Buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Pictorial works
Architecture--Massachusetts--Boston--Pictorial works
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
8 manuscript drawings, 2 illustrations ; sheets 35 x 61 cm or smaller
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/hq37z388t
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:
Not drawn to scale
Language:
English
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_017887A
06_01_017887B
06_01_017887C
06_01_017887D
06_01_017887E
06_01_017887F
06_01_017887G
06_01_017887H
06_01_017887I
06_01_017887J
Call #:
BRA MAP FOLDER 25
Barcode:
30000007747770