Architectural Division correspondence
Scope and Contents
Three letter-copy volumes of outgoing correspondence of the Engineering Department - Architectural Division and the Public Buildings Department.
Dates
- 1897 November 3-1901 January 11
Creator
- Boston (Mass.). Public Buildings Department (Organization)
Historical note
The Architectural Division was detached, by order of the Mayor, from the Public Buildings Department on January 13, 1898, and placed under the Engineering Department. The work of the division was that of a consulting or expert force. The division could be called upon by any department for technical advice on matters relating to building, heating or ventilating. Plans or specifications for work to be done, in certain cases, by the Repairs Division of the Public Buildings Department were prepared by this division, which was also charged with a general supervision of work done by the Repairs Division of the Buildings Department. The Architectural Division was detached by order of Mayor Hart, from the Engineering Department, May 11, 1900, and placed under the Public Buildings Department.
Extent
3 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Public buildings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Boston (Mass.). Public Buildings Department (Organization)
- Boston (Mass.). Engineering Department (Organization)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the City of Boston Archives Repository
201 Rivermoor St.
West Roxbury MA 02132 United States
617-635-1195
617-635-1194 (Fax)
archives@boston.gov