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Building Codes
Series
Identifier: 5410.006
Scope and Contents
Printed volumes of legislation relating to buildings for the years 1886, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1901, 1915, 1921, 1944, 1954, 1962, 1964 and 1970.
Dates:
1886-1970
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Building Commissioner correspondence
Series
Identifier: 5410.013
Scope and Contents note
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Building Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner. This collection is unprocessed.
Dates:
1969-1975
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Building Commissioner subject files
Series
Identifier: 5410.007
Scope and Contents
Subject files of the Building Commissioner. Includes correspondence, reports, plans, etc.
Dates:
circa 1958-1985
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Building Commissioner's Bulletin
Series
Identifier: 5410.008
Scope and Contents note
Building Commissioner's Bulletins relating to approvals for use of new building products. Includes bulletins #101-#184.
Dates:
1962-1972
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Building Department annual reports
Series
Identifier: 5410.014
Scope and Contents
Annual report of the Building Department from 1939.
Dates:
1939-1956 with gaps
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Building Inspector reports
Series
Identifier: 5410.016
Dates:
1879-1903 with gaps
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Demolished building permit files ("Takedowns")
Series
Identifier: 5410.001
Scope and Contents
Building permit files of demolished buildings, also called "Takedowns." File jacket usually includes original building permit, permits for repair or renovation, violation notices, correspondence and permit to repair or raze (Takedown permit).
Dates:
circa 1880s-1990s
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Demolished building (takedowns) photographs
Series
Identifier: 5410.002
Scope and Contents
Photograph files of buildings ordered razed by the City of Boston. Photographs document condition of building just prior to demolition and usually include photograph of lot after demolition.
Dates:
circa 1950-1990
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Hearing transcripts
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5410.018
Scope and Contents
Includes transcripts of hearings before the Building Commissioner primarily relating to nursing homes, hospitals, etc., circa 1941-1966.
Dates:
circa 1941-1966
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Hotel Vendome records
Series — Box: 1
Identifier: 5410.011
Scope and Contents
Records relating to the collapse of the Hotel Vendome which killed nine Boston firefighters on June 17, 1972. Includes files of permits, correspondence, etc. of the Hotel Vendome at 154-170 Commonwealth avenue that were reviewed during the investigation into the collapse; correspondence relating to the investigation; final report of the investigation; and supplemental report on the reconstruction.
Dates:
circa 1911-1973
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Permit application index cards
Series
Identifier: 5410.019
Scope and Contents
Index cards for each property listing years permits applied for with permit number.
Dates:
circa 1916-1970
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Permits and permit log books
Series
Identifier: 5410.003
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous building/alteration permits and logs of permits issued and applications filed. Includes permits to do alterations, 1874-1876, 1886 and 1888; permit log book pages, circa 1872-1880 (pages were salvaged from log books damaged by water); logs of daily entry sheets of new construction, alterations, elevators, fire escapes, takedowns, etc., 1946-1947, 1950-1959, logs of gas fitting permits, 1939, 1953-1963; log of electrical permits, 1956-1959, log of plumbing permits, 1953-1957; log...
Dates:
1872-1963
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Photographs
Series — Box: SB - 015
Identifier: 5410.017
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of the building collapse at 2000 Commonwealth Avenue in 1971.
Dates:
1971-1972
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Photographs of Building Department offices
Series — Box: SB - 015
Identifier: 5410.009
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Building Department offices from circa 1917 including Commissioner's Office, Inspectors' desks, plans area, and document file vault. Also includes photographs of Building Department offices in the New City Hall, 1968.
Dates:
circa 1917, 1968
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Special examination reports and photographs
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 5410.010
Scope and Contents
Reports of special examinations of buildings in response to complaints of unsafe conditions. Includes photographs of buildings.
Dates:
1914-1918
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
Street numbering records
Series
Identifier: 5410.012
Scope and Contents
Includes Building Department copies of notices of changes in street numbering sent by the Public Works Department and street number logs from 1898-1946, 1951-1958 and 1964-1970.
Dates:
1898-1972
Found in:
City of Boston Archives
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