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Report of the Boston landmarks commission on the potential designation of the public garden as a landmark under chapter 772 of the acts of 1975

by: Boston Landmarks Commission (Boston, Mass.)

Publication date: 1977

Topics: Historic preservation, Landmarks, Landscape, Parks, Statutes, Trees

Collection: bplgovdocs; bostonpubliclibrary; americana; additional_collections

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: English

...argues for the establishment of the Public Garden as a landmark; gives a general description of the park including species of trees and a list of statues with a brief history of each, date of erection and location; gives a history of the development of the Garden and the significance of its landscape architecture; discusses planning issues, proposed improvements, alternatives and recommendations; includes the standards used for designation as a landmark; this item is also in the Fine Arts Dept. and a copy was in the BRA collection..