Abstract of the proceedings of the first meeting of the Building Committee of Grace Church, Boston, Mass., 1835 March 20

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1835

Location Note

85M-01-314-Z-C-503; architectural specifications box 4, folder 15

GUSN

GUSN-362013

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Description

Double column text report detailing an abstract of the proceedings of the first meeting of the Building Committee of Grace Church. The abstract contains detai.ls about committee appointments, the contract with the architectural firm of Salmon, Jeremiah, Theodore, and William Washburn, and the specifications for the interior and exterior of the building. The letter is dated March 20, 1835 and the meeting described occured on March 16, 1835 at the hall of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Details

Descriptive Terms

churches (buildings)
specifications
Episcopal
Gothic Revival
committees
specifications
abstracts (summaries)
reports

Physical Descrption

1 printed report ; 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2016

Reference Code

AR001.001.006

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2016

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

specifications
abstracts (summaries)
reports

Other People

Washburn, William, 1808-1890

Subjects

Church
Gothic
Temple Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

85M-01-314-Z-C-503; architectural specifications box 4, folder 15

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

Grace Church was an Episcopal Church located on Temple Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The church was designed architect William Washburn (1808-1890) in 1835 in the Gothic style. THe church was constructed from granite and included architectural features such as stained glass windows, buttresses, and towers with decorative embellishments. In 1865, the building was sold to the Methodist Episcopal Society and was utilized as a church under a variety of names. It was ultimately acquired by Boston University and demolished.

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