Elevation rendering of the Mary E. Curley School, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

undated

Location Note

HAV-01-702

GUSN

GUSN-369995

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Description

Elevation rendering of the Mary E. Curley School in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Mass., designed by McLaughlin & Barr Architects and delineated by F. W. Witton. The Mary E. Curley school was an intermediate school in the Agassiz - Bowditch District. The undated drawing was commissioned by the City of Boston Department of School Builings. The school was opened in 1931, named after Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley's wife, Mary Emelda (Herlihy) Curley, and features art deco design details.

Details

Descriptive Terms

renderings (drawings)
partial elevations
Art Deco
architectural drawings (visual works)

Physical Descrption

1 oversized ink drawing, 37.75" x 20"

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2002

Reference Code

AR001.USMA.0250.020

Date Notes

approximately 1930

Credit Line

Gift of Earle Shettleworth Jr. and James O'Gorman, 2002

Places

Jamaica Plain (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

McLaughlin & Barr Architects (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)

Subjects

School

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HAV-01-702

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