Boston's South End - Softcover

Sammarco, Anthony M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752409778 ISBN 13: 9780752409771

Publisher: Arcadia Pub, 1998

Synopsis

Originally a narrow, barren strip of land known as the Neck, Boston's South End grew from a lonely sentry post and execution grounds to what is today the largest Victorian neighborhood in the United States. With the filling of the South Cove in the 1830s, the area became one of the greatest planned residential districts of its time, a heritage preserved in unique architectural features such as red brick swell bay facades, elaborate balusters, and fanciful porches.

About this title

About the Author:

In his second book on Boston's South End, Anthony Mitchell Sammarco creates a visually interesting developmental history that includes the early South End, Boston City Hospital, schools, places of worship, and parks that dot the neighborhood. Sammarco has won numerous awards for his efforts on local history, including the Bulfinch Award of the Doric Dames of the Massachusetts State House and the Washington Medal of Honor from the Freedom Foundation. Sammarco teaches history at the Urban College of Boston and has written dozens of books in the Arcadia series. James Z. Kyprianos, who took the contemporary photographs, is a historical preservationist and historian.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Pub
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0752409778
• ISBN 13: 9780752409771
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128