Английская Википедия:Bedford Block
The Bedford Block is an historic commercial building at 99 Bedford Street Boston, Massachusetts in an area called Church Green. Built in 1875 in a style promoted by John Ruskin called Venetian Gothic. The style may also be referred to as Ruskinian Gothic.[1]
It was designed by Charles Amos Cummings and Willard T. Sears for Henry and Francis Lee [2] as a retail shoe center in an area that had been destroyed by the Great Boston Fire of 1872.[3] The building was added to the National Historic Register in 1979. Building was renovated in 1983 in conjunction with the Bay-Bedford Company.[1]
The Bedford Block's exterior is constructed of polychromatic bands of New Brunswick red granite, Tuckahoen marble, and pressed terra-cotta panels manufactured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][4] It was the first building after the Great Fire to use New Brunswick red granite as a material.[3]
The first floor features rough rustic blocks. Upper floor details include arched bay windows, Viollet-le-Duc inspired iron balconets[3] and flat column pilasters.[1] Each roof gable is topped with a finial crown.[1] There is a glazed tile clock is located in a 5-story tower at the corner of Bedford and Summer streets.
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References
- Morgan, Keith N., editor, Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, et al. Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston. University of Virginia Press: 2009. Шаблон:ISBN.
- Placzek, Adolf K. Macmillan. Encyclopedia of Architects. 4 vols. Free Press: 1982. Шаблон:ISBN.
- Shand-Tucci, Douglas. Built in Boston: City and Suburb, 1800–2000. The University of Massachusetts Press: 1999. Шаблон:ISBN.
- Withey, Henry F. Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased). Hennessey & Ingalls: 1970.
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