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Historic sites

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Landmarks Commission image collection

 Collection
Identifier: 5210.004
Scope and Contents

Photographs and other images collected by the Boston Landmarks Commission for reference use and for publications as well as photographs taken by the Landmarks Commission documenting their work and city neighborhoods.

Dates: circa 1880-2000s

Landmarks Commission publications

 Series
Identifier: 5210.001
Scope and Contents

Includes publications and reports of the Boston Landmarks Commission on the potential designation as a landmark and other topics.

Dates: 1977-1995

Landmarks Commission records

 Collection
Identifier: 5210.005
Scope and Contents

Records of the Boston Landmarks Commission including legislation, minutes, master files, design review files, publications, artifacts, etc.

Dates: 1971-2010

Landmarks Commission reference library

 Collection
Identifier: 5210.008
Dates: circa 1852-2012

Landmarks Commission research files

 Collection
Identifier: 5210.006
Scope and Contents Files of research conducted by the Landmarks Commission for National Register listings, survey reports and other historical information. The research files are arranged by neighborhood. Photographs that were once a part of this series were removed by staff of the Landmarks Commission and stored separately. The separation sheets for photographs removed by the Landmarks Commission staff found in these files reference the photographs that are now a part of the Landmarks Commission image...
Dates: circa 1975-2010

Landmarks Commission survey and planning files

 Series
Identifier: 5210.007
Scope and Contents

Planning records for fiscal years 1998-2010.

Dates: 1998-2010

Landmarks Commission survey maps

 Collection
Identifier: 5210.003
Scope and Contents note

This series consists primarily of Topographical and Planimetric Survey Maps of neighborhoods within the City of Boston in which designated historic districts and landmarks reside. In addition to the Topographical maps, there are Historical Maps, Historic District Boundary Maps, and National Register Boundary Maps. Most of the maps are dated from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. There are a few historical maps dated 1872 and 1883.

Dates: circa 1962-1987

Report on the commission on marking historical sites of the City of Boston, 1924-1937

 Item — Volume 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.

Dates: Other: 1924-1937