245 West Canton Street (House), Boston, Suffolk County, MA. Surveyed as HABS MASS,13-BOST,91-, with 1 photograph and a 945-word written history.
“details built from as lodging-houses fro the middle class.”
Written record, HABS MASS,13-BOST,91- survey. Machine-read text.
surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS MASS,13-BOST,91- · the record runs 945 words · one of 264 surveyed structures published for this county.
1 photograph from the federal survey record, Library of Congress.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS MASS,13-BOST,91-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
details built from as lodging-houses fro the middle class. Material of Construction: head, tar and gravel roof. Exterior Features of Note: wood-paneled doors recessed into vestibule crowned by simple architrave and shallow, projecting doorhood. Sources of Information: Boston Landmarks Commission, The South End District Study Committee Report, 245 West Canton Street, Boston. ss. -(TITLE SEARCH . - Libre ate of Deed Granter Grantee Square Feet Consideration Folio -- -- - - - -- -- - - -- - -- - . - -- -- - . - - . --- - - - -- - ly 15, Boston Water Pow- Thomas Upham ~ m 203 er Company ct. 8, Thomas Upham John Carlton m 251 --- -- - - --- - t. 25, John Carl ton Elizabeth Wilson ("with building" 1oz~ , ___ --- -- - - .. - - - - - - c. 31, Elizabeth Wilson Noah w. Jordan .!U2 JOJ - c.
23, Noah w. Jordan Charles A. Vialle Not specified (Mortgage) 298 -- - - - - --- . 15, Charles A. Vialle Moses Burlen ublic Aue- 299 tion) . 15, Moses Burlen Charles A. Vialle .Ll 2 Quitclaim) JOO ~~ v,, Vl - Cl) ::E:: pt. 29, Charles A, Vialle William F. Blunt, et z (I) 0 fJl al rt ~31 - - ~ Q,J I ::I rt gust 25, William F. Blunt Bertha Ruther $1 "and other 0 ::I valuable consid- I.J1 531 C/) erations" -rt Ii (I) . Ill - ' u(D rt an. 9, John J. Hayes Frederick E. Ordway w- '-' (admin. Bertha 0 i::: Ruther's estate) fJl (I) ! I 245 West Canton Street, Boston, t' ~s. - TITLE SEARCH (p. 2) I I Consideration Libre iate of Deed Grantor Grantee Square Feet Folio -- -- an. 1 7, Frederick E. Ord'"': LeBlanc Joseph Not specified 201 way - -~- - -- ; >ec. 26, LeBlanc Joseph, Ivy A.
Joseph (wife Grant Heirs of ~ar. 10, I Ivy A. Joseph Thomas J. Younis 15 ~ - - ~ - - - - . --- - - - i ~pril, 14, :> : Order of Ta- king) i Thomas J. Younis Massachusetts Bay Transportation Auth 337 i ority i I I i I II ~~ C/l :i:::: z fl) 0 C/l rt ~~ I ::S ,_. rt ,_. 0 ::s V1 C/l ! rt "Cl ti PJ fl) OQ fl) l fl) rt ! .i::--...--.. ;:c !I 0 i:: I C/l fl) l II I iI I I ' ADDENDUM TO HABS No, MA-1175 245 WEST CANTON STREET (House) Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts Ir\ WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY National Park Service Northeast Region U.S. Custom House 200 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA ADDENDUM TO 245 WEST CANTON STREET (House) HABS NO.
MA-1175 (Page 5) View of Facade Xerox of photograph taken by Richard Cheek, November ADDENDUM TO 245 WEST CANTON STREET (House) HABS NO. MA-1175 (Page 6) View of Facade and Northwest Elevation Xerox of photograph taken by Richard Cheek, November
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| Library of Congress record | The original filed report, and the sheets the survey produced. Those published here appear above. |
The federal surveyors worked through Boston building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Boston Elevated Railway | HAER MASS,13-BOST,127- | 34,555 words |
| Charlestown Navy Yard | HAER MA-90-3 | 26,428 words | |
| Boston Government Service Center | HABS MA-1356 | 24,952 words | |
 | B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre | HABS MASS,13-BOST,69- | 23,514 words |
 | East Boston Steam Pump Station | HAER MASS,13-BOST,138- | 19,247 words |
 | Harvard Bridge | HAER MASS,13-BOST,79- | 14,362 words |
 | Fenway Court | HABS MA-1334 | 13,845 words |
 | Charles Street Jail Complex | HABS MASS,13-BOST,143A- | 11,650 words |
 | Deer Island Pumping Station | HAER MASS,13-BOST,137- | 9,553 words |
 | Deer Island Pumping Station | HABS MASS,13-BOST,132- | 9,107 words |
 | Northern Avenue Swing Bridge | HAER MASS,13-BOST,84- | 8,275 words |
 | Summer Street Retractile Bridge | HAER MASS,13-BOST,87- | 8,144 words |
 | Charlestown Navy Yard | HAER MA-90-30 | 7,907 words |
 | Broadway Bridge | HAER MASS,13-BOST,135- | 7,746 words |
 | New York | HAER MASS,13-BOST,82- | 7,687 words |
 | Deer Island House of Correction | HABS MASS,13-BOST,144A- | 7,466 words |
 | Deer Island House of Correction | HABS MASS,13-BOST,144B- | 6,420 words |
 | Franklin Park Zoo | HABS MA-1316 | 6,293 words |
 | South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System | HAER MASS,13-BOST,86- | 5,502 words |
 | Summer Street Bridge | HAER MASS,13-BOST,139- | 5,482 words |
 | Congress Street Bascule Bridge | HAER MASS,13-BOST,77- | 5,232 words |
 | Anderson Electric Company | HABS MASS,13-BOST,142- | 4,832 words |
 | 72 Marlborough Street | HAER MASS,13-BOST,72- | 4,792 words |
 | Charlestown Navy Yard | HAER MA-90-69 | 4,488 words |
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