Old South Church (Boston Third), 1770

File — Object: 4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the File:

This collections contains 51 pieces of artwork. A majoirty of the 51 pieces are portraits, but the collection also includes architectural drawings and a bust.

Dates

1770

Restrictions on Access

For both preservation and display purposes, many of the pieces of artwork have been framed. Framed pieces at the CLA will not be removed from their frames without the express permission of the Executive Director.

Biographical / Historical

This is the only signed architectural rendering by Thomas Dawes, a prominent Boston architect of the eigteenth century. It shows a set of commercial buildings, to be erected on the corner of Marlborough (now Washington) and Milk Streets. Dawes later gained fame as a patriot during the Revolutionary War. One of the Old South papers, on permanent loan to the Congregational Library.