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100 1 $aGoodman, Phebe S.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003006482
245 14 $aThe garden squares of Boston /$cPhebe S. Goodman.
260 $aHanover, NH :$bUniversity Press of New England,$c[2003], ©2003.
300 $axviii, 179 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index.
520 1 $a"Of the many types of historic landscapes that have become treasured open spaces in North America's dense urban fabric, the garden (or residential) square largely has been overlooked. Yet the garden square played an important role in the planning of Philadelphia, Savannah, Boston, and New York, several of America's major early cities. Boston's garden squares most closely resemble the squares of London in purpose and appearance. Intended as speculative real estate ventures, the London garden squares were distinguished by row houses and ornamental iron fences enclosing gardens planted with trees and grass. The gardens served as welcome patches of greenery for affluent residents who chose to live in relatively cramped quarters within the city. As such, gardens were the raison d'etre for this early form of urban residential design." "Although garden squares pre-date well-documented municipal parks, the historical significance of these squares is not fully understood. In this book, Goodman tells the story of Boston's garden squares and offers a glimpse into early urban planning. Goodman traces Charles Bulfinch's connection to these historic landscapes and compares them to their London prototypes. While Bostonians and others are familiar with Boston's iconic Louisburg Square on Beacon Hill, few people know that Boston's South End neighborhood boasts a group of eight garden squares."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aGarden squares$zMassachusetts$zBoston$xHistory.
650 0 $aGarden squares$zEngland$zLondon$xHistory.
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