Laserfiche WebLink
Breadcrumb Navigation:
Ô»¨·²¹¬±² Þ¿¬¬´» Ù®»»² ß®»¿ Ü®¿º¬ Ó¿­¬»® д¿² <br />ïîñêñîðïð <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In 1905 Boston architect Willard Thomas Sears (1837-1920) visited the Lexington <br />Common, took several photographs of the site, and developed a simple layout plan for the <br />Common, but it is unclear for what purpose. The plan clearly indicates the layout of trees <br />on the Common and its adjacent roads, and notes the location of flagpole, cannon and the <br />sidewalk arrangement with its narrow tree belt along both sides of Massachusetts Avenue <br />and Bedford Street. <br /> <br />Sears took a series of photographs at the time he prepared this plan (pages 12 -14). His <br />photographs, offer substantial documentation for the landscape details on the Common <br />is significant in that Sears was the <br />as well as other significant turn-of-the-century monuments and memorials in addition to <br />-known late nineteenth century buildings. <br />п­¬ Ü»­·¹²­ ÔÔÝ Ð¿¹» ïí <br /> <br /> <br />