A half century of Boston's building. The construction of buildings, the enactment of building laws and ordinances, sanitary laws, the ancient and modern building, building statistics, Boston's valuation, a chapter of Boston's big fire, fire losses, public lands account, prominent architects, contractors and builders, building materials and their source of supply inspection of buildings, the building and plumbing associations
A survey of Boston construction and building regulation from 1845 to 1895, compiled by Charles S. Damrell and published in Boston by L. P. Hager for architects, contractors, and the building trades. Line drawings show commercial blocks, warehouses, and institutional buildings in raking perspective, with ruled window grids, cornices, and small street figures useful as period architectural stock art.
