"A guidebook for Boston's 50 oldest buildings. Written in a conversational manner that does not bog the reader down in technical jargon, but allows them to see

A charming and indispensable guide to the major buildings in Boston built from 1630 to 1850.

This volume has been designed to complement a second guidebook in the Buildings of the United States series that will focus on the buildings of Massachusetts fr

"Bagley, city archaeologist of Boston, uncovers a fascinating hodgepodge of history-from ancient fishing grounds to Jazz Age red-light districts-that will surpr