Facility plans at Concord, [ca. 1874].

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Facility plans at Concord, [ca. 1874].

St 1873, c 155 (as amended by St 1874, c 55) authorized appointment of a commission to select a plan for a new state prison facility to replace the one in the Charlestown district, Boston. The new facility, begun in 1875 and completed in 1878 at Concord, was to house 750 to 1000 prisoners. Series consists of facility plans by architect George Ropes (assisted by William G. Preston).

156 technical drawings (8 folders)

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