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Woodbourne

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Creator(s)
planner: original plan by Olmsted Brothers (American, 1898-1961), planner: final plan by Robert Anderson Pope (American, active early 20th century), architectural firm: original housing project by Kilham & Hopkins (American, 1901-1925), architectural firm: Allens & Collens (American, active early 20th century), architect: Grosvenor Atterbury (American, 1869-1956), developer: Boston Dwelling House Company (American, 1911-1933)
Time period
creation date: original housing project, 1911-1914, creation date: development outside project, 1916-ca. 1945
Location
Site: Boston (Massachusetts, United States)
Cultural context
American
Description
Model residential community based on European experience.
general view, entrance to Woodbourne apartment complex on Southbourne Road, 1987
Work type
Housing development
Medium
stucco
brick
wood (plant material)
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Image
Rights
(c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, photograph by Julie Johnson
Access rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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