This richly illustrated volume conducts a tour along the streets and into the homes of Beacon Hill, the Boston neighborhood that has captured the affection of successive generations of residents and visitors. 
Its name evokes visions of wealth and aristocracy. Perhaps, say the authors . . . but Beacon Hill has always been both more and less than its popular image. This is a strikingly varied quarter whose real appeal lies in its diversity. 
An illustrated history traces the district from a rocky range of hills, so wild it was largely uninhabited for the first 150 years of Boston's history, through its development in the 1800s, and its vital struggle for preservation in the twentieth century. The book explores the ways and byways of the Beacon Hill Historic District, distilling the essence of each — the historical, the architectural, the picturesque, and the curious. Finally, the authors provide a rare glimpse into dozens of Beacon Hill houses, most of them private residences. 
With 247 illustrations, including 193 color photographs

Beacon Hill: A Living Portrait

Arts & Photography

Barbara W. Moore

Architecture

Centry Hill Press

Back Bay: A Living Portrait

In its prime, Boston's Back Bay was known around the world for its Gilded Age mansions and impeccable social credentials. A century later it was a neighborhood under seige, threatened with high-rise development and institutional takeovers. Today it is again admired, not only as a proud survivor but as an elegant, livable inner city neighborhood, a tribute to its architectural adaptability and to the spirit of the residents who continue to protect it. 
In this richly illustrated book, the authors recount the fascinating saga of this man-made piece of real estate, tracing its development from desolate swampland to the seat of High Victorial respectability. This history is illustrated with more than fifty historical maps and photographs, many never published before. 
Next is a tour of the modern neighborhood illustrated with color photographs, a street-by-street survey of many of the district's most intriguing places. Finally, the authors step inside some forty Back Bay houses, ranging from snug single-family dwellings to once-opulent mansions now converted to condominiums or adapted to condominiums or adapted for instututional use. 
With 300 illustrations, including 245 color photographs

An all-new description and history of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. This book replaces an earlier edition of the same title, published in 1992.

Gail Weesner

A description and history of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. An all-new edition of a previous book of the same title, published in 1992

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Beacon Hill: A Living Portrait

Back Bay: A Living Portrait

Beacon Hill: A Living Portrait

Beacon Hill: A Living Portrait