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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Photograph of Fenway Court During Construction, Courtyard, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Photograph of Fenway Court During Construction, Courtyard, Boston

photographer (New York, 1840 - 1924, Boston)
Date1900
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumGelatin silver print
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.008361
eMuseum ID718823
EmbARK ObjectID34117
TMS Source ID17577
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella contracted architect Willard T. Sears in 1896 to draw up plans for a museum with living apartments above it, to be built on the site of her double house at 150–152 Beacon Street in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. In late 1898, she bought land in the Fenway neighborhood and told Sears to redraw the plans to accomodate the museum's new site. She worked closely with him to perfect the design. When construction began, Isabella continued to closely monitor all aspects of the project and often documented the progress with her Brownie camera.
MarksNotesMarked in pencil (upper right): v.1.b / 4.9
Marked in pencil (lower right): 121 / 6