Historic Structure Report, Architectural Data Section: The Railroad Tracks, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park, Package No. 112
Jacobs S, Guitian A, Childs Engineering Corporation. 1983. Historic Structure Report, Architectural Data Section: The Railroad Tracks, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park, Package No. 112. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Denver, Colorado
This report has been compiled from an architectural data section and a technical document prepared by consulting waterfront and structural engineers. Together, they document track installations and modifications, document existing conditions, analyze existing conditions, propose alternatives for repair and uses, and include preliminary cost estimates. The railroad tracks are to be considered structures of greatest historical significance, which allows for only minimal alterations or modifications to historic fabric. All development actions are intended to preserve or restore the 1973 appearance, and all interior and exterior details are to be preserved in place. It notes that a historic site report, documenting the development of the yard and its appearance through various periods of history, will be necessary to support future site development. The Charlestown Navy Yard illustrates the naval and industrial history of the United States, and the architectural components document the scope of its history. The railroad track system was originally installed and made operational in the yard about 1863, with major changes initiated in 1902 and 1937. The railroad played an essential role in the operation of the Navy Yard until it began to depend on trucking in the 1950s.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Jacobs, Scott; Guitian, Alane; Childs Engineering Corporation
- Date of Issue
- 1983-09
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- BOST , NER
- Keywords
- crane rails, dry dock, engineering, industry, marine railway, Naval shipyard, railroad, shipyard, transportation, U.S. Navy
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 040084: Navy Yard - Railroad Tracks