Historic Structure Report: Ropewalk and Tar House, Buildings 58 and 60, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park, Boston, Massachusetts [DRAFT]
Carden ML and Sorli LA. 1991. Historic Structure Report: Ropewalk and Tar House, Buildings 58 and 60, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park, Boston, Massachusetts [DRAFT]. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Boston, Massachusetts
This Historic Structure Report was prepared by the Building Conservation Branch of the Cultural Resources Center for Boston National Historical Park. It focuses on the architectural evolution and existing conditions of the Ropewalk and Tar House. The ropewalk was the source of manufacture of cordage for the U.S. Navy from 1834 until the 1970s, and therefore figures prominently into the economic and social history of the city, the state, the region, and the nation. Built by Boston architect Alexander Parris, it was representative of a type of Greek Revival style (Boston granite style) which prevailed in this area from the 1820s through the 1840s. Recommendations based on this investigation and report are that the Ropewalk and Tar House should be stabilized at the earliest opportunity. The recommendations and character-defining features sections in this report are intended to be consulted when this preservation activity takes place, as resolved between the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the National Park Service.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Carden, Marie; Sorli, Lawrence
- Date of Issue
- 1991
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- BOST , NER
- Keywords
- Alexander Parris, Boston Granite Style, commerce, Daniel Treadwell, Greek Revival, hemp house, industry, labor, machinery, National Historic Landmark, Quincy quarry, ropemaking, U.S. Navy
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 040045: Navy Yard - Building 58, Ropewalk , CRIS-HS: 040046: Navy Yard - Building 60, Tar House