Charles Street Jail Complex, 215 Charles Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Summary
Significance: "The Suffolk County Jail has major national architectural significance as the prime institutional example of the Boston Granite Style of the mid-19th century. The design was executed by one of the foremost exponents of the style, Gridley J.F. Bryant." In addition, it significantly advanced the "Auburn Plan" philosophy for prison design. The jail became the prototype design which would greatly influence prison design throughout the United States and abroad.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N385
Survey number: HABS MA-1259
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
boston, 42.36207, -71.07021
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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