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Boston: Quincy Market

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Date

1-1-1985

Description

Quincy Market is a 19th century granite building in the Greek Revival Style and is part of the Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Quincy Market is American architect Alexander Parris’ most famous building and is made of New England granite. The Quincy Market fell into decline in the 20th century until it was redeveloped in the 1970s by Rouse Company and Benjamin Thompson and Associates.

Notes

Bibliography: Sagalyn, Lynne B. "Public/Private Development: Lessons from History, Research, and Practice." Journal of the American Planning Association, vol. 73, no. 1, 2007, pp. 7-22 Whitehill, Walter Muir. "Recycling Quincy Market, Boston." Ekistics, vol. 43, no. 235, March 1977, pp. 154-158.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Dates

1976

Creator 2 Role

Architectural Firm

Creator 3 Dates

1825

Creator 3 Role

Architect

Building Type

Mall

Building Style

Greek Revival

Subject Headings

Historic buildings -- Massachusetts; Greek revival (Architecture); Marketplaces

Country Name

United States

Region Name

Massachusetts

City Name

Boston

Street Address

1 Faneuil Hall Square

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Keywords

market, shopping malls, historic, historic buildings, boston, MA, neoclassicism, retail, market, shops, architecture, American

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