Nov 16, 2012 · The Gilded Age–the era from the late 1860s to the late 1890s–was a period of significant growth and transformation in Boston. Ingenious engineering projects allowed the city to expand, and a devastating fire led to swift and progressive redevelopment of …

In this course, we explore the age of transition to modern, secular society within the urban and architectural history of Boston from its settlement (1630), asking what architectural styles reveal about institutional, civic, and individual identity.

Jun 7, 2024 · Today the names Carnegie, Vanderbilt and Rockefeller call to mind prominent institutions and universities. These “robber barons” are famous for dominating the Gilded Age (1870–1890) and the Progressive Era (1890–1920).

Boston in the Gilded Age exhibition: Published during the height of the growth of green spaces throughout the city, this map shows the numerous areas where citizens could receive respite from the crowded city streets.

During the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century, Boston's Back Bay was alive with social clubs and thriving cultural institutions. On this tour we will explore the favorite haunts of Boston's upper-class, often known as "Boston Brahmins."

An exploration of the architectural and urban development of Boston from its founding in 1630 to the First World War with emphasis on the Gilded Age (1870-1914), and the creation of the city\’s urban identity with a series of great building projects such as Richardson\’s Trinity Church, McKim, Meade, and White\’s Boston Public Library ...

The Working Girls of Boston. A number of states established bureaus of labor during the Gilded Age to investigate working and living conditions among industrial workers. In the first half of the 19th century, some moral reformers had believed that the new Lowell mills would be a place of educational and moral uplift for women workers.

During the Gilded Age, the working girls of Boston had to contend not just with low pay but with reputations as immoral tramps. In the parlance of the day, they had “forsaken the path of virtue.” Or they “fell” by succumbing to the “temptations” and “perils” of the city.

Sep 18, 2014 · Discover how the European settlers created a robust system of self government and a democracy so strong that Boston became the birthplace of the Revolutionary War. Trace the city’s role in the...

Jun 24, 2023 · During the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century, Boston's Back Bay was alive with social clubs and thriving cultural institutions. On this tour we will explore the favorite haunts of Boston's upper-class, often known as "Boston Brahmins."