| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 5370 |  | Details | Stevens, Walter C. | 1892 |
| Manuscript presentation plan for Melrose Common in Melrose Massachusetts |
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Stevens, Walter C. |
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| 1892 |
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| $2,500.00 | Stevens--Walter-C- | Manuscript-presentation-plan-for-Melrose-Common-in-Melrose-Massachusetts | Unrecorded hand-colored manuscript presentation plan for the Melrose Common in Melrose, Massachusetts by Walter C. Stevens. 1892. Pen and ink plan of the Common surrounded by Second Street, Sixth Street, Third Street, and Larrabee Street. Scale 20 ft = 1 inch.
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According to the History of Melrose, the Melrose Common was developed on land purchased and set aside by D.W. Gooch and Walter Littlefield in 1856 as part of a tract known as "The Home Association Lands." The land lay undeveloped for many years. As late as 1902 the Melrose Common was described:
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"... remains in a somewhat primeval state. Year by year, it is being utilized more and more as the place for the City's Fourth of July celebrations, display of fireworks, etc. It is hoped that some day the City will appropriate sufficient money to make of this a beautiful and healthful breathing spot and play ground." </div>
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Two small lakes are shown on the plan. At left a lake contains a circular land area labeled "Maple Island". At right a large, bridged lake features a fountain.
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By Walter C. Stevens, Civil Engineer and Surveyor from Melrose, Massachusetts. In 1894 Stevens was listed as "civil engineer for the town of Melrose."
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Dated within to 1892. Red crayon surveyor's index collation number "2949". |