Horticultural Hall (1865–1901) of Boston, Massachusetts, was the headquarters of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in the later 19th century. It stood at no.100-102 Tremont Street, at the corner of Bromfield Street, opposite the Granary Burying Ground.[1] Architects Gridley J.F. Bryant and Arthur Gilman designed the building.[2][3] Sculptor Martin Milmore created horticulturally-themed statuary for the building's exterior: "three ancient Roman goddesses ... Ceres, goddess of agriculture; Flora, goddess of flowers; and Pomona, goddess of fruit trees."[4] In the 1880s: "the ground floor [was] occupied by stores; the second story by the Library Room of the society and a hall for the weekly exhibitions; and the upper story by a large and elegant hall used ... at the annual and other important exhibitions. Both of these halls [were] often used for concerts and the better class of entertainments. The society's library, comprising over 4,000 volumes, [was] the most valuable collection of horticultural works in the United States. The halls [were] adorned with portraits and busts of the presidents, founders, and benefactors of the society."[5]
Horticultural Hall
By 1899 the society's rooms in the building seemed old-fashioned, small, inconvenient, and expensive to maintain.[6] After internal debate the society sold Horticultural Hall in 1900 and leased space there for some months thereafter.[7][8] In 1901 the society transferred to its new building in the Back Bay,[9][10] and the building on Tremont Street was demolished the same year.[11] At the time, Milmore's architectural statues were removed to the home of society president Albert C. Burrage (later the Glen Urquhart School) in Beverly, Massachusetts. In the mid-1990s the society restored Milmore's statues (only torsos survived) and installed them in their new headquarters in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[12][13][14]
^History of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1829-1878, Boston: The Society, 1880, OL 24162582M
^Robert Campbell; Peter Vanderwarker (August 17, 2003), "Horticultural Hall", Boston Globe
^Matt McDonald (July 5, 2001), "Horticultural Society gets new digs; now, at Elm Bank, they can actually plan things", Boston Globe, p. 1
^King's Hand-Book of Boston. M. King. 1889. hdl:2027/uva.x001476956.
^"To move or not to move: question before Massachusetts Horticultural Society; some say present building is not up to date and is inadequate, others cling sturdily to the old site and give reasons why", Boston Globe, April 2, 1899
^"Talk but no action: Mass Horticultural Society divided in opinion; plan of erecting a new building discussed at a meeting", Boston Globe, March 5, 1899
^"Horticultural Society Hall plans adopted", Boston Globe, May 27, 1900
^"'Architectural folly': Horticultural Society very much dissatisfied with the interior of its new building", Boston Daily Globe, December 22, 1901
^"History". Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
^Gloria Negri (August 23, 2002), "Face of a goddess: donors' features cast in restored statues", Boston Globe
^Peter Hotton (August 23, 1998), "The strange case of the three lost goddesses", Boston Globe
^"Ceres weighs seven tons; Flora and Pomona, four tons apiece. Their pedestals extend five feet into the ground." (Boston Globe, August 23, 2002)
^Bill Evans, the sculptor hired to restore the Millmore statues, carved new faces for two of the figures as portraits of 1990s donors Diane DiCarlo and Jeanne Leszczynski. (Boston Globe, August 23, 2002 )
Further readingedit
"Horticultural Hall, Boston". Harper's Weekly. 11. April 13, 1867.
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Not to be confused with Horticultural Hall Boston 1845 or Horticultural Hall Boston 1901 Horticultural Hall 1865 1901 of Boston Massachusetts was the headquarters of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in the later 19th century It stood at no 100 102 Tremont Street at the corner of Bromfield Street opposite the Granary Burying Ground 1 Architects Gridley J F Bryant and Arthur Gilman designed the building 2 3 Sculptor Martin Milmore created horticulturally themed statuary for the building s exterior three ancient Roman goddesses Ceres goddess of agriculture Flora goddess of flowers and Pomona goddess of fruit trees 4 In the 1880s the ground floor was occupied by stores the second story by the Library Room of the society and a hall for the weekly exhibitions and the upper story by a large and elegant hall used at the annual and other important exhibitions Both of these halls were often used for concerts and the better class of entertainments The society s library comprising over 4 000 volumes was the most valuable collection of horticultural works in the United States The halls were adorned with portraits and busts of the presidents founders and benefactors of the society 5 Horticultural Hall By 1899 the society s rooms in the building seemed old fashioned small inconvenient and expensive to maintain 6 After internal debate the society sold Horticultural Hall in 1900 and leased space there for some months thereafter 7 8 In 1901 the society transferred to its new building in the Back Bay 9 10 and the building on Tremont Street was demolished the same year 11 At the time Milmore s architectural statues were removed to the home of society president Albert C Burrage later the Glen Urquhart School in Beverly Massachusetts In the mid 1990s the society restored Milmore s statues only torsos survived and installed them in their new headquarters in Wellesley Massachusetts 12 13 14 Contents 1 Images 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksImages edit nbsp Horticultural Hall unknown date nbsp Interior from Stranger s Illustrated Guide to Boston and its Suburbs nbsp Harper s Weekly 1867 cover story about Horticultural Hall nbsp Seating chart of auditorium 1887 nbsp Tremont Street in 1891 with Horticultural Hall left Studio Building center Park Street Church right nbsp Detail of 1896 map of Boston showing Horticultural Hall opposite Granary Burial Ground nbsp Advertisement Cat show 1883 nbsp Advertisement Novel exhibition 1888 nbsp Advertisement Hypnotism show 1891 nbsp Advertisement Chinese village 1897 nbsp Statuary by Milmore restored in 1990s photo 2007 See also editHorticultural Hall Boston 1845 School Street Boston Horticultural Hall Boston 1901 corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Huntington Avenue Back Bay BostonReferences edit Boston Directory 1868 History of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 1829 1878 Boston The Society 1880 OL 24162582M Robert Campbell Peter Vanderwarker August 17 2003 Horticultural Hall Boston Globe Matt McDonald July 5 2001 Horticultural Society gets new digs now at Elm Bank they can actually plan things Boston Globe p 1 King s Hand Book of Boston M King 1889 hdl 2027 uva x001476956 To move or not to move question before Massachusetts Horticultural Society some say present building is not up to date and is inadequate others cling sturdily to the old site and give reasons why Boston Globe April 2 1899 Talk but no action Mass Horticultural Society divided in opinion plan of erecting a new building discussed at a meeting Boston Globe March 5 1899 Horticultural Society Hall plans adopted Boston Globe May 27 1900 Architectural folly Horticultural Society very much dissatisfied with the interior of its new building Boston Daily Globe December 22 1901 History Massachusetts Horticultural Society Retrieved March 11 2012 Gloria Negri August 23 2002 Face of a goddess donors features cast in restored statues Boston Globe Peter Hotton August 23 1998 The strange case of the three lost goddesses Boston Globe Ceres weighs seven tons Flora and Pomona four tons apiece Their pedestals extend five feet into the ground Boston Globe August 23 2002 Bill Evans the sculptor hired to restore the Millmore statues carved new faces for two of the figures as portraits of 1990s donors Diane DiCarlo and Jeanne Leszczynski Boston Globe August 23 2002 Further reading edit Horticultural Hall Boston Harper s Weekly 11 April 13 1867 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horticultural Hall Boston Tremont Street Bostonian Society Photos 100 122 Tremont Street July 12 1895 Tremont Street 1895 Dec 14 1 45 pm the columns on the right are Horticultural Hall Tremont Street c 1896 1901 Tremont Temple center Horticultural Hall in distance at far right Tremont Street c 1907 1915 shows new building on site of former Horticultural Hall 42 21 25 96 N 71 3 40 01 W 42 3572111 N 71 0611139 W 42 3572111 71 0611139 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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