Preservation of early wrought iron trusses : the 1848 roof of the Cochituate gatehouse

This thesis investigates the historic significance, structural condition, and preservation challenges of the wrought iron roof trusses of the Cochituate aqueduct's inlet gatehouse as the possible earliest surviving example of their type in the United States. Through an examination of the existing structure and archival documentation of the structure's history from archived documents, this project establishes the necessity for the structure's preservation and offers solutions for its future restoration.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Ferriss, Lori (Lori E.)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• John Ochsendorf.

• Architecture.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62714

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/62714