A Mysterious Hooded and Bearded Face Peers out From the Original Stone Edifice of the Main Branch of the Cambridge Public Library on Broadway in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 29, 2017)
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Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
Posted: May 8, 2022 in Architectural Details, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Libraries, Monks, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Broadway Cambridge MA, Cambridge Public Library
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
Posted: May 5, 2022 in Architectural Details, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Lions, Museums, Stone CarvingsTags: Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA
Although They Are Easy to Miss, a Series of Small Lion Heads Carved From Stone Can Be Seen on the Cornice That Runs Along the Top of the Worcester Art Museum’s Exterior (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 30, 2017)
Burrage House, Boston, MA
Posted: April 17, 2022 in Angels, Architectural Details, Chimeras, Dragons, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Sculptures, Stone Carvings, WolvesTags: Burrage House Boston MA
A Cherubic Face Watches While a Winged Dragon-Like Creature With the Head of a Wolf Crawls Up an Arch on the Facade of the Historic Burrage House in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 7, 2019)
Burrage House, Boston, MA
Posted: April 7, 2022 in Architectural Details, Chimeras, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: Burrage House Boston MA
A Wingless Grotesque With a Long Neck and Feline Ears Seen Grasping a Shield in His Talon-Like Hands High on the Exterior of the Burrage House in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 24, 2019)
Burrage House, Boston, MA
Posted: March 8, 2022 in Architectural Details, Cats, Chimeras, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Boston MA, Burrage House, Commonwealth Avenue, Hereford Street
This Cat-Like Gargoyle With Wings Is Just One of the Many Fantastical Creatures That Can Be Found on the Exterior of the Burrage House on the Corner of Hereford Street and Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 28, 2018)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, MA
Posted: February 26, 2022 in Architectural Details, Cemeteries, Chapels, Faces, Saints, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Forest Hills Cemetery Jamaica Plain MA
The Face of an Unidentified Saint Carved in Stone Juts Out From the Forsyth Chapel at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 4, 2019)
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
Posted: February 15, 2022 in Architectural Details, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Libraries, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Cambridge MA, Cambridge Public Library
Just One of a Gallery of Grotesque Faces That Adorn the Original Stone Facade of the Main Branch of the Cambridge Public Library in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 16, 2018)
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
Posted: February 5, 2022 in Architectural Details, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Libraries, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Cambridge MA, Cambridge Public Library
One of the Many Stone Faces Found on the Original Building of the Main Branch of the Cambridge Public Library Built in 1889 (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 16, 2017)
Adolphus Busch Hall, Cambridge, MA
Posted: January 16, 2022 in Architectural Details, Colleges and Universities, Faces, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Kings & Queens, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Adolphus Busch Hall, Cambridge MA, Harvard University
The Stone Visage of a Medieval Monarch Wearing a Crown Glares Across the Courtyard From Atop of Adolphus Busch Hall on the Campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 5, 2017)