Archive for the ‘Chimeras’ Category

Mary's by the Sea, Rockport, MA
A Contemplative Gargoyle Gazes Up at the Sky From the Deck of Mary’s by the Sea on Beach Street in Rockport, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 15, 2014)

Shropshire Chimera
This Fantastical Creature Seen in the Window of the ShropShire Shop on Main in Shrewsbury, MA Seems to Be a Hybrid of a Bison, a Lizard, and a Lion (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 10, 2015)

Burrage House Entrance
A Winged Chimera Hovers Above the Name Plate Posted Near the Front Entrance of the Burrage House on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 7, 2015)

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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)

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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)

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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)


One of Four Winged Gargoyles That Can Be Seen Perched High Atop Clinton Town Hall in Clinton, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 19, 2018)

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A Couple of Stone Gargoyles Seen Jutting Out From Near the Top of Trinity Church at Copley Square in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 27, 2018)

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A Winged Gargoyle With a Pained Expression Glares Down From High Up on the Hereford Street Side of the Burrage House in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 17, 2018)

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This Griffin (a Mythological Creature That Is Part Eagle and Part Lion) Can Be Found Just Above the Fifth Story of the Katz and Leavitt Apartment House at 53 Elm Street in Worcester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 31, 2016)