LYNN COMMON PROJECTS

LYNN, MA

CLIENT: City of Lynn + The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

COMPLETION: 2014

BRR prepared a master plan and construction estimate for the rehabilitation of the large and small historic commons. The plan enabled the city to apply for funding for subsequent projects. BRR completed work on the small common and bandstand in 2014 and the large common in 2019.

BRR and McGinley Kalsow designed the rehabilitation and restoration of the Frederick Douglass Bandstand. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places, the Bandstand was constructed ca. 1890-1900 and was re-named in 1944 in honor of Douglass. The Lynn Bandstand is now universally accessible and reopened to the public in 2014.

U.S.S. CONSTITUTION

CHARLESTOWN, MA

CLIENT: U.S. NAVY

TEAM: MN-FST JOINT VENTURE

COMPLETION: 2018

George Washington ordered the construction of the Constitution as one of six ships designed to protect America’s maritime interests in the late 18th century. During the War of 1812, she was nicknamed “Old Ironsides” when cannonballs glanced off her sturdy hull. The oldest commissioned warship still afloat is moored in the Charlestown Navy Yard, a 30 acre National Historical Park preserved by the National Park Service. BRR assisted the team with repairs to the Berth 7 Pier for the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command -- Mid-Atlantic. New granite seat walls on the pier close to the ship enable visitors to listen to talks about naval history. New movable stanchions facilitate increased pedestrian flow and ADA accessibility on Pier 1. Historically appropriate movable fencing and a refurbished Freedom Trail clarify pedestrian routes. Fencing and stanchions separate visitors from the Navy’s maintenance areas.

Shipyard Park Phase Ii

CHARLESTOWN, MA

CLIENT: Boston Redevelopment Authority

Within the Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipyard Park provides a broad promenade surrounding one of several old drydocks that open onto Boston Harbor. The park also exhibits some artifacts of Boston’s maritime history such as a crane and anchors. The brick and wood walkway has withstood heavy public use and salt spray and is consistent with the Navy Yard’s past. The renovation preserved the necessary water-dependent uses, such as mooring space for historic boats and shallow draft commuter shuttles.