Report of the Boston Landmarks Commission on the potential designation of the Hayden Building as a landmark under Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975

...Describes a building located at 691-693 Washington Street in downtown Boston's Adult Entertainment District designed by Henry Hobson Richardson; includes assessed value, date of construction, ownership status and architectural and historical significance; provides an historic description of the area, discusses current planning issues such as the effect of planned or proposed development projects in the area and makes recommendations; also includes the Commission's "Standards and Criteria ... to be Used in Evaluating Applications for Certificates for Landmark Designation", "General Standards and Criteria" for evaluating changes to be made to landmark buildings and "Specific Standards and Criteria" for preserving this commercial building; this item was in the BRA collection...