This guide covers maps and urban planning resources of Boston and Massachusetts towns at the Boston Public Library. There is also a brief list of other institutions with Boston and Massachusetts urban planning materials.
See the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center gallery hours, special hours, and research hours on their website.
Remote Reference and Research Services:
https://www.leventhalmap.org/research/
Boston Redevelopment Authority Collection
Boston Redevelopment Authority Maps and Plans
Surveyor Collections
Lot Plans
Urban Atlases
For undigitized maps or other materials, search the catalog by Subject for [name of town] city planning
These are the major municipal agencies that have been involved in urban planning in Boston. Some materials have been digitized and are available on Internet Archive or Digital Commonwealth.
For other towns, search the catalog by Author for [name of town] planning board
| Collection | Date Range | Cities/Towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction plans | 1833-1915 | Boston, MA | |
| Surveys and plans by Aspinwall & Lincoln | 1828-1906 |
Boston, MA Brookline, MA |
Milton, MA Winthrop, MA |
| Robert Bayard Bellamy Surveying Papers | 1890-1930 |
Arlington, MA Bedford, MA Bellingham, MA Billerica, MA Boston, MA Braintree, MA Brookline, MA Cambridge, MA Canton, MA Chelsea, MA Cohasset, MA Dedham, MA Dighton, MA Duxbury, MA Everett, MA Fitchburg, MA Foxborough, MA Framingham, MA Franklin, MA Hopedale, MA Hull, MA Lexington, MA Malden, MA Marblehead, MA Mattapan, MA Medford, MA Melrose, MA Merrimac, MA Milton, MA Natick, MA Needham, MA Newton, MA North Adams, MA North Andover, MA North Reading, MA Norwell, MA Norwood, MA Peabody, MA Plainville, MA |
Quincy, MA Randolph, MA Revere, MA Salem, MA Saugus, MA Sharon, MA Somerville, MA South Easton, MA Stoughton, MA Swampscott, MA Tewksbury, MA Tyngsboro, MA Wakefield, MA Walpole, MA Waltham, MA Wareham, MA Watertown, MA Wayland, MA Wellesley, MA Weston, MA Westwood, MA Weymouth, MA Whitman, MA Wilmington, MA Winchester, MA Woburn, MA Worcester, MA Yarmouth, MA Damariscotta River, ME Floral Park, NY Lake Winnipesaukee, NH Laramie, WY Newport News, VA Niagara, NC Lower Passaic River, NY Pawtucket, RI Plainfield, NJ Windham, CT |
| Dana F. Perkins, Inc. Surveying Records | 1817-1965 |
Arlington, MA Bedford, MA Belmont, MA Billerica, MA Boston, MA Bradford, NH Braintree, MA Brookline, MA Cambridge, MA Dedham, MA Everett, MA Framingham, MA Gloucester, MA Hull, MA Lexington, MA Lowell, MA Lynn, MA Malden, MA Maplewood, MA Marblehead, MA Medford, MA Milton, MA Natick, MA Needham, MA Newton, MA |
North Andover, MA North Reading, MA Quincy, MA Reading, MA Somerville, MA South Yarmouth, MA Stoneham, MA Swampscott, MA Wakefield, MA Waltham, MA Watertown, MA Waverly, MA Wayland, MA West Everett, MA Weston, MA Weymouth, MA Wilmington, MA Winchester, MA Winthrop, MA Woburn, MA Riverside, FL Great Falls, NH El Paso, TX Manchester, VA Winchester, VA |