The Duck House in the Fens was built about 1897. Designed by architect Alexander M. Longfellow, it was constructed as a “shelter house.’’
(Wendy Maeda/ Globe Staff)
City spurred to tend to historic Fens structure
The Duck House in the Fens was built about 1897. Designed by architect Alexander M. Longfellow, it was constructed as a “shelter house.’’
(Wendy Maeda/ Globe Staff)
For nine decades, the Agassiz Road Shelter stood as a respite in the Fens, offering bikers and walkers hurrying about their business a space for relief. (Full article: 666 words)
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