PILING CUTOFF &
FOUNDATION INFORMATION
All of this data is now on our information center here.
The link below is a reference to the building code of 1907 which states that woodpile were required to be cutoff at elevation 5' BCB.
The link below is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of the book A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston 1850-1900 By: Stephen Puleo. It describes the method of driving of piles and how many piles were needed to support each building.
Construction of typical rowhouse indicating street and woodpile elevations
NOTE: These images are of typical rowhouse construction. They do not represent all rowhouse construction; which varies building to building.
NOTE: These images are of typical rowhouse construction. They do not represent all rowhouse construction; which varies building to building.