The Massachusetts Archives is located on a 4.5-acre site on Columbia Point in the Dorchester section of Boston, right on the bay. It is next door to the JFK library. The building houses the Archives, the Commonwealth Museum, a branch of the Judicial Archives, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, and the State Record Center
The 100,000-square-foot building, opened to the public in 1986, was designed to resemble the early forts on the surrounding shoreline. The building is equipped with computer-monitered climate control systems, fire detection and supression systems, twenty-four-hour security, a photolab, eight paper storage vaults, an artifact storage vault, a microfilm vault, and a conservation laboratory. Public areas include a reading room, exhibit space, and meeting rooms, all handicapped accessible. There is also a small museum for the history of Massachusetts. These photos are from my recent visit to the museum part of the archival building.
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