Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.123 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha ...

Guilford green, north side.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber (American, 1798 - 1885)

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 5/16 x 9 13/16in. (16 x 25cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.123

DescriptionView of the buildings on the north side of the green in Guilford. In the center is the Congregational Church. To the left is a house and barn and a group of three buildings identified by inscriptions as the "Town House" "Academy Baptist" and the "Engine house." According to an additional note on the Academy "Baptists meet here, formerly on the square." A "board fence" is in front of these buildings. Additional houses, including a saltbox house are to the right. The tree in front is a "Weeping Willow."

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

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