Churches in Bridgeport.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 1/16in. (19 x 23cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.26
DescriptionThree large churches line the right side of a road. A row of smaller buildings is on the left. The churches are labeled "1[st Congregational Church" "Episcopal Ch[urch" "2 d Congregation[al Church." An additional note reads "Methodist Church about 30 or 40 rods north" but this church is not visible. The location of "Golden Hill" is indicated in the background. According to Barber's text, the church labeled as the Episcopal Church had been converted to a Baptist Church by 1836 and a new Episcopal Church had been erected nearby
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Status
Not on view
