Hitchcocksville, (Barkhamsted)
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 7/8 x 10 1/4in. (20 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.309
DescriptionView of the village of Hitchcocksville, now known as Riverton, looking east. At the far left is labeled a "sand bank with large stones" with a "stone wall" on top of it. Beyond is a "School." The upper part of a "factory" - the Hitchcock chair factory - is beyond. On the other side of the bridge across the Farmington River is a "Tavern." On the right (south) side of the road are a large number of buildings, including a small gothic church, labeled "Union Church, Episcopal." Behind the church are other buildings, a "meadow," "cornfield" and "corn" are indicated. A "stone wall" is in the right foreground. The hill behind the village is largely bare with patches of trees
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Status
Not on view
