Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.95 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has ...

East view of court house, Congregational church, a jail, Fairfield.

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

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.95

DescriptionThe jail is on the left. The Court House, a large building with a cupola is in the center, framed by tall trees, apparently elms. The church is on the right. The area in the foreground is the town green. According to Barber's text, the buildings occupy the same foundations on which similar buildings stood prior to the burning of Fairfield by the British in 1779

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

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