Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.249 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha ...

Southington.

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

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 10 5/8in. (20 x 27cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.249

DescriptionLooking north on the main street toward the central part of Southington. The Congregational Church is in the center, to the left with a square tower is the Baptist Church with a detail drawing directly above it. On the far right is the post office, the building to its left is the Episcopal Church. Between these two buildings is marked "road to Berlin." At the far left is a tavern sign and above it a detail drawing of a house farther up the street.

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

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