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2000.190.6  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Collapse of the Deming house, 99 Church Street, Hartford, May 1888
2000.190.6 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Collapse of the Deming house, 99 Church Street, Hartford, May 1888

Date1888
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/2in. (13 x 19cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.190.6
DescriptionFacade of a two-story brick house with a portico, a balustrade on the roof and louvered shutters. The left corner of the building has collapsed, revealing the interior. A chair is at the corner of the second floor. Wallpaper is on the wall of a first-floor room. An iron fence is in front of the building.
NotesSubject Note: The house at 99 Church Street was "built more than 50 years prior by Thomas Roberts, the stove dealer." The owner at the time of collapse was C.M. Bidwell of East Hartford.
Status
Not on view