A. E. Austin - Stable, 1890
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
(American, 1864 - 1983)
Date1890
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (18.4 x 23.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2015.149.1.26
DescriptionPhotograph of a four story brick building for A. E. Austin, Livery Hack and Sale Stable, located in Meriden, Connecticut. Three chimneys are visible in each corner of the building. A carriage is parked on the street in front of the building. Dirt road.
NotesFrom: An Historic Record and Pictorial Description of the Town of Meriden, Connecticut: And Men who Have Made It... A Century of Meriden "The Silver City." (p. 266)"Abner Ellsworth Austin was born in North Haven on September 13, 1839. He was educated in the common schools of his native town and brought up on his father’s farm. His father, Joseph Austin, died when Abner was fourteen years old and a portion of the property was thereafter managed by him for agriculture until April 1905. At the age of sixteen, in addition to carrying on the share of the farm which he had inherited, and also his mother’s portion, he engaged in the meat business, first on a small scale, driving a meat cart and doing his own butchering. He continued in the meat business until 1867, when he came to Meriden and engaged in business with his brother-in-law as a member of the firm of Coe & Austin, and the firm during the four years ensuing carried on the largest retail market business in Meriden, also doing their own butchering. In 1871, they sold out their successful business to Charles Grether.
The following March, Austin engaged in the livery stable business by buying out the Meriden House stables, which were then conducted by Orrin Carpenter. He conducted the Meriden House stables until 1890, when he built a four story brick stable at the corner of High School Avenue and Church Street. March 15, 1903, he disposed of the livery business, still retaining his ownership of the building, which is the largest livery stable in the city."
Status
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