LeCount House Sunk in Gardners Lake
Date1895
MediumDrawing; pencil on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 13/16 x 4 1/4in. (7.1 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7 7/8in. (12.7 x 20cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7 7/8in. (12.7 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Huntington Phelps Meech
DescriptionA large frame house with two chimneys is partially submerged in a lake. Trees are visible on the far shore.
Object number1959.112.1
InscribedOn recto, lower margin, in pencil, "The LeCount house sunk in Gardners Lake / Aug 25. 95"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: An attempt was made to move the LeCount House across Gardner Lake in February 1895, when the lake was frozen and the ice was sixteen inches deep. When the house was about 250 feet from shore, the ice began to sag and the house gradually slipped into the water. The partially submerged house became a tourist attraction. Gardner Lake is primarily located in Salem, CT. (Finlay 2/5/2011)
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