Revolutionary War Office, Lebanon
Date1894
MediumDrawing; pencil on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/4 x 8in. (12.1 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 8in. (12.7 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 8in. (12.7 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Huntington Phelps Meech
DescriptionA small, gambrel-roofed building with a stone chimney and foundation is situated in a grassy field. A stone wall is at the right and a well with a wellsweep is in the left background.
Object number1959.112.7
InscribedOn recto, lower right, in pencil, "Revolutionary / War / Office / Lebanon / Conn. / Sept. 3, 1894 / Property of / The Connecticut Historical Socy [crossed out] / sons of the Amer Revolution"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: During the Revolutionary War, Governor Jonathan Trumbull met with the Committee of Safety in this building. It is owned by the Sons of the American Revolution and is operated as an historic site. (Finlay 2/5/2011)
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1880-1910
