Ely House, North Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
F. D. Berry
Date1897-1898
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on card.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 6 7/8in. (11.4 x 17.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 10in. (17.8 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 10in. (17.8 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Ada Louise Taylor
DescriptionFrame building with louvered shutters, some in dilapidated condition. The front porch is approached by double stairways with banister railings and supported on Ionic columns. A bay window is at the right. A lunette is on the gable. Trees and shrubs are at the left and right behind wooden fences. Utility poles and wires are in the foreground. A stone Gothic tower is in the background.
Object number1956.84.178
InscribedOn verso, held lengthwise, at top, in black ink, "October 1898 / 'Ely' house North Main street torn down to / clear the land for 'Keney Memorial ...' "In different hand, in black ink, "C.H.S. / SAMUEL TAYLOR COLL."
Along left side, in different hand, in pencil, "MAIN ST. NORTH".
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