Timothy Lester House, Griswold, Connecticut
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1957-1969
MediumPhotography; color photograph on paper; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/4 x 3in. (13.3 x 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (14 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (14 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Diane Albertine Norman
DescriptionView of a center chimney frame house with an overhanging gable. The house is five bays wide and has a pedimented doorway. A grassy lawn and a paved road are in the foreground. A shed is at the right. A second photograph shows wall paper in the upstairs hall at the top of the stairs with the bannister in the foreground.
Object number2008.26.6-.7
Inscribed2008.26.6: On recto, lower center, in emulsion, "UPSTAIRS HALL"Both photographs: On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: According to the donor, the house was built by Timothy Lester in 1756. A stone chimney bears that date. According to local tradition, it was used as a garrison during the American Revolution and the field across the street was used as a training field. Frederick and Virginia Albertine owned the property from 1957 to 1969. (Finlay 3/21/2014)
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