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Image Not Available for South view of ancient house, Guilford.
South view of ancient house, Guilford.
Image Not Available for South view of ancient house, Guilford.

South view of ancient house, Guilford.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 7 7/8in. (19 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionView of the Henry Whitfield House or Old Stone House, in Guilford. Whitfield, a minister of the Church of England, led the first settlers to Guilford in 1640. Two-story house with irregularly-spaced windows and a massive chimney. Fences appear in the foreground and background. A note to the left among the trees reads "Apple trees," and a note along the top reads: "Chimney all white / about 5 or 6 rods from street."
Object number1953.5.126
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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