Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.305 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…

Greenfield Hill.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionThe dominant building is the Congregational Church, at the right. Smaller buildings, apparently private houses are on either side. The location of the towns of Fairfield and Southport are indicated in the distance, at the left. Timothy Dwight, minister of the Congregational Church, wrote a poem entitled "Greenfield Hill."

Object number1953.5.305

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

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