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Cheshire Academy.
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Cheshire Academy.

Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 11/16 x 8 1/4in. (17 x 21cm)
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionA two-story building with a cupola closely surrounded by small trees, evidently poplars. An inscription identifies the building material as "brick." An exterior stairway is on its right side. Another note states "about an acre of land enclosed."
Object number1953.5.46
NotesSubject Note: The official name at time of founding was Episcopal Academy of Connecticut. Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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