Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.46 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has…

Cheshire Academy.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 11/16 x 8 1/4in. (17 x 21cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

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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