Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.278 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…

Weston.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 11/16 x 7 7/8in. (17 x 20cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionView of the Congregational Church and Staples Academy in eastern Weston. Several other dwellings are depicted in the landscape. The road leading into town is lined with a "stone wall" on both sides, and a "stone wall" is also used to partition the field at the bottom right of the drawing.

Object number1953.5.278

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. Formerly the Northfield Society of Weston, Easton was incorporated as a separate town in 1845.

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