Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.41 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has…

Episcopal Church, Chatham.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

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

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionSmall stone church with two square towers, one containing a clock with a "black face." Note indicates that it is "built [of] Chatham stone," i.e. Portland brownstone and that it has "white moulding." There is a "picket" fence in front of the building and "Maples" on either side.

Object number1953.5.41

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

Subject Note: This may be the stone Episcopal Church erected in Portland in 1830-32 and torn down in 1874.

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