1953.5.228 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

North view of house in Reading formerly Gen. Putnam's headquarters.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Dateprobably 1836

MediumDrawing; ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 4 3/4in. (9 x 12cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionA saltbox house with outbuildings behind and a well with a long sweep. A picket fence is in front of the house and a Virginia fence is in the foreground.

Object number1953.5.228

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. This building served as the headquarters of General Israel Putnam in the winter of 1779, during the Revolutionary War.

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