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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5588  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hillhouse Avenue
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5588 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hillhouse Avenue

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1974
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Graves-Gilman House at 37 Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. The Italianate-style building is depicted from a slight angle, so that the front and part of the left side are visible. It features cornices, arched windows, a cupola, and a portico.
Object number2012.284.5588
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "|[left-pointing arrow] 10 1/2"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "52"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "[right-pointing arrow]|"

Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "HILLHOUSE AVENUE 6/8/74"

Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "New Haven"
NotesSubject Note: The Graves-Gilman House was the home of Yale professor Daniel Coit Gilman. It was later used as married student housing and then by the Department of Economics at Yale University.
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