Windham Center
ArtistDrawn by
Laura Webb
Date1815
MediumDrawing; watercolor and charcoal on laid paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 11/16 x 11in. (17 x 28cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace McFarland
DescriptionView of the buildings of Windham center near the Green. The houses have red roofs and most appear to be of frame construction. One house, to the right, is painted yellow. To the let, one building is painted red. The brown building in the center may be the brick house of Colonel Elderlun on North Street. Other houses on North Street included the Colonel Dyer House and the Colonel Chappell Residence. Dirt roads, stone walls, rail fences, trees and fields surround the houses.
Object number1914.9.0
NotesSubject Note: Colonel Elderlun's house was the oldest brick house in Windham County. It was constructed of bricks imported from Holland. It is said to have been the headquarters of George Washington for a short time during the Revolutionary War.Subject Terms
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