Amos Bull house, Hartford
ArtistAttributed to
George Francis
1790 - 1872
Datebetween 1810 and 1829
MediumDrawing; watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/16 x 5 7/8in. (18 x 15cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionStructure, possibly of brick, has dormers, a fanlight, louvered shutters at the windows, a cornice and multiple chimneys. A picket fence is to the right. A saltbox house has pedimented windows and door, and multiple chimneys. Trees, grass and a rail fence are in front of the house. A dirt road is in the foreground. A shadow indicates that the large building of which only a corner is visible has a steeple and is therefore probably a church.
Object number1973.123.0
NotesSubject Note: Attributed to George Francis (1790-1873) Amos Bull, the first owner, sold dry goods on the ground floor and conducted a school in the house before selling it in 1841. The Amos Bull house is shown here in its original position on a parcel of land along Main Street near the Meeting House. It was moved in the twentieth century and is now the headquarters of the Connecticut Historical Commission.On View
Not on view
