Y.W.C.A., Pearl Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1892-1898
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/8 x 7 1/2in. (21.9 x 19.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 7/8 x 8in. (22.5 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 7/8 x 8in. (22.5 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA brick building with a mansard roof occupies a city lot. The building has pedimented windows on the top floor, brackets beneath the cornice, louvered shuttered, and metal fire escapes and railings. A broken pediment crowns the central bay above the front door. The porch has Corinthian columns and a striped awning. A sign reads: "WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION." Ivy grows on the walls. A low wire fence surrounds the grassy lawn. A shrub grows at the far right. A paved sidewalk is in the foreground, and a paved walkway is to the right of the building.
Object number1982.37.49
NotesSubject Note: According to the Hartford City Directory, The Woman's Christian Association operated an Exchange at 49 (later 73) Pearl Street in the 1890s.On View
Not on view
Nina Ritson
Frederick S. Brown
1886
