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A. Buechler - Block, 1889

MakerMade by H. Wales Lines Company American, 1864 - 1983

Date1889

MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 1/4in. (23.5 x 18.4cm)
Other (overall height x width): 11 1/2 x 8 1/4in. (29.2 x 21cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

DescriptionA. Buechler's block in Meriden, Connecticut, in the Victorian Commercial style. Four story brick building, with a brick building to the left and private boarding house to the right. The businesses housed in the Buechler block are the Vienna Confectionery and a Tea Company. Sign on the building: "Great Auction Sale of 370 Sample Pictures. Direct from the factory to be sold regardless of cost or value at auction or private sale."

Object number2015.149.1.54

InscribedRecto, handwritten in black ink: "A. Buechler - Block 1889."

Recto, handwritten in pencil: "Buechler Blk"NotesFrom: City of Meriden Historic Properties Inventory

Buechler Block is located at 46-48 W. Main St., Meriden, CT. Dated to 1889. Victorian Commercial style.

The City of Meriden Plan of Conservation & Development Update, Community Character and Historic Resources (2007) lists Buechler Block on the Historic Properties Inventory as located at 46-48 W. Main Street.

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