Historic New England

The First Remodeling of the Province House, 1728

In 1728, the Province House was remodeled, achieving the form familiar to us from surviving views. Fiske Kimball looks at the documents that reveal the date of these renovations, published by the Massachusetts Historical Society and two volumes of the "Journal of the House of Representatives of Mass...

Date: 1972

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169813

Ref. Code: SC001.1972.062.228.003

The Province House and its Occupants

Throughout the years, many people occupied the Province House in Boston. Walter Kendall Watkins traces the owners, from the burned property of Thomas Millard to Dr. J.P. Ordway made the house into an amusement hall in 1851.

Date: 1972

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169814

Ref. Code: SC001.1972.062.228.004

The Province House Demolition

The demolition of the Province House provided an intimate glimpse into the original structure of the house. Its interesting chimney structure and brickwork were exposed for all to see, and what an amazing sight it was. Thomas T. Waterman's drawings, which were done as the house was being torn down, ...

Date: 1972

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169815

Ref. Code: SC001.1972.062.228.005

The Province House: English and Netherlandish Forms in Gables and Chimneys

The Province House's style owed a general debt to certain aspects of architecture of the Low Countries of the 16th and 17th centuries. But neither its original sources in Holland nor its subsequent English intermediaries have been precisely identified. Nancy Halverson Schless takes a closer look at ...

Date: 1972

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169816

Ref. Code: SC001.1972.062.228.006

Voyage of the Clipper Ship "Ringleader" (Part I)

Edward Payson Sargent was 19 when he made his voyage from Boston to San Francisco, China and London in 1855 and 1856. The following are excerpts from the journal he kept on the clipper ship "Ringleader.

Date: 1972

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169817

Ref. Code: SC001.1972.063.229.001

Chairs for the Masses : A Brief History of the L. White Chair Company, Boston, Massachusetts

Between January, 1864, and December, 1869, the L. White Chair Company of Boston, was established, flourished briefly, then quietly disappeared. L. White produced cottage furniture, an architecturally simple concept that was already out of date in 1864. This article looks at the furniture it made, th...

Date: 1972

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169818

Ref. Code: SC001.1972.063.230.001

Homes of Our Forefathers: by Edwin Whitefield : A Nineteenth-Century Tribute to Our Colonial Past

Edwin Whitefield appreciated the Colonial homes of New England. This appreciation showed in his carefully rendered watercolors. In this article, excerpted from her book "Edwin Whitefield: North American Scenery, Faithfully Delineated," Bettina A. Norton takes a look at Whitefield's art.

Date: 1972

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169819

Ref. Code: SC001.1972.063.230.002

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Legends of the Province House" : His Use of Architecture, Artifact, and History

Nathaniel Hawthorne found inspiration in the Province House of Boston. He saw the building as a symbol of aristocratic pride and opulence and regarded it as an impediment to self-government. From this sprang his "Legends of the Province House," published as a whole in 1842. John S. Garner examines f...

Date: 1972

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169820

Ref. Code: SC001.1972.063.230.003

Pedro Tovookan Parris

This article contains euphemistic and harmful language regarding Pedro Tovookan Parris' life and history. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. H...

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169821

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.063.231.001

"The Paul Family"

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text.

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169823

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.063.231.003

Captain Paul Cuffee, Master Mariner of Westport, Massachusetts, 1759-1817

The dream of Paul Cuffee's life was to alleviate the suffering of his race. Cuffee, bearing the entire expense of each voyage, twice took freemen from America to Sierra Leone, where they could settle and farm. Katherine A. Wilder recounts his amazing story.

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169824

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.063.231.004

"The New England Puritan Attitude Toward Black Slavery"

Old Time New England article, 1973.

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169825

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.063.231.005

Gridley J.F. Bryant and the First Building at Tufts College

Tufts College's first structure, Ballou Hall is considered to be one of the most expertly designed and best-preserved examples of 19th-century Italian Renaissance Revival architecture surviving in New England. Bryant Franklin Tolles, former assistant dean at Tufts University, looks at the story and ...

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169826

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.063.232.001

William Billings and the Colonial Music "Patent"

William Billings, considered by some to be the most gifted composer of his day, was plagued by one problem that vexed him throughout his early career. Billings sought but failed to obtain from the state protection by the state prohibiting anyone else from profiting from his music. This is the story ...

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169827

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.063.232.002

Xenophon Cleveland : A Nineteenth-Century Artist and His Stencils

Joseph Cleveland Carter recounts the life of Xenophon Cleveland, a New England artist, decorator and designer of the 19th century.

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169828

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.063.232.003

Voyage of the Clipper Ship "Ringleader" (Part II)

Edward Payson Sargent was 19 when he made his voyage from Boston to San Francisco, China and London in 1855 and 1856. The following is the second part of excerpts from the journal he kept on the clipper ship "Ringleader.

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169829

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.063.232.004

Voyage of the Clipper Ship "Ringleader" (Part III)

Edward Payson Sargent was 19 when he made his voyage from Boston to San Francisco, China and London in 1855 and 1856. The following is the third part of excerpts from the journal he kept on the clipper ship "Ringleader.

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169830

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.064.233.001

Special Issue on Gravestone Carving : Editorial Preface

John S. Garner provides an introduction to this special issue of Old-Time New England, concentrating on gravestone carving.

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169831

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.064.234.001

John Wright : The Hieroglyph Carver of Londonderry

Some gravestones leave one confused. What do the symbols represent? What was the meaning of hearts, birds or stars superimposed on skulls? Why do some skulls frown while others smile? Stonecutters' daybooks and diaries from the time didn't talk about designs, but a look at the work of New Hampshire ...

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169832

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.064.234.002

Gravestone Carving and Artistic Intent in Essex County

Stephen C. Foster examines the provincial work of Essex County gravestone carvers. These stones were unique, distinct in style from the original English influences.

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169833

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.064.234.003

Heraldic Design on New England Gravestones

Heraldry spread into America with the English settlers of the 17th century. But it wasn't until after the restoration that heraldry became truly popular; gravestones provide us with the best visible evidence of early American heraldic design. Loyd Grossman takes a look at some of these designs.

Date: 1973

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169834

Ref. Code: SC001.1973.064.234.004

Rethinking the Early Greek Revival : The Success of Influences and the Failure of a Builder

The Greek Revival Period that was so popular in architecture in the 1830s and 1840s was the result of a modification in the popular Federal style. Richard C. Cote takes a look at some of the builders, such as Thomas Pratt, who employed the Greek Revival style.

Date: 1974

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169835

Ref. Code: SC001.1974.064.235.001

John Pierce : Yankee Social Historian

Rev. John Pierce, D.D., was a mild, unassuming man whose writings have received little attention. As secretary of the Board of Overseers, serving under four Harvard presidents between 1816 and 1849, Pierce was a brilliant chronicler of his times. James R. McGovern argues that more attention should b...

Date: 1974

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169836

Ref. Code: SC001.1974.064.235.002

Vose and Coats, Cabinetmakers

Jane Nylander takes a look at Vose and Coats, cabinetmakers who have been heralded for their beautiful work.

Date: 1974

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169837

Ref. Code: SC001.1974.064.235.003

Seventeenth-Century Meeting House Turrets

Marion C. Donnelly explores the origins of meetinghouse turrets in New England, and what their functions were.

Date: 1974

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169838

Ref. Code: SC001.1974.065.237.001

Resort Architecture at Nahant 1815-1850

Nahant, Mass., was a popular resort until about 1850, when its popularity began to wane. But, until then, its proximity to Boston, and the people that vacationed in Nahant, made it a hot spot. Rebecca M. Rogers looks at the architecture of Nahant, from its cottages to its hotel.

Date: 1974

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169839

Ref. Code: SC001.1974.065.237.002

Daniel Raynerd, Stucco Worker

Daniel Raynerd's stucco work can be connected to at least six of the most important commissions of his day. He honed his skill by traveling to England in the 1790s, an unusual venture, but one that was made necessary by the lack of stucco workers to teach him. Jack Quinan explores the life of Daniel...

Date: 1975

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169840

Ref. Code: SC001.1975.065.239.001

Ebenezer Clifford, Architect and Inventor

Despite all of his great work designing buildings - and engineering a diving bell, among other things - Ebenezer Clifford has been reduced to a half-remembered legend. In this article, James L. Garvin unearths the story of an ingenious man with surprising talents.

Date: 1975

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169841

Ref. Code: SC001.1975.065.239.002

The Textile Factory in Pre-Civil War Rhode Island

The Rhode Island textile factory of the pre-Civil War period offers an ideal case study of the many influences that contribute to the shaping of all architecture. Theodore Anton Sande surveys the architecture of these buildings

Date: 1975

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169842

Ref. Code: SC001.1975.066.241.001

Rumney, N.H., bedroom

Interior stereo view photograph of a bedroom in a residence in Rumney, N.H.

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169429

Ref. Code: PC002.USNH.Rumney.SI.154

Rumney, N.H.

Interior stereo view photograph of a residence in Rumney, N.H.

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169430

Ref. Code: PC002.USNH.Rumney.SI.155

Newport, R.I., Corridor., Stairwell.

Interior stereo view photograph of a corridor and stairwell in a residence in Newport, R.I..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169431

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.Newport.SI.156

Newport, R.I., Corridor.

Interior stereo view photograph of a view from a corridor into the dining room in a residence in Newport, R.I..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169432

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.Newport.SI.157

Newport, R.I., Dining Room.

Interior stereo view photograph of the dining room in a residence in Newport, R.I..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169433

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.Newport.SI.158

Newport, R.I.

Interior stereo view photograph of a residence in Newport, R.I..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169434

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.Newport.SI.159

Newport, R.I.

Interior stereo view photograph of a residence in Newport, R.I..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169435

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.Newport.SI.160

Newport, R.I.

Interior stereo view photograph of a residence in Newport, R.I..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169436

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.Newport.SI.161

Sanford Conell House, Newport, R.I., Bedroom.

Interior stereo view photograph of a the "Kate Fields" Bedroom in the Sanford Conell House, Newport, R.I..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169437

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.Newport.SI.162

Newport, R.I.

Interior stereo view photograph of a residence in Newport, R.I..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169438

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.Newport.SI.163

Newport, R.I.

Interior stereo view photograph of a residence in Newport, R.I.

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169439

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.Newport.SI.164

Hon. John P. Bowman House, Cuttingsville, Vt., Hall.

Interior stereo view photograph of the hall in the Hon. John P. Bowman House, Cuttingsville, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169440

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.Cuttingsville.SI.165

Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury, Vt.

Interior stereo view photograph of the Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169441

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.St. Johnsbury.SI.166

Model House, Waterbury, Vt., kitchen

Interior stereo view photograph of the kitchen in the Model House, Waterbury, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169442

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.Waterbury.SI.167

Model House, Waterbury, Vt., dining room

Interior stereo view photograph of the dining room in the Model House, Waterbury, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169443

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.Waterbury.SI.168

Model House, Waterbury, Vt.

Interior stereo view photograph of the Model House, Waterbury, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169444

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.Waterbury.SI.169

Model House, Waterbury, Vt.

Interior stereo view photograph of the Model House, Waterbury, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169445

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.Waterbury.SI.170

Model House, Waterbury, Vt.

Interior stereo view photograph of the Model House, Waterbury, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169446

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.Waterbury.SI.171

Model House, Waterbury, Vt.

Interior stereo view photograph of the Model House, Waterbury, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169447

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.Waterbury.SI.172

Model House, Waterbury, Vt., corridor

Interior stereo view photograph of a corridor in the Model House, Waterbury, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169448

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.Waterbury.SI.173

Model House, Waterbury, Vt., bedroom

Interior stereo view photograph of a bedroom in the Model House, Waterbury, Vt..

Date: n.d.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 169449

Ref. Code: PC002.USVT.Waterbury.SI.174

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