Historic New England

Concord's "Factory Village": 1776-1862

As Charles Hammond puts it, the early history of the Assabet River and the "Factory Village" that grew on its banks is one of "frustration and failure.

Date: 1975

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169843

Ref. Code: SC001.1975.066.241.002

The "Great Factory" at Dover, New Hampshire : The Dover Manufacturing Co. Print Works, 1825

Three corporations between 1820 and 1825 erected or consolidated a number of cotton mills with large print works. This was in order to introduce mechanical calico printing into New England. This article focuses on one of the factories, built by the Dover Manufacturing Company.

Date: 1975

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169844

Ref. Code: SC001.1975.066.241.003

An Historic District Discovered : The Enduring Colonial Image in Newbury, Massachusetts

Newbury, Mass., represents a stunning example of residual Colonial imagery enduring over four centuries of architectural development. Mardges Bacon takes a look at Newbury, the meaning of a historic district and what makes Newbury a candidate.

Date: 1976

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169845

Ref. Code: SC001.1976.066.243.001

Beacon

Beacon Hill is a a beautiful section of Boston, resting between the Charles River and the Boston Common and Public Garden. In 1795, it was a commercial scheme created by a development syndicate, but it soon became "a cultural revolution," according to Katherine H. Rich. This article takes a look at ...

Date: 1976

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169846

Ref. Code: SC001.1976.066.243.002

The Lithographs of Benjamin Champney

Benjamin Champney's place in the history of American art rests less on his paintings than on his autobiography. But his lithographs are deserved of recognition, writes David Tatham.

Date: 1976

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169847

Ref. Code: SC001.1976.067.245.001

Asher Benjamin's West Church : A Model for Change

The West Church turned out to be Asher Benjamin's first major commission in Boston. The church serves not only as a major stage in a study of Benjamin's architectural career, but also as a design which he proposed to other builders as a model for their work. This article examines the church as a mod...

Date: 1976

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169848

Ref. Code: SC001.1976.067.245.002

The Makers of Copley's Picture Frames: A Clue

Gilded and elaborately carved, the frames of many of John Singleton Copley's portraits are rightly celebrated by lovers of rococo. Their origins, though, are clouded. Barbara and Gerald Ward take a look at the makers of these wonderful frames.

Date: 1976

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169849

Ref. Code: SC001.1976.067.245.003

The Availability of Lime and Masonry Construction in New England: 1630-1733

The shortage of lime in the 17th century made masonry construction a sometimes impractical practice. But wherever lime was available, masonry was quickly integrated into the construction of local buildings. This article takes a look at the production of mortar and the links between lime supplies and...

Date: 1976

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169850

Ref. Code: SC001.1976.067.245.004

Asher Benjamin in East Lexington, Massachusetts

The doorways of East Lexington, Mass., are graced with an Asher Benjamin-inspired style. By working with his pattern books, the country carpenter found comfort in the celebrated architect's use of the Greek Revival style. This article takes a look at some of the doorways in East Lexington which owe ...

Date: 1977

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169851

Ref. Code: SC001.1977.067.247.001

Luther Briggs and the Picturesque Pattern Books

Picturesque pattern books provided architects trained in the Greek Revival style with new inspiration. In this article, Edward F. Zimmer looks at the work of Luther Briggs, a young Boston architect in the 1840s and 50s. An examination of Briggs' drawings and buildings show how his work progressed fr...

Date: 1977

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169852

Ref. Code: SC001.1977.067.247.002

Crows' Nests or Eagles' Aeries? : The Octagon Houses of E.A. Brackett and H.P. Wakefield

One of the most eccentric architectural planbooks of all time was Orson S. Fowler's "A Home For All." In it, Fowler laid out his plan for octagonal houses, which were cheap and easy to build. James A. Newton examines the work of two men who built houses according to these plans, E.A. Brackett and H....

Date: 1977

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169853

Ref. Code: SC001.1977.067.247.003

Thomas Dawes : Boston's Patriot Architect

Thomas Dawes was one of Boston's most prominent leaders during the Revolution and Federal era. He influenced both our political and architectural history through his public service. Frederic C. Detwiler takes a look at some of the work of this patriot architect.

Date: 1977

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169854

Ref. Code: SC001.1977.068.249.001

Preserving Three Hundred Fifty Years of Change in the Blackstone Block

The Blackstone Block occupies almost two-and-a-half acres behind Boston's City Hall. It contains one of the last remaining fragments of Boston's original 17th-century street pattern and represents more than 300 years of Boston's development. This article looks at the block and the challenge of prese...

Date: 1977

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169855

Ref. Code: SC001.1977.068.249.002

Some Aspects of the Development of the Architectural Profession in Boston Between 1800 and 1830

Between 1800 and 1830, Boston witnessed a period of intense activity in architectural learning. Schools, professional organizations and libraries devoted to architecture materialized, providing the groundwork to a new profession in the city. Jack Quinan explores the development of the architectural ...

Date: 1977

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169856

Ref. Code: SC001.1977.068.249.003

American Pewter in the Collections of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

SPNEA possesses several interesting and noteworthy collections. One of the most important is its pewter and britanniaware collection. Elizabeth M. Ely guides the reader through SPNEA's impressive collection of more than 500 pewter objects..

Date: 1977

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169857

Ref. Code: SC001.1977.068.249.004

A Checklist of American Pewter at the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

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Date: 1977

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169858

Ref. Code: SC001.1977.068.249.005

The Templeton "Run" and the Pomfret "Cluster" : Patterns of Diffusion in Rural New England Meetinghouse Architecture, 1647-1822

Documents from the 17th century, when analyzed along with meetinghouses that retain a trace of their original features, suggest the existence of two particular kinds of dispersal patterns. These patterns offer insight into how architectural innovations were perceived, who perceived them and how they...

Date: 1978

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169859

Ref. Code: SC001.1978.068.251.001

Lands and Family : The Richards Farm, Dedham, Massachusetts

Modern writers have begun to explore the lives of the "silent majority" of men and women who left few historical records and whose reputation rarely spread beyond their town's borders. Tracing the ownership of a plot of land in what is now Dover, Electa W. Kane offers an insight into one of these "s...

Date: 1978

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169860

Ref. Code: SC001.1978.068.251.002

A Brief Survey of the Architectural History of the Old State House, Boston, Massachusetts

Completed in April, 1713, the Old State House in Boston has seen countless changes over the years.The building itself has flourished and declined, has been cared for and neglected and has been ultimately preserved. Sara B. Chase surveys the ups and downs of the Old State House.

Date: 1978

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169861

Ref. Code: SC001.1978.068.251.003

Major John Dunlap : The Craftsman and His Community

Major John Dunlap was a cabinetmaker, house joiner and farmer in Goffstown and Bedford, N.H. His account book provides important insight into the social and economic roles of a craftsman/husbandman in a rural farming community during the last half of the 18th century. Ann W. Dibble takes a look insi...

Date: 1978

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169862

Ref. Code: SC001.1978.068.251.004

Massachusetts Horn Smiths : A Century of Combmaking, 1775-1875

Enoch Noyes was a farmer living in Old Newbury, Mass., in the mid-18th century. A shop Noyes set up in his own house is suggested to be the beginning of the American combmaking industry. Mary Musser follows the rise and fall of combmaking in what was once the country's combmaking capital.

Date: 1978

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169863

Ref. Code: SC001.1978.068.251.005

Some Notes on Patterns of Farmwork in the Early Nineteenth Century

The survival of a diary authored by an anonymous 19th-century farmer in Hampstead, N.H. sheds some light on daily farm life. This article looks at the farmer's daily work patterns and how he dealt with adversity.

Date: 1978

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169864

Ref. Code: SC001.1978.068.251.006

Thomas Dawes's Church in Brattle Square

Thomas Dawes' Brattle Square church, built in 1772, provided inspiration for other meetinghouses and churches. Its design combined elements of the traditional square New England meetinghouse with the longitudinal Anglican church of the 18th century. Frederic C. Detwiller argues that the significance...

Date: 1979

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169865

Ref. Code: SC001.1979.069.255.001

Architectural Change in Colonial Rhode Island : The Mott House as a Case Study

The Mott House was located on a 100-acre tract of land on the west shore of Aquindack Island in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. When the house was moved in 1973, and its removal provided a rare opportunity to study its structural complexity. Dell Upton takes a look inside the Mott House.

Date: 1979

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169866

Ref. Code: SC001.1979.069.255.002

Double Exposure : Baldwin Coolidge and William Sumner Appleton

Baldwin Coolidge was a photographer with an "omniverous appetite for anything and everything related to New England Pictures." His photographs, therefore, are stunning documents of New England life. Ellie Reichlin tells the story of this gifted photographer and his ties to the founder of SPNEA, Will...

Date: 1979

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169867

Ref. Code: SC001.1979.069.255.003

Twin-Porch versus Single-Porch Stairwells : Two Examples of Cluster Diffusion in Rural Meetinghouse Architecture

An odd diffusion pattern emerges when looking at old New England meetinghouses: on the Massachusetts and Maine coastlines they have single porches, while meetinghouses on interior lands had twin porches. Peter Benes analyzes some of the reasons behind the patterns.

Date: 1979

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169868

Ref. Code: SC001.1979.069.255.004

The Great Stone Dwelling of the Enfield, New Hampshire Shakers

When the Shakers built their Great Stone Dwelling, it stood as a testament to, and a symbol of, the hope and faith of the Enfield Shakers. It was built to last an eternity, and the structure actually outlasted the Shakers themselves. Robert P. Emlen takes us inside the Shakers' everlasting monument.

Date: 1979

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169869

Ref. Code: SC001.1979.069.255.005

Lincoln and the Codmans

Thomas Boylston Adams gives a personal account of the Codmans, his childhood neighbors in Lincoln, Mass.

Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169870

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.001

The Codman Estate - "The Grange" : A Landscape Chronicle

The history of land on which SPNEA's Codman House sits can be traced back hundreds of years. Alan Emmet traces the ownership of the property, from Chambers Russell's bequeathing it to his grandson, to SPNEA's acquisition in 1969.

Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169871

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.002

The Early History and Federalization of the Codman House

The history of Codman House begins with the construction of a mansion by the Russell family of Charlestown, Mass. R. Curtis Chapin examines the Codman House's history and its transformation from Georgian mansion to a Federal-style country seat.

Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169872

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.003

Redesign of "The Grange" by John Hubbard Sturgis, 1862-1866

Upon reacquiring the Codman House in 1962, Ogden Codman, Sr., set out to redesign the house, rechristening it "The Grange." He enlisted the help of his brother-in-law, English-trained architect John Hubbard Sturgis, to create a country seat. The commission was the largest and most important of Sturg...

Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169873

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.004

Ogden Codman, Jr. and "The Grange"

Ogden Codman, Jr., was the last member of the Codman family to carry out interior changes and alterations to "The Grange." While he was usually away from his family's home, he always retained a deep attachment and devotion to the place. This article examines the work he did and the changes he propos...

Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169874

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.005

Documenting the Interior of Codman House : The Last Two Generations

The appearance of the interior of the Codman House today suggests a house that's been lived in for generations. The heirlooms and objects that have been accumulated, as well as the obvious changes made to the architecture creates the feel of an ancestral home. But this character did not evolve - it ...

Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169875

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.006

The Codman Collection of Pictures

The Codman house is a treasure trove of some 90 well-documented old master and American paintings, some of them particularly fine. The collection was begun in the last years of the 18th century, and as of the writing of this article, had gone unstudied as a collection or individually. Elizabeth Redm...

Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169876

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.007

"Reading" Family Photographs : A Contextual Analysis of the Codman Photographic Collection

The last two generations of the Codmans left behind about 3000 photographs in their house This collection includes cartes-de-visite, fancy albums, cabinet cards, an occasional tintype, large albumen prints, gelatine prints and several "kodaks." This collection provides the viewer with a documentary ...

Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169877

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.008

Codman Connections : Portrait of a Family and Its Papers

Over 16 months in 1978 and 1979, SPNEA collected arranged and described the Codman Family Manuscript Collection, which were made available to the society when it acquired the Codman House. In this article, Robert L. Howie, Jr., who was the archivist-consultant to SPNEA during this time, provides a g...

Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169878

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.009

Genealogical Chart of Codman Family Members Mentioned in the Text

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Date: 1981

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169879

Ref. Code: SC001.1981.071.258.0010

Contents : Volume 73, Number 260

Fall 1995

Date: 1995

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169880

Ref. Code: SC001.1995.073.260.005

Contents : Volume 74, Number 262

Fall 1996

Date: 1996

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169881

Ref. Code: SC001.1996.074.262.005

Contents : Volume 75, Number 263

1997 double issue

Date: 1997

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169882

Ref. Code: SC001.1997.075.263.004

Contents : Volume 74, Number 261

Spring 1996

Date: 1996

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169883

Ref. Code: SC001.1996.074.261.004

Contents : Volume 76, Number 264

Spring/Summer 1998

Date: 1998

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169884

Ref. Code: SC001.1998.076.264.001

Contents : Volume 76, Number 265

Fall/Winter 1998

Date: 1998

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169885

Ref. Code: SC001.1998.076.265.004

Contents : Volume 77, Number 266

Spring/Summer 1999

Date: 1999

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169886

Ref. Code: SC001.1999.077.266.001

Josiah Wolcott : Artists and Associationist

Before, Josiah Wolcott was known among only a few as an ornamental and portrait painter working in 19th-century New England. Now, though, Wolcott is known to have been engaged in Fourierism and Associationism, the movements that gave life to the utopian community of Brook Farm. Associationism provid...

Date: 1998

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169887

Ref. Code: SC001.1998.076.264.002

Inside SPNEA : Waiting for a Gallery

SPNEA's collection compromises more than 100,000 objects and over 1 million images, as well as other materials and documents. What is not on view at SPNEA's historic properties spends a lot of time in safe storage. By 2010, SPNEA hopes to have a large exhibition space for its objects, but until then...

Date: 1998

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169888

Ref. Code: SC001.1998.076.264.003

The Old South : The Meetinghouse and the American Preservation Movement

The threat that the Old South meetinghouse might be abandoned set off a 19th-century firestorm. As Bostonians flocked from the crowded downtown to the new Back Bay area, the very existence of the Old South was in danger. The reaction was incredible, and marked a change in the American thinking towar...

Date: 1998

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169889

Ref. Code: SC001.1998.076.264.004

Introduction

This issue is devoted to the early-19th-century growth of the textile industry.

Date: 1975

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169890

Ref. Code: SC001.1975.066.241.004

Sewing-Birds Viewed by a Naturalist

The term "sewing-bird" has become generic, used to describe anything that clamps to a table and shows some relation to sewing. Author Manton Copeland is bewildered by the fact that sewing clamps decorated with dogs, butterflies, and cupids are all called "sewing-birds," and sets out to classify them...

Date: 1950

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169891

Ref. Code: SC001.1950.040.140.001

The Pattern of New England Settlement as Exemplified by the Properties of the Society : Together with a Comparison of Ancient and Modern Routes of Travel

Through old American houses, one can divine the history of not only a town, but the whole country. In this article, Felicia Doughty Kingsbury examines the way this country was settled and the reasons why our forefathers travelled the routes they did.

Date: 1950

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 169892

Ref. Code: SC001.1950.040.140.002

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