Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 19050-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386270

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
Negatives
Jamaica Plain (Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 19050-A
(current record)

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
- Negatives
  - Jamaica Plain (Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
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    - Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 19050-A (current record)
    - Eleazer May House, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 19051-A
    - Saul Curtis House, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 19052-A
    - Hallowell House, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 19053-A

Description

The image depicts Greenough House in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. The house is a large, two-story structure with a prominent white exterior, several windows with shutters, and a porch at the front. It is surrounded by a lawn with bare trees, suggesting a winter or early spring setting. Other houses are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trees
houses
Georgian (British Renaissance-Baroque style)
paths
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022364
A-Series negative 19050-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.23.19050-A

Places

Jamaica Plain (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Thwing, Annie Haven, 1851-1940 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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