Geographic / Mass. / Roxbury
GUSN-357184
One albumen print of the Auchmuty House in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The photographer is unknown. The print is dated to the late 19th century and measures 7 x 10 inches.The house was built circa 1761 and was located at the corner Washington Street and Cliff Street. On the verso of the mount, the following is written: "2. Auchmuty House, built in 1761, owned by Judge Auchmuty / a solid Tory who had to flee the country. Property confiscated. / Wash St, Roxbury opposite Bartlett St. A historic house." In a different hand, the phrase "from Baker, October, 1952" is written along the right side of the verso.
houses
dwellings
historic houses
historic buildings
exterior views
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)
2. Auchmuty House, built in 1761, owned by Judge Auchmuty / a solid Tory who had to flee the country. Property confiscated. / Wash St, Roxbury opposite Bartlett St. A historic house. (handwritten)
from Baker, October, 1952 (handwritten)
1 photographic print : albumen, mounted ; 7 x 10 inches
PC001
General photographic collection
2009
PC001.02.01.USMA.0005.0015.008
Gift
late 19th century
Gift of Darthmouth College, 2009
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)
Auchmuty, Robert, Sr., 1687-1750
Photograph
House
Architecture
Item
Geographic / Mass. / Roxbury
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