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ca. 1856
HGO-01-001-O-G-401-ORAS05
GUSN-165823
The house at 39 Beacon Street was owned by Nathan Appleton (1779-1861). The barn on the left side of the drawing belonged to the property at 40 Beacon Street. Additional detail about the drawing is provided by William Sumner Appleton on the item verso.
exterior views
dwellings
houses
drawings (visual works)
ACCESS ID 4651
1 sketch : pencil
GC001
Original art collection
GC001.USMA.Boston.251
Gift of Harriot Appleton Curtis, May 28, 1914.
Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Curtis, Harriot Sumner (Appleton), 1841-1923 (artist)
drawings (visual works)
Appleton, Nathan, 1779-1861
Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947
Historic New England (Organization)
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Good. Discolored edges.
Item
HGO-01-001-O-G-401-ORAS05
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