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Exterior view of the home of Rev. Nathaniel Hall, Pastor of First Parish Church during the Civil War. Columbia and Sayward Sts., Dorchester, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Dorchester: Modern: Residential: Unmounted: Folder 1 of 3

GUSN

GUSN-194920

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Description

This exterior view shows the house of Rev. Nathaniel Hall in Dorchester, Boston from Columbia Street just past the intersection with Sayward Street. A picket fence encompasses the house and grounds, which include evergreen and birch trees. The house is topped with a widows' walk.

Details

Descriptive Terms

widows' walks
picket fences
houses
side (positional attribute)
exterior views
dwellings
religious buildings
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000131
AccessID 231
Other identifier HNEDID-000131

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0050.002

Date Notes

August 1916

Places

Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Hall, Nathaniel, 1805-1875

Other Organizations

First Church (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

city life
Columbia Street (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Sayward Street (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Dorchester: Modern: Residential: Unmounted: Folder 1 of 3

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