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Exterior view of the Dexter House, 74-76 Sewall Avenue, Brookline, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Brookline: Modern: Residences: Soule Photographs: S. Edwin Tobey Arch.

GUSN

GUSN-195708

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Description

Boston architect S. Edwin Tobey designed the three-story Shingle-style Dexter House at 74-76 Sewall Avenue in Brookline, Massachusetts. Two staircases lead to the front porch, above which is a double window crowned by a sunburst. An oriel window on the side of the first floor is echoed by a window in the center of the large gable. A small balcony projecting from the second story is adorned with a railing punctuated with holes. A large single bracket anchors the corner where the front façade meets the side of the house.

Details

Descriptive Terms

balconies
oriel windows
houses
Shingle Style
exterior views
side gables
dwellings
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000592
AccessID 1056
Other identifier HNEDID-000592

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0470.0090.001

Places

Brookline (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Soule Photograph Co. (Photographic studio)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Tobey, S. Edwin

Subjects

Soule Avenue (Brookline, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Brookline: Modern: Residences: Soule Photographs: S. Edwin Tobey Arch.

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