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The house in Roxbury, Mass. (as it now stands, August 1840) in which General Joseph Warren was born in the year 1741

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1840

Location Note

Prints: Roxbury, Mass.

GUSN

GUSN-198837

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Description

A picture of the house from the front and side, surrounded by fruit trees. Warren was one of the most ardent, active and illustrious patriots of the Revolution. He was elected President of the Provincial Congress in April 1775 and appointed Major General a few days prior to the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Details

Descriptive Terms

historic sites
exterior views
lithographs
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection number PR346

Physical Description

1 lithograph

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.6800.007

Image Dimensions

10.5 x 13.5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

N. Currier's Lith. (New York, N.Y.) (Lithographer)

Material Type

lithographs
prints (visual works)

Other People

Warren, Joseph, 1741-1775

Subjects

Birthplaces

Restrictions

Spotting appears throughout the piece and there is one large tear near the center, with fold marks.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Roxbury, Mass.

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