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Ocean Front of the Thomas Wigglesworth House, Manchester, Mass., Feb. 1889

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1889

Location Note

Vert File 4a, Drawer 1

GUSN

GUSN-221259

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Description

This side elevation shows the ocean view of a summer cottage designed for Thomas Wigglesworth by Gridley James Fox Bryant at 9 Old Neck Road in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The design combines Queen Anne and Colonial Revival elements.

Details

Descriptive Terms

summer houses (seasonal dwellings)
side (positional attribute)
Colonial Revival
Queen Anne Style
dwellings
black (color)
ink
cloth
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000170
AccessID 249
Other identifier HNEDID-000170

Physical Description

1 exterior elevation : black ink and graphite on starch-coated fabric ; 20 x 24 inches

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1996

Reference Code

AR001.USMA.0600.001.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Manchester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Bryant, Gridley James Fox, 1816-1899 (architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations

Subjects

Old Neck Road (Manchester, Mass.)

Accruals Note

Included in the Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England exhibition.

Variant Title

Thomas Wigglesworth House, Old Neck Road, Manchester, Massachusetts, 1889

Description Level

Component

Location Note

Vert File 4a, Drawer 1

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