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Exterior view of Rangeley Hall, Winchester, Mass., undated

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GUSN-248673

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Description

The image verso is inscribed "Rangeley Hall built by David Nelson Skillings on lower side lawn of E.D. Bangs, his Rangeley property, for community school house and social hall. Miss Mary Pickard Winsor was teacher in this school. Torn down about 1905-06. Property of Lesley Wilcox." An architectural drawing in the October 19, 1878 issue of "American architect and building news" is captioned "D.N. Skillings, Esq., Kindergarten at Rangeley Place, Winchester, Mass. J.F. Ober & Geo.D. Rand, architects, Boston."

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Descriptive Terms

exterior views
community centers
schools (buildings)
kindergartens (buildings)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white, mounted ; 5 x 8 inches

Collection Code

PC058

Collection Name

Lesley Dillingham Bangs Photograph Collection

Reference Code

PC058.01.009

Image Dimensions

5 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Lesley Wilcox Anderson.

Places

Winchester (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Bangs, Lesley Dillingham, 1873-1919 (Photographer)
Rand, George D., 1833-1910 (Architect)
Ober, J. Foster, 1840-1896 (Architect)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Skillings, David Nelson, 1818-1880
Bangs, Elisha Dillingham, 1844-1900
Winsor, Mary Pickard, 1860-1950

Subjects

Architectural photography

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1878-10-19). American architect and building news. No. 147.

Description Level

Item

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