Drawing

Title:

East Kingston House 1636? 1686

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1956.115

Creator:

Snow, Stanley W. (1901-1957)Artist

Place of Origin:

Rockingham County, NH

Date:

circa 1950

Description:

Drawing of East Kingston House 1636? 1686, by Stan Snow (d.1957), c. 1950. Pen and ink on paper. Two-story house with gable roof and central chimney. Five bay facade with central doorway having sidelights, pilasters, flat entablature and screen door. One-story lean-to on rear visible at right, with a taller wing or outbuilding beyond it. Tall pole extending above wings. First story windows on facade have simplified pediments. Sign at right end of front reading: "Built 1686". Flag above doorway. Lawn in foreground. Plants lining front of house. Bushes at ends. Woods in background. Portion of street or driveway visible at lower right corner of scene. Signed lower right: "Stan / Snow". Ink inscription on reverse: "East Kingston House 1636 ? 1686". Pencil incription below: "EAST KINGSTON / 1636 HOUSE". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-14.6 W-11.6 inches

Provenance:

One of a set of 22 drawings of historic buildings in Rockingham County, NH, drawn by Stan Snow (d. 1957) of Hampstead, NH, and published in the Haverhill (Mass.) Gazette, 1955-56.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Haverhill Gazette

People:

Snow, Stanley W. (1901-1957)