Drawing

Title:

Hampstead Parson True House 1767

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1956.121

Creator:

Snow, Stanley W. (1901-1957)Artist

Place of Origin:

Rockingham County, NH

Date:

circa 1950

Description:

Drawing of Hampstead Parson True House 1767, by Stan Snow (d.1957), c. 1950. Pen and ink on paper. Two-story "double house" having gable roof and two chimneys. Five bay facade with shutters on windows and central doorway having pilasters, simplified pediment and recessed door with sidelights. One-story enclosed porch, having hipped roof and simple door, at center of right end of house. Barn at right, to rear of house. A row of bushes on either side of front door. Lawn in front of house. Driveway leading from left foreground to barn. Large trees partially visible along right edge of scene. Tree at left of house. Birds in sky. Pump near side door. Signed lower right: "Stan / Snow". Blue pen inscription on reverse across the top: "Hampstead Parson True House 1767 [pencil] No history". Below that in pencil: "1767 Parlin House - Hampstead, New Hampshire [first two words a strikethrough] / Royal Oak House [strikethrough] / Parson True House / True". Backwards printed lower right corner also on reverse: "303945 05" (Postage stamp). Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-14.5 W-11.5 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)