216 North Main Street, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

216 North Main Street, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.12.033

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 print

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated print of the house at 216 North Main Street in Concord, NH. In the image, house sits behind four trees and a group of people can be seen standing in front of a fence at the right. The caption states, "216 North Main Major Daniel Livermore built in 1785 The beautiful trees in front were set out about the time the house was finished in 1786 or 1787. The south end of the house was nine inches for the line of the street, which the north end is exactly on the line. The reason assigned for this position by Richard Herbert, was, that "when Maj. Livermore was building his house he was courting one of Judge Walker's daughters, at the North end, and he wanted it skewed a little, so he could look up that way." After the establishment of the upper Concord Bank, in 1806, the house and land was bought by the bank proprietors of Maj. Livermore, and occupied by Samuel Sparhawk, Esq. cashier of the bank. The north room, with a projection built out for a vault, was used for the counting -room, or bank-office. The south room was the family parlor, in which was also Mr. Sparhawks library. A party was given by Mr. Sparhawk, about 1818, and among the invited guests was Mr. S.F. B. Morse, inventor of the electric telegraph, who was that evening introduced to miss Lucretia P. Walker, daughter of Charles Walker, Esq., who was accounted the most beautiful and accomplished young lady of the town, and whom MR. Morse subsequently married. In 1829 Rev. Mr. Bouton bought the house and land belonging thereto, of the president, directors and company of the Concord Bank, where he resided twenty-six years."

Subjects:

Dwellings , Trees

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

2