Lewis Downing Shop, approximately 1847

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Lewis Downing Shop, approximately 1847

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.18.026

Date:

approximately 1847

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Photographic print dated approximately 1847 of the Lewis Downing Shop on Main Street, Concord, NH, opposite the Phenix Hotel. The caption states, "Lewis Downing Shop Main Street, opposite Phenix Hotel 1826 -- 1878 Photograph made about 1847. The building in the center with the open door is a part of the Rogers Brothers auto storage on Durgin Lane about to be razed to make a parking space 1959. A second story has been made by raising the roof. Wooden building on the right site of the Old Lower Bank, first brick block built in Concord. First Baptist Church with clock. Pierce house on State street back of church. Brick building without any windows is the Chapel of the church. Church opened for public worship January 1826, and the same month a bell weighing about thirteen hundred pounds was purchased."

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

4