The Hosmer family home

The Hosmer family home

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Title:
The Hosmer family home
Description:
This home (no longer standing) was situated on the site of Atlantic Union College's Preston Hall on Main Street in South Lancaster. The house was occupied by members of the Hosmer family. Henry F. Hosmer, great-uncle to the late town historian Herbert Hosmer, was the South Lancaster postmaster and ran a general store located just to the south. This photograph is from the mid-19th century.
Date:
[ca. 1830–1869]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Lancaster Historical Society
Collection (local):
Photo Archives of the Lancaster (MA) Historical Society
Subjects:
Dwellings
Stables
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Lancaster
Extent:
1 photograph
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Notes (publications):
Published in: Images of America, Lancaster / Heather Maurer Lennon. Charleston, SC ; Chicago IL ; Portsmouth NH ; San Francisco CA. : Arcadia Publishing, 2001
Identifier:
13232079