Austin House in 1884

Austin House in 1884

Item Information

Title:
Austin House in 1884
Description:
Austin House of 1884. House of William Austin, Harvard 1798. Unitarian, lawyer, and essayist. state senator, 1821-23. Later lived at S.W. corner of High and Wood Sts. -- Sawyer, pp. 220-22. House bought by Catherine Carleton, who made the show window for her millinery and fancy dry goods store and circulating library.
Collector:
Cutler, Wolcott, 1891-1965
Date:
1884
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Lantern slides
Location:
Boston Public Library
Charlestown Branch Library
Collection (local):
Charlestown Lantern Slides
Subjects:
Houses
Austin, William, 1778-1841
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Charlestown
Main Street District
Extent:
1 photograph : transparency
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Notes:
Title from materials accompanying item.
Notes (ownership):
Courtesy of Captain Thomas Frothingham
Notes (historical):
Reverend Cutler was rector at St. John’s Church from 1924 to 1959 and most likely assembled this collection during that time.
Identifier:
CHA-95-A1