The oldest building in Boston . . . (1677-1878)

The oldest building in Boston . . . (1677-1878)

Item Information

Title:
The oldest building in Boston . . . (1677-1878)
Artist:
Holmes, Henry, b. ca. 1832
Name on Item:
Henry Holmes
Date:
1878
Format:
Paintings
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Watercolors
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Pictorial Archive
Series:
Residences & Street Views > Residences Misc.
Subjects:
Houses
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > North End
Former site of former oldest house in Boston, Massachusetts
Extent:
1 drawing : watercolor ; 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
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Notes:
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Additional information on item: Watercolor drawing by Henry Holmes (b. c. 1832 -), 1878.
Image caption: The oldest building in Boston stands at the corner of Moon and Sun Court streets. It was built in 1677 and conveyed by Benjamin Rawlings to Ralph Barger, February 8, 1699, for £45, New England currency, as per record in Registry of Deeds, lib. 19, fol. 270.
Identifier:
08_02_003981