Architecture
Architecture is an aspect of life everyone experiences. These selected treasures of Historic New England's vast resources on the history and design of the built environment reveal how people have lived, worked, and played in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont during the last four centuries.
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Architectural DrawingsThis representative cross section of the more than 30,000 drawings in Historic New England's collections provides a unique perspective on the many periods and styles of the region's rich architectural heritage. |
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Architectural PhotographyArchitectural photography focuses on capturing the visual aspect of the built environment. Historic New England's Library and Archives houses thousands of exterior and interior views of buildings, highlighted by the work of major practitioners of this specialty, Baldwin Coolidge, Arthur C. Haskell, and Mary H. Northend. |
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Architectural Records CollectionsFrom its very beginnings, Historic New England has complemented its program of saving buildings by gathering the documents that result from the design and construction phases of the art and science of architecture: contracts, correspondence, personnel records, specifications, and other materials. The Library and Archives make accessible the collections of preeminent individual architects and architectural firms of our region, such as Frank Chouteau Brown, Robert Allen Cook, Halfdan M. Hanson, and Little and Browne. |
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Commercial and Industrial BuildingsAs you peer into these historic images of commerce and industry, you can examine how people earned their livelihoods and conducted their enterprises. Sites of agricultural, industrial, and mercantile endeavor are depicted, including factories, farms, retail stores, and shipyards. |
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Historic New England PropertiesHistoric New England has carried out its mission by safeguarding more than 100 houses and other types of buildings during its first 100 years, from its initial acquisition, the Swett-Ilsley House in Newbury, Massachusetts (1911), to its most recent addition, the Phillips House in Salem, Massachusetts (2006). You can explore the astonishing range of our preservation efforts through historic and contemporary images of currently and formerly owned properties. |
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HousesThe center of domestic life, dwellings have taken many different forms over the past four centuries, from Colonial houses to Gothic Revival cottages to Queen Anne single-family abodes. These architectural drawings and photographs provide a glimpse into the stories of the families who inhabited these cottages, mansions, and row houses throughout the cities, towns, and neighborhoods of the five states of the region. |
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Public and Religious BuildingsThe structures of education, government, recreation, and worship tell us much about the cultures in which they are established, utilized, and sustained. These architectural drawings and photographs of churches, schools, subway stations, and more offer a view into the public lives of previous generations of the people of New England. |
