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Fairbanks Home, Dedham, Mass., 1880s

Description

This exterior view of the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts shows the home surrounded by trees and a picket fence. The Fairbanks House is considered the oldest timber-frame house in North America.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
trees
picket fences
exterior views
dwellings
frame construction
American Colonial
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID cole0008
AccessID 2317
Other identifier HNEDID-cole0008

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC021

Collection Name

Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

Reference Code

PC021.TMP.008

Places

Dedham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coleman, Emma L., Miss (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Emma Lewis Coleman Collection / Coleman Collection

Historical/Biographical Note

Sources


http://www.fairbankshouse.org/the_house

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