Adams-Nervine Asylum, 992-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-392131

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Description

The image shows the Adams-Nervine Asylum, a large, ornate building with Victorian architectural features. It has a prominent tower on the right side, arched windows, detailed woodwork, and decorative ironwork along the roofline. The building is surrounded by trees and set on a slight hill.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Second Empire
asylums (welfare buildings)
mansions
photography
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

2467

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024904
B-Series negative 992-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

1918-09

Reference Code

PC022.001.002.001.002.992-B

Places

Jamaica Plain (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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