Pierce House 1640. Oak Ave. Dorchester

Description

Image of Pierce House, built c. 1683; one of the last surviving examples of seventeenth-century architecture in the city of Boston; located at 24 Oakton Ave, Dorchester, Mass.; currently owned and operated as a museum by Historic New England.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
historic houses
residential structures
black-and-white negatives

Additional Identification Number

Original number given by photographer No. 24

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC086

Collection Name

Wood family glass-plate negative collection

Date of Acquisition

11/2005

Reference Code

PC086.011

Date Notes

May 30, 1894

Image Dimensions

5 x 4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Wood, Austin Clarence, 1879-1965 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white negatives

Other Organizations

Historic New England

Accruals Note

Sleeve label: Quality - Good Remarks - Taken on a trip of Big Four Camera Club

Description Level

Item

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