Dr. Houghton's house, 12 Cordis St.
Item Information
- Title:
- Dr. Houghton's house, 12 Cordis St.
- Description:
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Dr. Houghton's house, 12 Cordis Street. Shows houses on lower end of Cordis St., Monument in center background. Dr. Henry Arvin Houghton occupied this house from about 1875 to 1895. In the center background of this picture is a double brick house occupied by Major Becshrod W. Young who "always rode a good horse," and of Capt. David Low, who was master and part owner of the brig Artic, making regular voyages to Charleston, S.C. for cotton that was taken to Havre to exchange for the only regular shipment of French goods that came into Boston in the early 19th century. In the right background, the wooden house was the residence of Capt. William Brown, a master mariner.
- Collector:
- Cutler, Wolcott, 1891-1965
- Date:
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[ca. 1850–1925]
- Format:
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Photographs
- Genre:
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Lantern slides
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Charlestown Branch Library - Collection (local):
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Charlestown Lantern Slides
- Subjects:
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Houses
Courtyards
- Places:
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MassachusettsSuffolk (county)BostonCharlestown
High Street District
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : transparency
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/8k71p040q
- Terms of Use:
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Rights status not evaluated.
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