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Title |
Eagle House Hotel, July 6, 1910 |
Object Type |
Negative, Glass Plate |
Description |
Eagle House hotel, 25 Main Street, Haverhill. View of the front and right sides, Currier Block on the left. Main building is five stories. Round portico, turret window, balconies on the third and fourth floors. The eagle ornament above the windows on the fifth floor was carved by a man named Hobbs who lived in Lawrence, MA. One story block with Carter, Russell Co.'s Boston Express on the right. Alley on the right of the hotel with sign for Eagle House Stables. One man walking in front of hotel. Eagle House was built ca. 1800 for merchant James Duncan, Jr. An article circa 1911 states the house was converted to a hotel by Col. William Brown, some years after the death of James Duncan, Jr., in 1822; other sources give the date as 1819. At this time 75 additional rooms were added. Rebuilt in 1852, designed by Albert C. Heath. Photo taken by Harry William Anderson on July 6, 1910. |
Photographer |
Anderson, Harry William |
Date |
1910 |
Processing Method |
Dry plate glass negative |
Film Size |
12.5 x 18 cm. |
Catalog Number |
2021.141.393 |
Subjects |
Architecture Haverhill (Mass.) Hotels, motels, etc |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
People |
Duncan, James, Jr., 1756-1822 Heath, Albert C., 1814-1892 |
Search Terms |
Albert C. Heath Architecture Boston Express Businesses Carter Carter, Russell Company Currier Block Duncan Eagle House Eagle House Stables Haverhill Heath Hobbs Hotels James Duncan, Jr. James Duncan, Jr. House Main Street Men Russell Stables Streets |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Gift of Peter L. Grant in memory of Harry William Anderson and Caroline (Wahl) Anderson. |
Digital Collection |
HPL Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is held by the Haverhill Public Library. |
Last Updated |
2021-06-02 |