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Title |
Buttonwoods, Hazen-Spiller House, John Ward House, John Ward Chapel, Haverhill |
Object Type |
Print, Photomechanical |
Description |
Buttonwoods, Hazen-Spiller House, John Ward House, John Ward Chapel, Haverhill. Four photomechanical images of photographs from an unidentified publication. Print is 20 x 25 cm mounted on cardboard 21 x 26 cm. Housed with Historical Photographic Print Collection. Left to right, top to bottom: 1. Haverhill Historical Society, also known as Buttonwoods. House mostly obscured by trees. Caption: "The Haverhill Historical Society Home / Formerly called 'The Buttonwoods.' Opened January, 1904. Water Street, Haverhill, Mass." 2. Hazen-Spiller House, Water & Groveland Streets, Haverhill. Brick garrison; two stories with attic. Built by Richard Hazen, spelled "Hazzen" on his gravestone in Pentucket Cemetery. View of front, partly obscured by trees. Caption: "The Old Spiller Garrison House / Built in 1724. Water and Groveland Streets, Haverhill, Mass." 3. John Ward House. Two stories, view of front and right sides. Caption: "The Old John Ward House / At 'The Buttonwoods,' The first wooden structure of its kind built in Haverhill, Mass." See HS1.1 Senter GLS 3-26. 4. John Ward Chapel, also known as Tenney Hall. Two stories view of front and right sides. The John Ward Chapel at 'The Buttonwoods,' Haverhill, Mass." Text on bottom row: "'The Buttonwoods' / This place was commonly called 'The Buttonwoods.' The row of sycamores or buttonwood trees in front of the building was planted in 1748 by Hugh Tallant, the first Irishman who came to Haverhill. / And still green, and tall, and stately, /On the river's winding shores, / Stand the Occidental plan-trees, / Stand Hugh Tallant's sycamores. / - Whittier / Pleasant, indeed, is it to be able to point to so amiable and exemplary an individual as one of the founders of our own town, and the spiritual and temporal adviser and master-spirit of its early settlers. Mr. Ward died December 27, 1693." |
Date |
n.d. |
Processing Method |
Halftone photomechanical print |
Print size |
20 x 25 cm |
Call Number |
HS1.1 Senter HPH 31-423B |
Catalog Number |
31479006487747 |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Architecture Historic house museums--Massachusetts Church buildings |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
People |
Hazzen, Richard, -1733 Ward, John, 1606-1693 Buttonwoods Museum Tallant, Hugh |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Houses Hugh Tallant Tallant Historic houses Hazen-Spiller House Hazen Garrison Streets Water Street Groveland Street Richard Hazen Richard Hazzen Hazzen Spiller Hazen John Ward House John Ward Ward Haverhill Buttonwoods Museum Buttonwoods Museums Duncan Duncan House Societies Architecture Haverhill Historical Society Churches John Ward Chapel Tenney Hall Tenney Prints |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Found in collection. |
Digital Collection |
Senter Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is not held by the Haverhill Public Library. The library retains custodial rights. |
Last Updated |
2021-01-25 |