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Box 2

 Container

Contains 36 Results:

Campville Road #140

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Asa Hopkins house, built about 1810. Later owners included Edward Hopkins, Nathan Frence,  Robert & Betsy Cooley. The photograph, ca. 1890, shows the front and north side of the house with a group of people by a fence in the front.

Dates: 1840-2000

East Litchfield Road #182

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents

Built in 1776. A few of the owners were Eaton Jones, Mary M. Jones,, Melville Wooster,and Ward & Mosse Heinrich.

Dates: 1840-2000

Knife Shop Road - Northfield Knife Shop pond

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the Northfield Knife Company's pond.

Dates: 1840-2000

East Litchfield Road - East Chestnut Hill District School

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

Dr. Peck, in 1913, donated this small black & white photograph of the East Chestnut Hill District School. It was located on East Litchfield Road and closed in 1935.

Dates: 1840-2000

Chestnut Hill Road site - Chestnut Hill District School

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

In 1913, Dr. Peck donated these two small black and white photographs to the Historical Society. On the back of one is written "Old Chestnut Hill [school]" and it appears the building had been used as an outbuilding or barn. The second photograph "Chestnut Hill" is a newer building. On an 1874 map, this district school was located in the intersection of the current Chestnut Hill Road and West Chestnut Hill Road. The school was closed by 1921.

Dates: 1840-2000

East Litchfield Road #43

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents

Photograph at the northeast corner of Fern Ave. and East Litchfield Road of a house, built about 1737 and once part of Echo Farms. The house was moved north from the corner after the time of the photograph. Owned in 2012 by Raymond & Fran Devlin.

Dates: 1840-2000

Headquarters Road #11 - Milton Academy

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the Milton Academy founded in 1856 by Rev. George A. Harrison as later used as a blacksmith shop. On the same property as the later Milton District School.

Dates: 1840-2000

Headquarters Road - Headquarters Cemetery

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents

A black and white photograph of Headquarters cemetery taken after the the tornado on July 10, 1989. Many of the trees have been damaged.

Dates: 1840-2000

Knife Shop Road site of #14

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph labelled on the back as the Catlin house. Interior view with 4 people in a parlor.

Dates: 1840-2000

Camp Hill Road #18

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Built in 1806 by Jacob Turner as an inn, this house was acquired by John Catlin in 1842 who ran a private academy there. It remained in the Catlin family until 1931 and was occupied by James P. Catlin and Laura Catlin. Owned by the Sherwoods from 1947-1955 and then William W. Bassford.

Dates: 1840-2000