Lincoln House, 10 Park Street, 1870

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Lincoln House, 10 Park Street, 1870

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.12a.024

Date:

1870

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Photographic print of Lincoln House and the site of the Great A. & P. Tea Store at 10 Park Street in Concord, NH, dated 1870. A photocopy of the caption states, "This house originally stood at the corner of Park and Main street, known as the Green Store. In 1821 a commodious hall was fitted up by Isaac Hill in the upper part of this building for the use of the Episcopal church, the hall was called St. Thomas chapel. We the American House was built in 1834 this building was moved to the west on Park street and fitted up for a double tenement dwelling house. In 1860 George W. Hoyed resided in this house and his son Charles H. Hoyt, the playwright was born July 26, 1860. 1937 the house was razed and the lot was used for the yard of the Capital Garage roof of which can be seen back of Lincoln House, garage owned by James Quinn and William Haggett. Laurence Whittemore built the building for the A. & P. store about 1940. Fence around state house yard completed [completed] 1867."

Subjects:

Dwellings , Fences

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

3