24 South Spring Street, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

24 South Spring Street, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.12a.009

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of a house at 24 South Spring Street in Concord, NH. The caption states, "24 South Spring Street. This house has a very early history. In 1816 This house stood on the north-east part of the state house lot, and was the homr [home] of Capt. Peter Robertson. When the city selected this site for the erection of the State House this house was sold to William A. Kent and moved to the lot on Pleasant street, now the site of the South Church. Mr. Kent was host to Marquis de Lafayette in this house on June 22, 1825. at this house a great number of ladies and gentlemen had the pleasure of a private introduction to him, he left at seven o'clock the next morning for Dover, N.H. Ralph Waldo Emerson was married in this house, and Daniel Webster was at various times an honored visitor. After the South Church fire in 1859, the building committee for a new church selected the site of the Kent house on Pleasant street. The house was sold and moved to South Spring street about 1860, for the corner-stone of the South Church was laid on May 3, 1860."

Subjects:

Dwellings , Trees

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