125 North State Street, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

125 North State Street, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.67.099

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of the house at 125 North State Street in Concord, NH. The caption states, "125 North State Street This house was standing in 1746 in a modified shape. This house was standing in 1746, at the time of the Bradley massacre, for the avenging party of colonists passed by this homestead. This house was erected by Benjamin Emery, who was afterwards a captain of a company in the Revolutionary war, where he served with great distinction at the Battle of White Plain. At the death of Captain Emery, the estate passed to his son, Eliphalet, from whom it passed to a daughter Esther, the wife of Captain Ebenezer S. Towle, and from her came into the passession [possession] of her daughter, Susan, the wife of J. H. Stewart. MR. Stewart remodelled [remodeled] the original house, and who with their children, being the fifth generation since the original builders. George L. Theobald graded and laid out the large lawn around the house at the cost of one thousand dollars."

Subjects:

Dwellings

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

13