Brookhouse Estate, 70 Washington Street
- Title:
- Brookhouse Estate, 70 Washington Street
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- Moulton-Erickson Photograph Co. (American photography studio 19th century)
- Creation Date:
- 1760 (building)
ca. 1890-ca. 1900 (photograph)
- Location:
- Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 184
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00184
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 00184.jpg
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- Architecture
Pilasters
cupolas
townscapes (built environment)
streetscapes
Ivy
Plants
entrances
oriel windows
Columns
Salem, Massachusetts
photographs - Measurement:
- 16.1925 x 21.59 (centimeters)
- Description:
- "The Pickrnan-Derby-Rogers-Brookhouse mansion on the comer of Washington and Lynde streets was built for Benjamin Pickman Jr. in 1764. Elias Hasket Derby bought it in 1786 and hired Samuel McIntire, Salem's noted architect and carver, to renovate it. McIntire added a cupola, from whi ch Derby could scan the horizon for returning ships, and a rear stable. The mansion was torn down in 1915 and replaced by the Masonic Temple. The cupola was moved to the Essex Institute." (Source: Salem, Massachusetts City Guide, )
- Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.