Bristol 275th Print Honors Dean of Rhode Island Architecture
The 275th Bristol birthday project features Wallis E. Howe’s color lithograph “A Group of Bristol Buildings From 1680 to 1850” showing 18 structures pre dating 1850. The piece, framed by local history and notable family ties, will be sold to benefit the 275th committee with proceeds later routed to the Bristol Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Dean of Architects of
Rhode Island
Wallis E. Howe
Howe
New Castle
Delaware
George
Mary Locke Howe
Rogers Library
John F Greene Co
Providence
Metacom Avenue
High Street
Hope Street
Mount
Academy
Zebedee Paull
Historical Society
Hope Street Print Shows Historic Mount Hope Homes
A summer resident describes a print featuring Hope Street near the Mount Hope mansion and a harbor view near the Byfield Vassar Herreshoff House. The work credits Charles F Thompson for house images and lists numerous homes and churches with dates from 1680 to 1835, along with a long roster of names connected to the print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside
Hope Street
Hope
Mount Hope
Byfield-Vassar-Herreshoff
Mr. Howe
Charles O F. Thompson
Bosworth-Bourne-Perry
Byfield-Vassar- Herreshoff
Royall- Gow Bradford
Reynolds
Old Congregational Church
the Academy
Old St Michael’s Church
French- Munro
John deWolf
Zebedee Paull
the Mount
James DeWolf - Howe - Diman
275th Anniversary Committee Food Sale Tomorrow
The 275th anniversary celebration committee will conduct a food sale tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the corner of Hope and Bradford streets under the chairmanship of Mrs Raymond S Brightman. Supporting organizers include Mrs. Russell Bray and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope and
Bradford Street
Raymond S Brightman
Brightman
Russell Bray
J. Floyd Huestis
James M Husband
Ralph F. Kinder
Carl Carlson
Salvatore Maisano
Local Society Names Read in Pageantry
Eira and Frank J. Murphy join Sidney and the Misses Mary Scanlon Herreshoff Charles M. Connery Mollie Long and Peg Murphy in a socially noted event, highlighting prominent residents and families featured in the society column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eira
Frank J. Murphy
Sidney
Mary Scanlon
Herreshoff
Charles M. Connery
Mollie Long
Peg Murphy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russell Warren
Linden Place
Warren
James deWolf
Fitz Henry deWolf
Ambrose
Cutler St
Thony Massano
Earl G. Sturdevant
Luke H White
J. Francis Connell
Mervyn Clay
John de Costa
Leonard Sanford
David J Ferris
Clarence Smith
George J DuPont
Frank Martin
Edward S Pontes
Joseph F Bruno
Gest Murray
Sidney Jagolinzve
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Cecil Tappero
Jerome Donovan
Roson Gallo
Earl A Head
Tran
Joseph Kinder
Jiccs McKenna
Henry Wood
Foo. Rounds
Howard Newman
Mt Ata Das
Iss Hattie Mansfield
Oscar Rite
Fred Mello
William A.ves
Fred Brogden
Joseph Per
Tineti
Marlen
Cardigans
Marval
Bermuda
Black Watch
Somerset
Shores
Saddle Oxfords
Buck Oxfords
Oxfords and Loafers
Tan
Work
Oxfords
Hub Factory
Near Shore’s
MET
R. A. Macdougall
P. O. Box
R. I. Cherry
Bristol County
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