Historic New England

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Maria Fowler Black, facing front, Gendron, Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., dated July 19, 1935

Maria Fowler Black is the daughter of Sally Fowler, and the only surviving grandchild of Samuel Fowler, the builder of the Fowler House, Danversport, Massachusetts.

Date: 1935-07-19

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252710

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1400.03

Early New England entrance halls and stairways from 1677 through 1799 illustrated mainly by Massachusetts examples, undated

These drawings illustrate the entrance halls and stairways of the following structures: Elihu Coleman, Nantucket, 1722; Dillaway Thomas, Roxbury, 1750; Henry Pettis, Somerset, c. 1800; Waite-Potter, Westport, 1677; Moffatt-Ladd, Portsmouth, NH, 1763; Jabez Wilder, Hingham, 1690; Alexander Field, Lon...

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252709

Ref. Code: AR003.001.010

Drawings for window, shutters, ornament at fireplace, elevator of West Wall in living room and doors of an unidentified house, undated

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Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252711

Ref. Code: AR003.001.011

Miscellaneous renderings, undated

This group of architectural drawings include the following renderings in red-brownprint on beige cardboard 1) Cottage Nanposhemet Rd., Marblehead, Mass. 2) View of "Scrivelsby," Blue Hill, Maine 3) Mass Bay Tercentinary Celebration, "English Village on the Charles" and renderings made using...

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252712

Ref. Code: AR003.001.012

Full-length group portrait of Ellen T. DuBois, Harriet P. Fowler, Mrs. Clara P. Fowler DuBois, facing front, Taylor & Preston, 188 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., 1879

The caption on the card verso reads "Ellen T. DuBois first great grandchild of house builder and grandchild of Deacon Sam P. Harriet Putnam Fowler wife of Sam P. Mrs. Clara P. (Fowler) DuBois." The upper right corner of the verso reads "Now Mrs. Matthew Proctor."

Date: 1879

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252715

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1400.02

Various renderings of gardens, interiors, and house details, Marblehead, Mass., 1928

This group of ink on vellum renderings includes the following locales and buildings in Marblehead, Massachusetts: 1) Unidentified 17th century interior 2) A wild garden, Great Neck 3) A garden below Lee Street 4) Jeremiah Lee -- Top Training Field Hill 5) Hillside garden, Lee Street 6) Hangi...

Date: 1928

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252714

Ref. Code: AR003.001.013

Various buildings and details, 1908-1910

This group of materials consists primarily of printed material from architectural magazines and includes the following: 1) Written letter re: William Neil Smith, Contest in the Delineator, May 14, 1908 2) A. Dickey and Co. brochure -- balustrades, columns, etc. 3a) Postcard St. Bartholomew the ...

Date: 1908-1910

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252718

Ref. Code: AR003.001.014

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Maria Louisa Fowler, facing left, McCormick & Heald, Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Maria Louisa Fowler is the daughter and ninth child of Samuel Fowler, the builder of the Fowler House in Danversport, Massachusetts.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252717

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1400.01

Half-length portrait of Susannah Mary Currier Fowler, facing front, location unknown, July 1862

Susannah Mary Currier Fowler poses at age 57 for a portrait taken in July 1862. The original photo is owned by the Misses Pettingell in Concord, Massachusetts. The dress is owned by Historic New England.

Date: 1862-07

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252720

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1200.01

French House, drawn May 1, 1940

This set of drawings includes elevations, a detail and a plan of the French House, built in the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. Brown made these drawings on May 1, 1940. 1) Front elevation, some measurements, 1/4" scale 2) Rear elevation, measurements, 1/4" scale 3) Wood trim detail of roo...

Date: 1940

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252719

Ref. Code: AR003.001.015

Perspective rendering prints, 1904, 1905, 1922

1) Spring Cottage, Pine Tree Sanitarium, Wells, Maine; with plan sketches, 1922 2) Greyrocks, Rockport, Mass., December 12, 1904 3) House for John Buchanan, Wollaston (2nd exhibition Portland Arts Architecture Association), 1905

Date: 1904-1922

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252721

Ref. Code: AR003.001.016

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Henry Fowler, facing right, location unknown, 1864

Henry Fowler is the brother of Harriet and Sarah Fowler. A paper fragment is taped to the verso which reads "Furnished by M.L. Goddard, 1864."

Date: 1864

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252722

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1300.04

Full-length portrait of Henry Fowler, seated on a chair, facing front, Rae-Putnam Fowler House, Danvers, Mass., undated

Henry Fowler holds a vase of flowers in his left hand while sitting next to a desk in the Rae-Putnam Fowler House.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252723

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1300.07

Portrait of Hattie P. Fowler, sitting on the verandah, facing front, Samuel P. Fowler House, Danversport, Mass., dated September 3, 1888

The image caption reads "The Verandah of Dear S.P. Fowler's House." The verso is inscribed "Milys Adelaide & Sarah Fowler. From their aff. Cousin Hattie P. Fowler. Christmas 1888. Photographed Sept. 3rd, 1888."

Date: 1888-09-03

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252724

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1300.08

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Samuel T. Fowler, facing right, location unknown, undated

"Cousin Sam. T." Fowler is shown in this portrait.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252726

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1300.05

Blue Door Gift Shop, East Orange, New Jersey, undated

Sketch of the Blue Door Gift Shop, Dane Building, Prospect Street, East Orange, New Jersey.

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252727

Ref. Code: AR003.001.017

Iron screen and balcony, Delcevere King House, Quincy, Mass., undated

A blueprint of the iron screen and balcony in the Delcevere King House, Quincy, Massachusetts.

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252729

Ref. Code: AR003.001.018

The Blue Tavern, Barnstable, Massachusetts, 1926

This set of drawings includes 11 illustrations made in pencil on vellum and 2 blueprints of studies for the dining room corner cabinet in The Blue Tavern in Barnstable, Massachusetss.

Date: 1926

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252732

Ref. Code: AR003.001.019

Historic buildings of Boston, undated

This group of drawings documents historic buildings in Boston and include the following: 1) Front elevation, Marshall House, Marshall St., measured, ink on vellum 2) Front elevation, Clough Langdon House, 21 Amity St., measured, ink on vellum 3) Front elevation, south, Gen. Amasa Davis House, W...

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252733

Ref. Code: AR003.001.020

Props, 1906

Drawing of four caskets for a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-01

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252738

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.001

Unidentified props, 1906

Three drawings of what are possibly pots or wellheads for a producation of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theater in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-01-08

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252739

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.002

Furniture and prop, undated

Drawing of a circular bench and a pedestal with a sculpture for a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252740

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.003

Scene, 1907

A drawing of a scene from a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. The scene shows a doorway with a columned seat at Shylock's House in Venice.

Date: 1907-03-30

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252741

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.004

Plan and backdrops for stage set A, ca. 1906-1907

A stage plan for Set A for a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. Also included are eight backdrops: possibly a house with a first floor arcade; a structure with yellow and red hangings and a column; St. Giorgio Island and a separate column; houses wit...

Date: 1906-1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252742

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.005

Stage set B, 1906

Stage Set B, Act 1, Sc. 2 (?) and Sc. 4, showing what is possibly Belmont House. The drawing details a wall panel with a fireplace, window and doorway.

Date: 1906

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252743

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.006

Plan and backdrop for stage set C, 1906

A plan and backdrop for stage Set C, Act 2, Sc. 1 and 2 for a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. The backdrop is of a canal--Shylocks House and the Rialto.

Date: 1906

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252744

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.007

Plan and backdrop for stage set D, 1905

A plan of Set D, Act 3, Sc. 1 and 3 for a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. The backdrop shows halls of caskets at Portia's House.

Date: 1905-12-19

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252745

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.008

Drawings for set F, 1905-1907

A plan of Set F, Act 4, the court room scene. Also included is a drawing of the court room scene and what is possibly an alternate doorway.

Date: 1905-1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252746

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.009

Floor plan for Act 5, 1905-1907

A floor plan for Act 5 of The Merchant of Venice--in the formal garden.

Date: 1905-1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252747

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.010

Blueprint of unidentified props, 1906-1907

A blueprint of what are possibly pots or wellheads for a producation of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theater in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252748

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.002a

Blueprint of scene, 1907

Blueprint of a scene from a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. The scene shows a doorway with a columned seat at Shylock's House in Venice.

Date: 1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252749

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.004a

Blueprints of plan and backdrop details for stage set A, ca. 1906-1907

Blueprints of a stage plan and parts of backdrops for The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. One blueprint is of a wellhead and a gondola top. The other shows a structure with a ladder.

Date: 1906-1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252750

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.005a

Brownprints of backdrops for stage set A, ca. 1906-1907

Reverse prints of backdrops for Set A for a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. Backdrops included are: possibly a house with a first floor arcade; a structure with yellow and red hangings and a column; St. Giorgio Island and a separate column; houses...

Date: 1906-1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252751

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.005b

Brownprint of stage set B, 1906

A reverse print of stage Set B, Act 1, Sc. 2 (?) and Sc. 4, showing what is possibly Belmont House. The drawing details a wall panel with a fireplace, window and doorway.

Date: 1906

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252752

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.006a

Brownprint of backdrop for stage set C, 1906

A reverse print of backdrop for stage Set C, Act 2, Sc. 1 and 2 for a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. The backdrop is of a canal--Shylocks House and the Rialto.

Date: 1906

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252753

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.007a

Brownprint of backdrop for stage set D, 1905

A reverse print of backdrop for Set D, Act 3, Sc. 1 and 3 for a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. The backdrop shows halls of caskets at Portia's House.

Date: 1905-12-19

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252754

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.008a

Brownprints of drawings for set F, 1905-1907

Reverse prints of the court room scene and what is possibly an alternate doorway.

Date: 1905-1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252755

Ref. Code: AR003.002.03.009a

Perspective of apothecary shop, 1907

A perspective of the apothecary shop for a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252756

Ref. Code: AR003.002.05.001

Backdrops for stage set, 1907

Two drawings of backdrops for a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. The backdrops are the first and second drops inside the tomb of the Capulets.

Date: 1907

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252757

Ref. Code: AR003.002.05.002

Half-length portrait of unidentified Fowler relation, location unknown, undated

The item verso reads "Probably a Fowler cousin."

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252758

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1300.06

Backdrops, 1907

Three backdrops for a production of The Rose and the Ring in Boston, Mass. Backdrops included are: two of a dwelling with a double door, two windows and a tile roof; one with an arched beam with a column and pergola detail.

Date: 1907-11-08

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252759

Ref. Code: AR003.002.06.001

Drawings for stage set A, 1905

A plan of Set A, Act 1, Sc. 1 and Act 5, Sc. 1 and 3, "A Chamber in the Old Fashioned House" for a production of She Stoops to Conquer. Also included are two interior elevations of a panelled chamber with paintings.

Date: 1905-11-10

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252760

Ref. Code: AR003.002.07.001

Exterior view of Infants Hospital, Blossom Street, Boston, Mass., March 12, 1913

Two women, children and baby carriages stand outside the Infants Hospital on Blossom Street.

Date: 1913-03-12

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 252761

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1440.001

Drawings for stage set B, 1905

A plan for Set B, Act 1, Sc. 2, "The Jolly Pigeons" for a production of She Stoops to Conquer. The set also includes a rear elevation, right side elevation and border and side elevations of Set B, Act 1, Sc. 2.

Date: 1905-11-13 - 1905-12-17

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252762

Ref. Code: AR003.002.07.002

Plan and backdrops for set C, 1905

Plan and interior elevations of the "Old Fashioned House" for a production of She Stoops to Conquer. Elevations were likely backdrops and include drawings of a border piece for the ceiling; an arch; and a fireplace.

Date: 1905-11-10 - 1905-11-26

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252763

Ref. Code: AR003.002.07.004