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Willey House, Hart’s Location, New Hampshire (2)
The Willey House in Crawford Notch, around 1872. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2018: As discussed in more detail in the previous post, this building was constructed in...
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Willey House, Hart’s Location, New Hampshire (3)
The view looking north in Crawford Notch in the White Mountains, with the Willey House in the distance on the left, around the 1860s or 1870s. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene...
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Old North Bridge, Concord, Mass (3)
Looking west across the Old North Bridge over the Concord River in Concord, around 1875-1885. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene around 1900-1909. Image courtesy of the Library of...
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Junction House, White River Junction, Vermont
The Junction House on South Main Street in White River Junction, around 1865-1878. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2018: The village of White River Junction is located...
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Windsor House, Windsor, Vermont
The Windsor House on Main Street in Windsor, around 1865-1885. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2018: This hotel was built in 1836 in the center of Windsor, an important town...
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State Street Baptist Church, Springfield, Mass
The State Street Baptist Church, at the corner of State and Dwight Streets in Springfield, around the 1870s or 1880s. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2019: The State Street...
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Mount Holyoke Halfway House, Hadley, Mass
The Halfway House on the northern slope of Mount Holyoke in Hadley, around 1867-1885. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2019: For the past two centuries, the view from the top...
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Mount Holyoke Summit House and Inclined Railway, Hadley, Massachusetts
The inclined railway leading up to the Summit House on Mount Holyoke, around 1867 to 1885. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2019: As discussed in the previous post, the...
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United First Parish Church, Quincy (2)
The United First Parish Church on Hancock Street in Quincy, around 1865-1885. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The church in 2019: Quincy’s United First Parish Church was previously...
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Mount Holyoke Summit, Hadley, Mass
A group of visitors sitting on the rock ledges near the summit of Mount Holyoke in Hadley, around the 1860s or 1870s. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2019: As discussed in...
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Old New York State Capitol, Albany, New York
The old New York State Capitol, on the north side of State Street a little east of Eagle Street, around 1860-1880. Image courtesy of the New York State Archives. The scene in 2019: Albany has been the...
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City Hall, Albany, New York
City Hall on Eagle Street in Albany, around the 1860s or 1870s. Image from Albany Chronicles (1906). The scene around 1900, with a new City Hall. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Detroit...
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House of Representatives Chamber, Montpelier, Vermont
The House of Representatives chamber in the Vermont State House, around 1865-1875. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2019: The current Vermont State House opened in 1859,...
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Senate Chamber, Montpelier, Vermont
The Senate chamber in the Vermont State House, around 1865-1875. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2019: Vermont originally had a unicameral legislature, but in 1836 the state...
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Governor’s Office, Montpelier, Vermont
The governor’s office in the Vermont State House, around the 1870s. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2019: The current Vermont State House was completed in 1859, and over the...
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Vermont State House, Montpelier, Vermont (2)
The Vermont State House, seen from State Street in Montpelier, around 1865-1875. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2019: As explained in more detail in an earlier post, the...
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Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Rhode Island (2)
The view looking upstream on the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, around the 1860s or 1870s. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2021: As explained in more detail in the previous...
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Auburn Lake, Watertown, Mass
Auburn Lake in Mount Auburn Cemetery, around the 1870s or 1880s. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2021: As discussed in the previous post, Mount Auburn Cemetery was...
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Nathaniel Bowditch Statue, Watertown, Mass
The Nathaniel Bowditch statue in Mount Auburn Cemetery, around the 1860s or 1870s. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The scene in 2022: Mount Auburn Cemetery is the final resting place for...
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Bigelow Chapel, Watertown, Mass
The Bigelow Chapel at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown, around 1865-1885. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2021: As explained in an earlier post, Mount Auburn Cemetery was...
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