OLD-TIME NEW ENGLAND
OLD-TIME
NEW ENGLAND
The Bulletin of THE SOCIETY OF NEW ENGLAND Harrison
Vol. LIX, No. z
Gray
FOR THE PRESERVATION ANTIQUITIES
Otis House, I 4 I Cambridge
Fall 1968
.S.treet, Boston
Serial No. z I 4
The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
CHARLESF. BATCHELDER,President WILLIAM ENDICOTT II, Vim-President and AssociateDirector
( BERTRAM K. LITIXE, Director end Corrcspnding Secretary WILLIAM B. OSGOOD,Treasurer CHARLESF. EATON III, Recording Secretery GILBERT R. PAYSON,Director of Museum ROBERT E. MOODY, Libra&m ABBOTTLOWELL CUMMINGS, A~S&z?ztDirector and Editor of OLD-TIME NEW ENGLAND GEORGEL. WRENN III, Superviror of Properties LEA S. LUQUER, Curator of Museum
WILLIAM CALEB LORINC, AssistantTreamrer
Mrss E. FLORENCEADDISON,Anistant to the Director RICHARD C. NYLANDER, MORGAN W. PHILLIPS, Curatorial Assistants MRS. RICHARD MORTON ADAMS,Registrar MRS. WALLACE F. WHITNEY, Librery Auistant HENRY L. ROTH, Superintendent MRS. FLORENCEM. LEBUFF, Membership Secretary MISS SELINA F. LI’ITLE, Secretary TRUSTEES I 966-1969 MRS. G. ALLEN HUGGINS, Dover, N. H. MRS. EDMUND RICE, Dover WILLIAM H. PIERSON,Williamstown JOHN M. WOOLSEY,JR., Cambridge
1967-1970 MRS. FREDERICKC. CHENEY, Hingham MRS. ALBERT W. RICE, Worcester GILBERT L. BEAN, Braintree FRANCISC. WELCH, Manchester
1968-1971 MRS. QUENTIN L. COONS,Norwell MRS. FREDERICKFRELINGHUYSEN,Princeton, N. MR. HOWARDGAMBRILL, JR., Weston MR. GORDONHALL III, Nahant
J.
STATEMENTREQUIREDBY THE ACT OF OCTOBER 23, 1962 (Sect. 4369.Title 39. United States Code) SHOWING THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION OF OLD-TIMENEW ENGLANDpublished quarterly at Boston, Massachusetts, for October 1, 1968. 6. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and buslness managers are: Publl&er, THE .%CIETVFOIITRKPseshav~no~ or N. E. A~IQUITIES. 141 Cambridge St., Boston, Mass. 02114. Editor, Abbott Lowell Cummings, 141 Cambridge St., Boston, Mass, 02114. 7. The owner is: THB %CIBTYKIP THE P~~~~IDIVATION OF New ENGLANDANTIQUI~, INC., 141 Cambridge St., Boston, Mass. 02114. 6. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: None. 9. The purpose, function, and nonproflt status of this organization and the exempt status for Federal Income Tax purposes have not changed during preceding 12 months. Average Number Copies Siyk.rllue Each Issue Duri?~ to Fi~~.oDate PrecedingZ;;oYonths lo. A. Total number ccIpies printed (Net Press Run) B. Paid ~W’&J..t. :gh dealers and carriers, street vendors and __ None * counter saJriptions 2. Mail subsc] _ 1947 2080 C. Total paid circulation D. Free Distribution (including sanaplee) by mail. carrier or other means 20% 19:: E. Total distribution (Sum of C and D) 100 183 F. Otllce use, leftover, unaccounted. s oiled after printing 2150 P net press run shown in A) 2150 G. Total (Sum of E d F-ehould equ I certify that the stakments made by me above are correct and come,+*-__. nom LOWJIL~ tiMMINDS, Editor. ._I
OCTOBER-DECEMBER, 1968
FALL ISSUE
VOL.LIX,NO.~
Table of Contents EARLYBUILDINGSOF THE ASYLUM AT CHARLESTOWN, I 795-1846 .
.
ARTHUR
.
.
.
.
CUSHMAN
RAPHER
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. by Nina
.
Fldzer
.
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29
Little
HASKELL,NEW ENGLANDARCHITECTURALPHOTOG.
.
.
.
COVER: Sarah Orne Jewett Memorial,
.
.
.
.
. by Abbott Lowell
South Berwick,
Maine.
Cummings
53
Photograph by Arthur
C.
Haskell.
THREEDOLLARS
PER
SINGLE
ANNUM
COPY,
SEVENTY-FIVE
CENTS
Second-class postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts, and at additional mailing offices. Copyright,
1968,
The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
i
NEW
ADDITION
TO
THE
NORTH
WING,
ASYLUM
AT
CHARLESTOWN
From plans by Dr. Wyman submitted to the Trustees in September,
I 825.
Stereograph, Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
NEW ENGLAND
The Bulletin of THE SOCIETY OF NEW ENGLAND Harrison
Vol. LIX, No. z
Gray
FOR THE PRESERVATION ANTIQUITIES
Otis House, I 4 I Cambridge
Fall 1968
.S.treet, Boston
Serial No. z I 4
The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
CHARLESF. BATCHELDER,President WILLIAM ENDICOTT II, Vim-President and AssociateDirector
( BERTRAM K. LITIXE, Director end Corrcspnding Secretary WILLIAM B. OSGOOD,Treasurer CHARLESF. EATON III, Recording Secretery GILBERT R. PAYSON,Director of Museum ROBERT E. MOODY, Libra&m ABBOTTLOWELL CUMMINGS, A~S&z?ztDirector and Editor of OLD-TIME NEW ENGLAND GEORGEL. WRENN III, Superviror of Properties LEA S. LUQUER, Curator of Museum
WILLIAM CALEB LORINC, AssistantTreamrer
Mrss E. FLORENCEADDISON,Anistant to the Director RICHARD C. NYLANDER, MORGAN W. PHILLIPS, Curatorial Assistants MRS. RICHARD MORTON ADAMS,Registrar MRS. WALLACE F. WHITNEY, Librery Auistant HENRY L. ROTH, Superintendent MRS. FLORENCEM. LEBUFF, Membership Secretary MISS SELINA F. LI’ITLE, Secretary TRUSTEES I 966-1969 MRS. G. ALLEN HUGGINS, Dover, N. H. MRS. EDMUND RICE, Dover WILLIAM H. PIERSON,Williamstown JOHN M. WOOLSEY,JR., Cambridge
1967-1970 MRS. FREDERICKC. CHENEY, Hingham MRS. ALBERT W. RICE, Worcester GILBERT L. BEAN, Braintree FRANCISC. WELCH, Manchester
1968-1971 MRS. QUENTIN L. COONS,Norwell MRS. FREDERICKFRELINGHUYSEN,Princeton, N. MR. HOWARDGAMBRILL, JR., Weston MR. GORDONHALL III, Nahant
J.
STATEMENTREQUIREDBY THE ACT OF OCTOBER 23, 1962 (Sect. 4369.Title 39. United States Code) SHOWING THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION OF OLD-TIMENEW ENGLANDpublished quarterly at Boston, Massachusetts, for October 1, 1968. 6. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and buslness managers are: Publl&er, THE .%CIETVFOIITRKPseshav~no~ or N. E. A~IQUITIES. 141 Cambridge St., Boston, Mass. 02114. Editor, Abbott Lowell Cummings, 141 Cambridge St., Boston, Mass, 02114. 7. The owner is: THB %CIBTYKIP THE P~~~~IDIVATION OF New ENGLANDANTIQUI~, INC., 141 Cambridge St., Boston, Mass. 02114. 6. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: None. 9. The purpose, function, and nonproflt status of this organization and the exempt status for Federal Income Tax purposes have not changed during preceding 12 months. Average Number Copies Siyk.rllue Each Issue Duri?~ to Fi~~.oDate PrecedingZ;;oYonths lo. A. Total number ccIpies printed (Net Press Run) B. Paid ~W’&J..t. :gh dealers and carriers, street vendors and __ None * counter saJriptions 2. Mail subsc] _ 1947 2080 C. Total paid circulation D. Free Distribution (including sanaplee) by mail. carrier or other means 20% 19:: E. Total distribution (Sum of C and D) 100 183 F. Otllce use, leftover, unaccounted. s oiled after printing 2150 P net press run shown in A) 2150 G. Total (Sum of E d F-ehould equ I certify that the stakments made by me above are correct and come,+*-__. nom LOWJIL~ tiMMINDS, Editor. ._I
OCTOBER-DECEMBER, 1968
FALL ISSUE
VOL.LIX,NO.~
Table of Contents EARLYBUILDINGSOF THE ASYLUM AT CHARLESTOWN, I 795-1846 .
.
ARTHUR
.
.
.
.
CUSHMAN
RAPHER
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. by Nina
.
Fldzer
.
.
29
Little
HASKELL,NEW ENGLANDARCHITECTURALPHOTOG.
.
.
.
COVER: Sarah Orne Jewett Memorial,
.
.
.
.
. by Abbott Lowell
South Berwick,
Maine.
Cummings
53
Photograph by Arthur
C.
Haskell.
THREEDOLLARS
PER
SINGLE
ANNUM
COPY,
SEVENTY-FIVE
CENTS
Second-class postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts, and at additional mailing offices. Copyright,
1968,
The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
i
NEW
ADDITION
TO
THE
NORTH
WING,
ASYLUM
AT
CHARLESTOWN
From plans by Dr. Wyman submitted to the Trustees in September,
I 825.
Stereograph, Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
