House on Bancroft Parkway

Negative no.A174. 1901-1916. Image depicts a house on Bancroft Parkway in Hopedale, Massachusetts, a substantial two-and-a-half story, wood-shingled house with two entrances, one on each side. The house is gabled in front; the rear roof slopes sharply. Another substantial, wood-shingled house can be seen on the right; the porch on one side has bamboo shades hanging in it. A partial glimpse of a house can be seen on the left. All the houses have shutters. See Negative 168, in this box, for an almost identical image of this house. See Negative 167, also in this box, for a better view of the house seen here only partially on the extreme left. These houses were built for Draper Company employees. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 2, Folder 2, Item 174 for print of this negative.