Item 173: Two houses on Bancroft Parkway

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A173. 1901-1916. Image depicts a view of two houses on Bancroft Parkway in Hopedale, Massachusetts The house on the left is a substantial two-and-a-half-story wood-shingled residence, with two entrances on the front porch. A walkway leads to a set of steps at the rear of the house as well. All the windows have shutters. This house is probably the one that appears in Item 176, in this folder. The house on the right is not quite as large and in a different style, but is also most likely a duplex, as Hopedale housing built for Draper Company employees was not generally larger than a duplex. This house is also two-and-a-half stories and is wood-shingled; it does not, however, have shutters which is unusual for Draper Company housing (possibly the house is not quite finished). The two houses appear to be bisected by another road on which there are more houses as glimpses of two other houses can be seen behind the house on the left. The road is wide and unpaved; one electric pole stands at the side of the road. See Box 2, Folder 3, Item 182 for another view of these houses. These houses were built for Draper Company employees. 25 x 20.25 cm.