Item 174: House on Bancroft Parkway

Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 Item 168, in this folder, for an almost identical image of this house. See Item 167, in this folder, for a better view of the house seen here only partially on the extreme left. These houses were built for Draper Company employees. 25 x 20.25 cm.