Item 182: Two houses on Bancroft Parkway

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A182. 1901-1916. Image depicts a view of two houses on Bancroft Parkway in Hopedale, Massachusetts The house in the center is a substantial two-and-a-half-story wood-shingled residence, with two entrances on the front porch and a bay window on the side. 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 Box 2, Folder 2, Item 176. The house in the right background 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 house on the left features two gables and has three chimneys. This house is most likely on a dirt road that can barely be discerned; see Box 2, Folder 2, Item 173 for a closer view of two of these houses. The road is wide and unpaved; one electric pole stands at the side of the road. These houses were built for Draper Company employees. 25 x 20.25 cm.