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Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A324. House on Bancroft Parkway, Hopedale, Massachusetts Gelatin silver print, [1974], from a glass plate negative, [1904-1906. Image depicts a substantial two-family house on Bancroft Parkway in Hopedale, Massachusetts The house is a two-and-a-half story wood-shingled residence with two entrances in the front and a gable on each end. All the windows have shutters; there are two chimneys visible. Bushes (some flowering) have been planted in the...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A325. 1904- 1906. Image depicts a substantial duplex house on Dutcher Street. The house is a two-and-a-half story wood-shingled residence with two entrances and two bay windows in the front on the second floor. Each entrance has a porch; all the windows (except the bay windows) have shutters. Some flowers have been planted alongside the walkway leading to each porch and there are flower planters on the walls next to the steps. Written on the...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A326. 1904- 1906. Image depicts some substantial houses on Hope Street extension. The house on the corner is a two-and-a-half story wood-shingled residence with two entrances and a bay window on the side. Another house with two entrances can be seen to the left and other houses are partially visible on the street. The unpaved street curves into the background and is crossed at right angles with a street in the foreground. These houses were...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A330. 1904-1906. Image depicts Ballou Park, sometimes referred to as Adin Ballou Park, showing flowering trees, rose bushes, park benches, and a bronze statue of Adin Ballou, the founder of the Hopedale Community. The statue was unveiled in October 1900 and is located on the Ballou property; it was the gift of Gen. W. F. Draper. In 1900 the Ballou house was moved from this site and the park established. See also Box 12, Folder 3, Item 67 and Box...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A331. 1904- 1905. Image depicts an expansive two-family residence with three chimneys. The wooden structure has two stories and dormer windows in the attic. Shutters are at each window and the home features a wrap-around porch on the first level, and fenced balcony above the flat-roofed porch. Trees, shrubs and porch plants enhance the space between the sidewalk and front entry. Another home is partially visible in the left background. This...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A334. 1904-1906. Image depicts a four-story wooden boardinghouse viewed from across the road. The building has one large and two smaller chimneys and a lightning rod. Shutters are installed at all windows (many of them closed). A front porch runs the length of the building although it is somewhat obscured in this view by bushes and trees. A sign "Hopedale House" can be seen above the porch roof. A fire escape is just barely visible on the...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A335. September 6, 1905. Image depicts a row of two-story brick buildings viewed from one end. These buildings were designed to accommodate two or more families. The building features include multiple chimneys, shutters at each window, and small lawns in front. A freestanding clothesline can be seen in the side yard next to the end building. Some open space is in the foreground, with some trees on the left. Prospect Heights was built as housing...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A336. September 6, 1905. Image depicts a view of units 7 through 14 at Prospect Heights in Milford, Massachusetts The units are connected townhouse style, with eight separate entrances (two are double, the others are single), and are made out of brick. The entire building is two stories with a small window visible in the third story on each end. There are chimneys on each end, in the middle, and two in the rear. Another set of connected townhouses...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A339. September 6, 1905. Image depicts a group of two-story brick buildings designed to accommodate two or more families. The buildings' features include multiple chimneys, shutters at each window, and lawns. An open field is in the foreground. Prospect Heights was built as housing for Draper Company employees, but most houses in Prospect Heights were brick, as opposed to the wooden housing found in Hopedale, Massachusetts The houses are believed...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A340. September 6, 1905. Image depicts a closer view of a line of townhouses in Prospect Heights, two-story brick buildings designed to accommodate two or more families. These buildings feature Tudor-style timbering in the gables, roofed entrances (some single, some double), and shutters at all the windows (some closed). Based on the entrances this set of townhouses probably contained eight apartments. There are small lawns in front between the...