Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Josiah Pierce Jr. (1861-1902), son of Martha Lander and Josiah Pierce, drew the back door, looking into the garden at the Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street in Portland.
He was visiting his great-aunt, Anne Longfellow Pierce, who lived in the house. His father wrote to Anne Pierce on Feb. 16, 1886, mentioning that Josiah Jr. had sent him a photograph of the door sketch.
Pierce went on to become a civil engineer.
About This Item
- Title: Drawing of Longfellow door, Portland, ca. 1886
- Creator: Josiah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1885
- Subject Date: 1885
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)
- Historic gardens--Maine--Portland
- Doors
- Drawings
- Historic buildings--Maine--Portland
- Pierce family
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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