Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2026.034.014Description
Black and white photograph, view of the Spicer house (with water tower and barn) on Shennecossett Road from Avery Point, early 1900s. Laborers for Morton F. Plant can be seen in the foreground of the photograph. The Spicer homestead, which ran along Pine Island Bay from the Plant Estate to Jupiter Point, is seen in the background. The property was owned by Capt. William and Minnie Carroll Tuthill Spicer.Collection
Jacobsen CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.034Source or Donor
Jan JacobsenAcquisition Method
DonationLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Shennecossett Road, Avery Point, Spicer HouseGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: The Spicer homestead ran from the Morton Plant Estate to Jupiter Point along Pine Island Bay. The western portion of the lot (where the house and barn stood) was sold to the Shennecossett yacht club, while the eastern portion was divided between Minnie "Esther" Spicer Trail and her brother, William Caroll Spicer.
According to The Day, there was a small riot at the Plant Estate in February 1903 by the Italian laborers on account on their accomodations. Over the course of the riot one of the shanties was set on fire while another one was tipped over.