Name/Title
Marvin Street Postcard, ca. 1935Entry/Object ID
2023.10.1Description
View from a backyard on College Street looking northwest over Loomis Street (the prominent street in the image) and houses located on Bingham Street.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Real Photo PostcardSubject
Montpelier (Vt.)--Views; Marvin Street (Montpelier, Vt.); Real property--Vermont--MontpelierSubject Place
City
Montpelier, Washington County, VermontStreet
Marvin Street (Montpelier, Vt.), Bingham Street (Montpelier, Vt.)Context
Bingham Street, seen running left to right in this photo, was built in 1895 by Morton Marvin who owned the house at 100 East State Street. Development of this area began in earnest in 1907 when a group of five Montpelier businessmen including Hugh J. M. Jones, who then owned the house at 100 East State Street, seen in the upper left corner of the image, purchased 22 acres of land from the Thomas Marvin estate and laid out 50 building lots. The first two houses in this development were built in 1909; the city installed water pipes the same year. A few more houses followed in the 1910-1912 period. This picture shows that development had slowly moved up the hill by 1935, with several potential building lots still available.Acquisition
Accession
2023.10Source or Donor
Welch, Reginald "Reg"Acquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
5-1/4 in
