Name/Title
House in HarpswellEntry/Object ID
1986.28.2.101Description
A B/W photograph of a house in Harpswell, built in 1737 on property owned by William Dunning's heir (Clement Dunning).
Source of information: William Dunning, direct descendent, 1939. COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, Chap. X
LP records, Town of Harpswell, Pageant Bicentennial 1958
Harpswell's first town meeting was held here March 30, 1758 (See L.J. Magazine, 3/4/67)
Ceilings: 6 1/2 feet high. Small fireplace in living room with white mantle and uprights. One story.
William Dunning inherited the house from his grandfather, James Dunning, who bought it from the son of William Alexander. William Alexander came from Ulster, Ireland with the Robert Temple Colony and settled in Topsham, but then moved to Harpswell.Collection
Miriam Stover ThomasLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
