Name/Title
Old Frost HomeEntry/Object ID
1983.28.6.9Description
B/W photograph and Christmas card of the Noah Melcher Inn/Tavern (also known as the Old Frost Home and Half-Way Tavern) at its current location in Halifax, Massachusetts with a large conifer in front. The home was moved from Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick (possibly referred to as the Old Portland Road in early documents) in 1940.
Miss Alla A. Libbey purchased the home in Brunswick and had it dismantled board by board and shipped via rail to Halifax, MA. The house is currently located at 204 Plymouth Rd, Halifax, MA.Collection
Alice Pennell Toothaker CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Taverns (Inns)Search Terms
Christmas cards, Noah Melcher Tavern, Inns, Taverns, Melcher Inn, Half-Way House, Old Frost Farm, Old Frost Inn, Old Frost Tavern