Name/Title
The Welden HouseEntry/Object ID
2006.69.2Description
Print showing a large white building with several groupings of people in the foreground. The building is 6 stories tall, 9 bays wide, and 6 bays deep. Beneath the print is the title, "WELDEN HOUSE. ST. ALBANS, VT." and information about the hotel within the building.Artwork Details
Subject
Welden House HotelSubject Place
City
St. Albans CityCounty
Franklin CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaContext
The Welden House, developed by Elinus J. Morrison, was in the process of being built at the time of the St. Albans Raid. Morrison was walking on Main Street and was shot by the Confederate raiders, the only fatality of this northernmost raid of the Civil War.
The finished hotel was the finest in St. Albans and featured 200 rooms, gas and electric lighting, steam heat, electric call bells, and an Otis elevator. A large interior courtyard allowed natural light into all rooms. In addition to the hotel, the building also housed a U.S. Post Office, Western Union telegraph office, restaurant, theater, billiards hall, and livery stable.
It was destroyed by fire on July 17, 1897.Acquisition
Accession
2006.69Source or Donor
Leach, Kenneth G.Acquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Manufacturer
Bufford's LithographyDate made
1870 - 1897Place
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PrintNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
25-1/16 inWidth
29-1/8 in