East Side High Street - Willimantic Street Drawings

Scroll

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Image of Dr. Witter's house front view.: This is a front-view image of Dr. Witter's house. It is a brick house with a hip-style roof. There are two chimneys one on each side. Seven windows can be seen from the front view, with four on the second floor and three to the right of the door on the main floor. Of to the left side of the building is a small room extending from the main portion of the house with another door. In front of the house is a fence. Below the fence, the building is labeled as Dr. Witter's
Image of Dr. Witter's house front view.

This is a front-view image of Dr. Witter's house. It is a brick house with a hip-style roof. There are two chimneys one on each side. Seven windows can be seen from the front view, with four on the second floor and three to the right of the door on the main floor. Of to the left side of the building is a small room extending from the main portion of the house with another door. In front of the house is a fence. Below the fence, the building is labeled as Dr. Witter's

Name/Title

East Side High Street - Willimantic Street Drawings

Entry/Object ID

2023.52.3

Description

This is a street drawing out of a collection of street drawings of Willimantic done by John Little Leonard. This drawing scroll covers the east side of High Street as it appeared in 1860. These are pencil drawings on a scroll of brown wrapping paper. The buildings on this scroll include: Dr. Witter's House, Thomas Spencer's house, a barn, Chester Burnham's house, Joe's house, Mrs. Littlefield's house, Mrs. Bailey's house, Grandma Dean's house Courtland Babcock's house, Mr. Williams house and Dr. Finch the dentist's place.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Subject

Willimantic, CT, East Side High Street.

Subject Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Context

John Little Leonard (1954-1930) created a series of drawings of Willimantic streets as they stood in 1860. The specific date at which these drawings were completed is unknown though it was likely in the late 19th century. Some of these drawings were done looking at the houses while others, in cases where the houses had changed, he drew from memory. Leonard was an only child. He married Fanny Babcock and died on Jan. 31 (his birthday) in 1930. Leonard was a florist and pharmacist who owned his own shop. The sketches were on brown wrapping paper, drawn in pencil.

Collection

Lucy Crosbie Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Little Leonard

Role

Artist

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Location

Location

Room

Archives

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Permanent

Date

December 16, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Dec 16, 2023

Created By

Eves, Jamie

Create Date

December 16, 2023

Updated By

Eves, Jamie

Update Date

December 16, 2023