Auchmuty House, Washington and Cliff Sts. Roxbury, Mass. Built ca. 1761

Auchmuty House, Washington and Cliff Sts. Roxbury, Mass. Built ca. 1761

Item Information

Title:
Auchmuty House, Washington and Cliff Sts. Roxbury, Mass. Built ca. 1761
Name on Item:
E. I. [?]sell
Date:
[ca. 1889]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Wash drawings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Pictorial Archive
Series:
Neighborhoods > Neighborhoods Misc.
Subjects:
Neighborhoods
Mansions
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Roxbury
Former site of Auchmuty House, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Extent:
1 drawing : wash ; 16 1/4 x 26 in.
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Notes:
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Note on item: The Auchmuty House. This old mansion is situated on Washington, corner of Cliff Sts., Roxbury, Mass. It was erected about 1761 by the younger Judge Auchmuty who resided here till 1775. Confiscated by the state in 1779, it was purchased by Gov. Increase Sumner who made it his home till his death. It is now [1889] owned by the heirs of Charles F. Bradford. An account of this house and its associations can be found in "Drakes' History of Roxbury" (page 351).
Identifier:
08_02_003925
Call #:
Cab 23.30.29 (no longer used)