Fowle House
Mid to late 19th century / Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Collection: Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
"Washington street runs parallel with Marcy street. To go through it you turn off from Pleasant street opposite to the Gov. Wentworth house. The right hand corner was until recently occupied by the house in which Daniel Fowle published the first newspaper in New Hampshire."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "House used by Robert Fowle as a printing office, 1762, Pleasant St."
~ Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900), “Fowle House,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 25, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/863.
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Title
Fowle House
Subject
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
"Washington street runs parallel with Marcy street. To go through it you turn off from Pleasant street opposite to the Gov. Wentworth house. The right hand corner was until recently occupied by the house in which Daniel Fowle published the first newspaper in New Hampshire."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "House used by Robert Fowle as a printing office, 1762, Pleasant St."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "House used by Robert Fowle as a printing office, 1762, Pleasant St."
Creator
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
Mid to late 19th century
Rights
Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-AA1989.60.12
Watercolor Item Type Metadata
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901