Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
P0012_0125 |
Collection |
Ray Brighton Photographs |
Title |
Portsmouth Academy |
Date |
circa 1992 |
Year Range from |
1975 |
Year Range to |
2025 |
Description |
Snapshot of the former Portsmouth Academy, later Portsmouth Public Library, and now Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle Street on the corner of Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH. Undated. The image comes from "Rambles About Portsmouth" by Ray Brighton, published in 1994. The caption was as followed: "Portsmouth Academy. built in 1806-1808 from designs prepared and executed by a local contractor, James Nutter, the building served as an academy for about 60 years. During that span William C. Harris was the teacher. Today it is Portsmouth's heavily over-burdened public library. Author photo." |
Photographer |
Brighton, Raymond, 1914-1997 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Print size |
7" x 5" |
Search Terms |
Portsmouth Academy Islington Street Middle Street Portsmouth Public Library Portsmouth Historical Society |
Subjects |
Snapshots Brick buildings Libraries Schools Historical societies Architecture, Federal |
People |
Nutter family Nutter, James, 1775-1855 Harris family Harris, William Coffin, 1788-1853 |
Caption |
Portsmouth Academy |
Related Publications |
"Rambles About Portsmouth" by Ray Brighton, published 1994, p. 100. |