Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
P0076_013b |
Collection |
Vincent D. Coyle Memorial |
Title |
Belle's House |
Date |
circa 1900 |
Year Range from |
1875 |
Year Range to |
1925 |
Description |
View of the Mendum family home at 9 Fleet Street (later 66-68-70 Fleet) on the corner of Porter Street, Portsmouth, NH. Undated. From the 1820s until early 20th century, this was the home of John Mendum (1790-1848) and Adaline Perkins Mendum (1800-1881) and their twelve children. While undated, most of the images in this collection are from about 1900. In the 1900 Census, widowed Mendum sisters Harriet Mendum Freeman (1829-1909) and Almena Mendum Dennett (1837-1904) are living there with Almena's son Willis Mendum Dennett (1869-1929). Who Belle might be remains a mystery. It might be Almena's middle name, which started with a B. Another theory is Belle could be Alice Isabel Freeman Mendum (1858-1934). Her husband William Jones Mendum was the grandson of John Mendum. William was also the brother of John A. Mendum (b.1848) who was acquiring each heir's share in the property. |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Print size |
5" x 4" |
Search Terms |
Vincent D. Coyle Memorial Collection Porter Street Fleet Street Mendum, John House (Fleet Street) |
Subjects |
Demolished Houses Pediments Sidewalks Vernacular architecture |
People |
Dennett family Dennett, Almena B. (Mendum), 1837-1904 Dennett, Willis Mendum, 1869-1929 Freeman family Freeman, Harriet A. (Mendum), 1829-1909 Mendum family Mendum, Alice Isabelle (Freeman), 1858-1934 Mendum, John, 1790-1848 |
Caption |
Belle's House (print) |