COLLECTION NAME:
CVPA Alumni (Swain)
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UMASSDVRCVRC~45~45
CVPA Alumni (Swain)
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resource_ID:
urc28_15_15_0013
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urc28_15_15_0013
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creator_name:
Swain School of Design
creator
Swain School of Design
creator_name
false
creator_nationality:
American
creator_nationality
American
creator_nationality
false
creator_notes:
A series of photographs documenting activities, events, exhibitions and buildings managed and occupied by Swain School of Design School
creator_note
A series of photographs documenting activities, events, exhibitions and buildings managed and occupied by Swain School of Design School
creator_notes
false
Title:
Exterior View of the Robeson House
title
Exterior View of the Robeson House
Title
false
work_dates_display:
ca. 1915
display_date
ca. 1915
work_dates_display
false
dates:
1915
date
1915
dates
false
genre:
photography
type
photography
genre
false
format_medium:
35mm ektachrome slide
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35mm ektachrome slide
format_medium
false
subject:
historic buildings
subject
historic buildings
subject
false
Subject_sourceID:
AAT 300008063
subject_sourceid
AAT 300008063
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false
subject:
architecture
subject
architecture
subject
false
subject:
exterior views
subject
exterior views
subject
false
Subject_sourceID:
AAT 300010277
subject_sourceid
AAT 300010277
Subject_sourceID
false
subject:
trees
subject
trees
subject
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Subject_sourceID:
AAT 300132410
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AAT 300132410
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subject:
house
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house
subject
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Subject_sourceID:
AAT 300005433
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AAT 300005433
Subject_sourceID
false
subject_culture:
American
culture
American
subject_culture
false
subject_name:
Swain School of Design
subject_name
Swain School of Design
subject_name
false
subject_coverage:
New Bedford, Massachusetts
coverage
New Bedford, Massachusetts
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false
Description:
William Rotch Rodman Mansion, 388 County Street, 1833 Rodman buildingGreek Revival mansion designed by Russell Warren for William R. Rodman, built of dark granite. Considered one of Warren's finest works, it was once owned by New Bedford's first mayor, Abraham Howland, who purchased it in 1856. Howland and his son, who was also mayor and lived in the house for several years, were wealthy whaling merchants. After Howland's death, the next 3 owners were involved in the booming textile manufacturing industry in the city. They were Joseph F. Knowles, Thomas Hathaway, and Frederick Grinnell. From 1919 to 1945 the house was owned by Walter Langshaw, an English immigrant who worked his way up to be president of the Dartmouth Manufacturing Company. After his death in 1945 Louis Herman purchased it; he sold it to Tifereth Israel the following year for use as the Jewish Community Center. It enjoyed an active social life as the JCC for 26 years, until they sold it to Swain School of Design in 1972. Used over the years for offices, design studios, and a gallery.
description
William Rotch Rodman Mansion, 388 County Street, 1833 Rodman buildingGreek Revival mansion designed by Russell Warren for William R. Rodman, built of dark granite. Considered one of Warren's finest works, it was once owned by New Bedford's first mayor, Abraham Howland, who purchased it in 1856. Howland and his son, who was also mayor and lived in the house for several years, were wealthy whaling merchants. After Howland's death, the next 3 owners were involved in the booming textile manufacturing industry in the city. They were Joseph F. Knowles, Thomas Hathaway, and Frederick Grinnell. From 1919 to 1945 the house was owned by Walter Langshaw, an English immigrant who worked his way up to be president of the Dartmouth Manufacturing Company. After his death in 1945 Louis Herman purchased it; he sold it to Tifereth Israel the following year for use as the Jewish Community Center. It enjoyed an active social life as the JCC for 26 years, until they sold it to Swain School of Design in 1972. Used over the years for offices, design studios, and a gallery.
Description
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DCMI Type Vocabulary:
Image
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Image
DCMI Type Vocabulary
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cataloger:
lscharf
cataloger
lscharf
cataloger
false
date_of_catalog:
2014/04/24
date_of_catalog
2014/04/24
date_of_catalog
false
Relation:
relation
http://www.lib.umassd.edu/archives/
Relation
false
Relation:
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Archives and Special Collections
relation
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Archives and Special Collections
Relation
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