Old West Church, ca. 1885-94
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1885-1894
- Street-level view northeast of the Old West Church, located on Cambridge Street to the east of Lynde Street and north of Lowell Square. The facade of the church faces south towards Cambridge Street. Large clocks adorn both the south and west elevations of the church tower. Wrought iron fencing encircles Lowell Square as well as the church grounds. Buildings along the east side of Lynde Street ... read moreare visible to the north of the church. A street light stands just north of the northeast corner of Cambridge and Lynde Streets. Copyprint; note on back of cabinet card, Dr. Bartol's Church refers to Dr. Cyrus Bartol, minister of the Old West Church, 1837-1887; Dr. Bartol was an abolitionist, and the church was used as a safe house on the Underground Railroad in the years prior to and during the Civil War. 9 1/8 x 7 1/4 Photographsread less
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- vq27zx87r
- Component ID:
- tufts:TBS.VW0001.000265
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