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Driving around today, I always enjoy looking at some of the mammoth Victorians up "on the hill". Many are multi-family now, just imagine only one family having all of these rooms in 1892. I suspect if and when Lizzie called at one of these mansions or went to social meetings for the church in one of these parlors, she must have longed for something as grand. I would! This one is just a stone's throw from Maplecroft, on Belmont St .
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Great photos Shelley! I simply love old Victorian houses! The 1st and second pictures are my favorites. Me and my dad built a Victorian dollhouse for my sister one year for christmas, complete with hardwood floors , wallpaper, fireplaces, pianos, etc. It was alot of fun.
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I love these old houses too. I grew up in one -not as grand though. I thought maybe I would try to photograph a few every week in Lizzie's immediate neighborhood. There is such a contrast between The Hill and the commercial and mill areas of the south end. There is even a beauty for sale on Rock street about 4 doors up the street from the Historical Society. I think the Lizzie B Forum needs a headquarters Stef!
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I, too, love old Victorian houses. I think I would have wanted one of those houses if I was Lizzie. I can see where she would be alittle depressed seeing all these people she going to church with and things living in one of those houses, and Andy dearest is too cheap to get one. I guess Andrew was too tight with his money to buy anything like that. A penny saved is a penny earned. I am almost surpriesed he didnt make LIzzie and Emma go to work somewhere, like a bookstore or something. Just so they could learn the value of a dollar.
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Yes, I agree- conservative and even a little modern for the times! As high Victorian excesses faded away to cleaner Edwardian lines in clothing and architecture, Lizzie was very avant garde! The great beauty of Maplecroft lies inside, with lovely moldings, woodwork and built-in window seats and storage, stained glass, Tiffany glass scones, modern plumbing,and gracious proportions. I expect after living with Andrew's heavy old 1850's Renaissance Revival walnut, dark colors and chamber pots Lizzie got the fresh new decorating ideas and furnishings. Her library with its carved mantle, eastern exposure with morning sun streaming in, french doors leading into her bookroom, and stained glass must have been a real fairyland to a lady who loved books.
A delicate B is on the frosted glass door going into the back porch kitchen door, and I picture her in her breakfast nook on the west side of the house off the kitchen, having toast and marmalade, and pots of tea in her own monogrammed silver service, bending down to feed her beloved Boston Bull terrier a bit of crust . I would bet she kept right up with changing styles, too.
A delicate B is on the frosted glass door going into the back porch kitchen door, and I picture her in her breakfast nook on the west side of the house off the kitchen, having toast and marmalade, and pots of tea in her own monogrammed silver service, bending down to feed her beloved Boston Bull terrier a bit of crust . I would bet she kept right up with changing styles, too.
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Shelley, here's a possible subject for a painted lady. This is an early 1900's shot of Lincoln Ave. in FR. Mr. Dube's son, Mike, who used to post once in a while to this forum, said that the house on the left was still there. He said it was smaller than Maplecroft. Perhaps if you are in that area you can take a photo. It would be nice to be able to compare photos.
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Apparently the McWhirrs lived on High St. The 1896 city directory lists the following for the only McWhirr:Shelley @ Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:06 pm wrote:I wonder, Harry- the McWhirr-Hathaway house on French, do you suppose it is the McWhirr department store folks? It might be in the street directory.Oh boy, I love those telephone poles with the glass insulators- and what's scarier- I remember them!
McWhirr, Elizabeth, widow of Robert A., house 772 High.
The store is listed as R. A. McWhirr & Co., dry and fancy goods, carpets and millinery, 175 South Main.
I checked the current Patriot Property listings for 772 High St. There is no entry for that address. There is a possibility it could have been renumbered again since 1896.
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I've never seen that type of entry before. The ones I have seen for deceased persons usually have said "Smith, John died blah, blah blah" giving the date.Kat @ Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:58 am wrote:In the 1946 City Directory, I find:
Hathaway, Jos H. (Margt McWhirr) h 243 French
Under "McWhirr" there was no listing other than the store.
Harry, does that mean "Margt" died- because she is in parenthesis?
I've only seen the 1892 and 1896 directories so maybe by 1946 they changed the method of showing information.
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Wow, beautiful house, I would love to see it picked out in true Victorian fashion. Right now it kind of looks like a woman with her foundation make-up on but no blush or mascara or lipstick.
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