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Architectural drawing of Painter house baluster (2011-09-0) is a measured drawing on brown paper by Edw. J. Litwin in 1961.  The baluster is in the museum collection.  The Painter House was built circa 1684 and moved from West Haven, Connecticut to Litchfield.

Scope and Contents The Malcolm and  Carol Bramley collection of Litchfield Historic District papers includes the final National Historic Landmark nomination form, 1986; National Historic Landmark draft nomination forms, 1986; National Register of Historic Places final nomination form, 1976; "The Historical Archeology of Culture and Society in the Center Village of Litchfield, Connecticut," by Russell G. Handsman, 1984; "Another City Upon a Hill: Litchfield, Connecticut, and the Colonial Revival," by William J....

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Photograph of West Street, Litchfield, Connecticut (2012-23-0), showing a mixture of brick and wooden structures. Store fronts include, Braman & Bissell, E.W. Meafoy, a stove and hardware store and a millinery shop.

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Litchfield photographs1 (2011-157-0) from circa 1900. The donor's parents were married at St. Michael's Church in 1942; mother (Francis Virginia Sidgreaves) lived on South Street; Grandmother (Mary Peal Morrow) lived on East Street. Views include South Street, North Street, northwest corner of South Street, East Park, the Hawkhurst, a resort hotel in Litchfield and 3 views of a winter ice storm.