Mrs. Burr at home in Buxton

Title

Mrs. Burr at home in Buxton

Description

A woman sits on the edge of a covered front porch of a two-story, gabled house with an attic window. She wears a dark skirt and a lighter, long-sleeved shirt. Her hair is pulled back and up. A door with an upper window and a screen is visible at the lower left of the house, and pairs of double-hung windows are placed on the front of each story, with a small, square single-paned window opening from the attic area. A single double-hung window is visible on the side of each floor. A chimney sits at the top of the house, and a single-story addition is just visible at the back of the image. A large evergreen rises behind the house, and leafy bushes fill the lower left of the image. Two potted plants rest on the front of the porch, with another plant being trained up on the middle porch support post.

Front: Mrs. S. L. Burr and home at Buxton Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Burr Passed away several years ago. Burr was a Civil war veteran, fought for Old Glory.

Identifier

WCMpic_000233

Subject

Farmhouses

Farms--Oregon

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Burr, Susanna L.

Burr, Charles

Economic History

Genealogy & Family History

Nineteenth Century History

Local & State History

Western United States History

Spatial Coverage

Buxton, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1900s

Date

1900/1909

Medium

photographic prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum