Photo of Maplecroft in earliest known state

[twinsrwe]

I happened to stumbled upon the following article when doing some research...

The Herald News, Aug. 19, 2015:

A rare photograph of Maplecroft that dates to 1899 is shedding light on how the house looked when its most famous resident lived within its walls.

The photograph of Maplecroft, the earliest known photo of the house, appeared in the former New York Herald on Jan. 15, 1899, along with a story about Lizzie being the “same quiet, unassuming person.”
The newspaper also included an unfortunate portrait sketch of Lizzie and another sketch of her getting into a horse-drawn carriage.

The newspaper was found in a New York city bookstore around 1990 by Leonard Rebello, author of “Lizzie Borden: Past & Present,” and the new assistant curator of Maplecroft.

Read more here: http://tinyurl.com/plctv2p

[mbhenty]

Yes Twins:

The small maple tree in the foreground fell over a couple of years ago in a storm. The house in the background with the mansard roof is on Underwood street. You can't see it today. There's a two large maple trees that obscure it. The clarity is very bad. Must have been a small image.

I preferred the old Victorian porch. Gone are the porch posts, wooden steps, and wood under-structure. The only thing that survives is the roof and balusters.

Also you can see that the Kenny House is gone, otherwise you would not see the house on Underwood in the background.

Below is a couple of photographs of flowered plants on the Maplecorft property taken this week.

[twinsrwe]

Thank you for the information on Maplecroft, MB. I also prefer the old Victorian porch. It’s a shame that the porch posts, wooden steps, and wood under-structure are gone! It’s going to be quite a project for Ms. Bates to restore all of these missing pieces.

I love the photos of the flowering plants, especially the one in front of the house; the color combination of the flowers and the new paint job is very pleasing to the eye.

[snokkums]

Those photos are so cool!! Their great. Thanks for showing them.

[mbhenty]

You're welcome!!