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Subcategory Architecture contains 13 item(s).

	"Old Indian House" c. 1845 1898.09 Believed to have been taken by B.F. Popkins of Greenfield, Massachusetts, about 1845, this view of the 1699 Sheldon home ("Old Indian House") includes a large elm tree in front and a well sweep to the north.
	Memorial Hall 1879 1997.08.02 This 1879 stereographic view of the first building of Deerfield Academy was taken by Greenfield, Massachusetts, photographer Benjamin F. Popkins (1822-1905).
	Fourth Meeting House (1729-1824) c. 1830 2000.03.500 Nathaniel Hitchcock (1812-1900) drew from memory the Fourth Meeting House of Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1830.
	"Old Indian House" Door 1699 IR.001 This fortified door is not only a rare surviving example of a 17th century door but also has come to symbolize the conflict between Deerfield, Massachusetts' early settlers and the French and Native Americans.
	Plate "Massachusetts State House" 1818-1846 1917.02.02 Elizabeth Allen of Joppa Village, Massachusetts, spent some of the money she earned braiding straw hats to purchase this transfer-print plate of the Massachusetts State House.
	Old Deerfield Town Hall 1999 M.04
	"The Country Builder's Assistant, Fully Explaining The Best Methods For Striking Regular And Quirked Mouldings:" 1798 L00.036 Americans wishing to build or remodel their homes in the new classical style could consult "The Country Builder's Assistant" by Asher Benjamin (1773-1845).
	Brick Church 1997.08.01.0089 The new brick meetinghouse the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, built in 1824 was the first to be used "exclusively for worship."
	"White Church Deerfield Mass Built 1838" 1999.03.0049 When the Congregational Church in Deerfield, Massachusetts, began hiring Unitarian ministers, some unhappy members left to form their own church.
	Pocumtuck Hotel 1853-1877 1996.12.2195 The Pocumtuck Hotel was one of a number of taverns and hotels that stood on a lot in the center of Deerfield, Massachusetts, beginning 1805 and 1935.