Featured Photo of farm estate - likely New England

Lovely photo of a well to do farm, likely in New England. I’d think it would be somewhere 1880’s-1910 or so. Hoping someone can help narrow it down based on the dress of the subjects and/or potentially the architecture. That barn on the right looks pretty unique and interesting. It may be a traditional style or maybe it’s modern for the time and a clue. Subjects are a bit blurry but there are some pretty good style sleuths sleuthing around this site.

 

You're way off on the date. The woman in the photograph is wearing a hoop skirt. 1850s-1860s. White servants so most likely a non-slave state.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoop_skirt

Debora

 

I was about to say, from what I can see of the woman's dress, with the large skirt and low set sleeves - 1860s.
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1860-1869/

 

Can you say more about the photograph itself? What size? What type of mount and quality of paper? From the color, it looks like an albumen print.

 

As always, it's helpful to have a full photograph of the front and back without cropping. The barn has a jerkinhead roof which should have a regional association. From AI (for what it's worth):

"In the 1860s, barns with
jerkinhead roofs (also known as clipped gables, half-hipped, or shreadhead roofs) were primarily associated with regions featuring strong European, particularly German and English settler influences, with examples noted in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

• Mid-Atlantic (Maryland/Delaware): A specific example of a jerkinhead roof barn built in the late 19th century (1880) in Prince George's County, Maryland, indicates their use, with the family maintaining the land since the 1860s.
• Midwest (Minnesota/Ohio): The style is closely tied to German immigrant communities, which were prominent in Minnesota during the 1860s, where they brought European timber-framing traditions. Similar, durable timber-framed barns were also common in Ohio during this era.
• Characteristics: These barns feature a gable roof where the peak is clipped or "shreaded," a design that adds wind resistance, often used in coastal or high-wind areas. While the style gained more widespread popularity in the 20th century, its roots in American construction were already established by the mid-to-late 19th century."

Debora

 

The internet identifies it as this:

https://vosburghorchards.com/about/history/

And the same photograph appears to be on this Facebook page: (I don't have an account so can't check.)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1706748102970911/posts/3598929683752734/

Debora

 

It does not take us to that image or a conversation that includes it. I tried just scrolling the forum to see if that image would appear, but gave up after ten minutes. Tried searching the group to see if "JD" as scene on the photo would have a result ... not for me.

 

The photos looked very Dutch to me, so Vosburgh, a Dutch name, makes sense.

We call it a 'wolfsdak', wolf's roof. No idea why, nice name though.

 

I luv what looks like a rain barrel.........

 

That is a rain barrel. If one looks closely, one can see the downspout.

Debora

 

indeed........ never seen one that large before...

 

I'd say smart money says this is more likely to be Ohio than New Hampshire. THey don't use that roof here in New England.

 

Thanks. That’s why I was appealing to you style sleuths!

 

It’s framed in a non period frame with basically intact backing paper. I didn’t want to pull it out to investigate further. The frame offers no worthwhile clues.

Edit: It’s a pretty large format photo. That’s one of the reasons I was leaning a bit later than I may have otherwise. I’m guessing it’s at least 10”x14”. I don’t know where it is at the moment to check. When I find it I’ll report back.

 

I knew that barn looked interesting. Y’all very well could be correct that it’s not in New England with that roof. I’ve never noticed one in New England at least. I’d be shocked if there was never one ever in New England but I definitely don’t think they are common.

 

That home looks close but no cigar to my eye.

 

I posted that photo to some fb group at some point within the last year or two but not the one referenced.