1847Artist D. Jerome Elwell was born.People and Communities, Arts and Culture, Notable People, Art

D. Jerome Elwell, Burnt Ruins of Town House on Dale Avenue, 1869, Oil on Canvas, Cape Ann Museum, Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Harold Bell, http://www.capeannmuseum.org//collections/objects/burnt-ruins-town-house-dale-avenue/

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D. Jerome Elwell was the better-known painter and cousin of Kilby Elwell. He was friends with James MacNeill Whistler, who painted his portrait in 1900.

Cape Ann Museum. “D. Jerome Elwell.” https://www.capeannmuseum.org/collections/artists/d-jerome-elwell/

Other Events

1846
The Second Parish Meeting House was torn down.
1847
The railroad from Boston was extended to Gloucester, and a railroad bridge was built across the Annisquam River to accommodate it.
1847
The first Gloucester-owned clipper was built in Essex.
1847
The Annisquam Cotton Mill began operating in Rockport.

1847Artist D. Jerome Elwell was born.People and Communities, Arts and Culture, Notable People, Art

Other Events

The Second Parish Meeting House was torn down.

The railroad from Boston was extended to Gloucester, and a railroad bridge was built across the Annisquam River to accommodate it.

The first Gloucester-owned clipper was built in Essex.

The Annisquam Cotton Mill began operating in Rockport.