Macomber-Sylvia Building 056: Second Floor, Facing South
Macomber-Sylvia photograph taken in 1976 showing the second floor, facing south.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 058: Interior Restoration
Macomber-Sylvia Building photograph taken in 1976 showing work on interior restoration.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 068: Exterior Restoration
Macomber-Sylvia Building photograph taken 1976-77 of exterior renovation.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 070: Exterior Restoration
Macomber-Sylvia Building photograph taken in 1976-77 of exterior restoration.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 072: Restoration Nearly Complete
Macomber-Sylvia Building photograph taken in December 1976 showing restoration of storefront, gable dormer, and arched windows. All was complete except the hanging of the new door. On January 18, 1977 the building was destroyed by a gas...
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 048: Wall Paper Detail
Macomber-Sylvia photograph taken in 1976 showing wall paper detail on the west wall of the second floor.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 050: Original Roof
Macomber-Sylvia photograph taken in 1976 of the original roof now contained in the dormer. Third floor, facing north.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 052: First Floor, West Wall
Macomber-Sylvia Building photograph taken in 1976 of workers on the first floor, in front of west wall.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 020: First Floor
Macomber-Sylvia Building. Photograph, taken in 1976, shows a broken plate with a support post on the first floor looking east.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 022: Second Floor, Southeast Corner
Macomber-Sylvia Building photograph taken in 1976 showing the southeast corner of the second floor.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 024: Tin Ceiling
Macomber-Sylvia photograph taken in 1976 showing the tin ceiling with chimney. First floor, east wall.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 026: Third Floor
Macomber-Sylvia Building photograph taken in 1976. Third floor, facing West, Northwest.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 030: Joists
Macomber-Sylvia Building photograph taken in 1976. No caption is given.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 032: First Floor, North Wall
Macomber-Sylvia photograph taken in 1976. First floor, north wall.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 034: Third Floor Facing South
Macomber-Sylvia Building photograph taken in 1976. Third floor, facing south.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 006: View Up from Sidewalk
Macomber-Sylvia Building view up from sidewalk, 1976.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 012: Street View Close-up
Macomber-Sylvia Building, 1976. Close-up view from the street.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 016: Cut Floor Joist, Second Floor
Macomber-Sylvia Building, 1976. Cut floor joist on the second floor, facing east, northeast.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 001: North View
Macomber-Sylvia Building - view north from across Union St. "A two story building with a storefront. Built by Leonard Macomber in 1816, it had been a grocery store, a barber-shop, and a hardware store until 1870, when it had been...
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 003: Street View
Street view of Macomber-Sylvia Building, 1976.
View MoreMacomber-Sylvia Building 004: East View
Macomber-Sylvia Building, 1976. View East from Johnny Cake Hill. Effects of the sagging plate visible.
View More
Originally built in the early 19th century by Leonard Macomber, the building at the foot of Union Street and Johnny Cake Hill in New Bedford housed a grocery store, bakery, hardware store, and barber shop. In 1870 it was purchased by Antone Sylvia who added an Italianate style gable dormer to the front. In 1976, Anne W. Baker and Doug Keffer began working on the Macomber-Sylvia building to restore it to its 1870 Italianate appearance. Unfortunately, a gas explosion in January 1977 destroyed the newly renovated building along with two others.
Follow
Documentation
PDF
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Baker's Daily Log
PDF
Structural Survey of the Macomber-Silvia Building, 1976
Drawings and Plans
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Basement and First Floor
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Exterior View
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Exterior, Window and Cornice Detail
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Interior Blueprint
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Interior Sections
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: North and West Elevations
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: North and West Elevations
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Sketch
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Street Front
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Street Front, Ground Level
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building: Windows
Images
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 001: North View
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 002: East View
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 003: Street View
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 004: East View
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 006: View Up from Sidewalk
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 007: Top Gable
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 008: Roof
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 010: View South from Whaling Museum
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 012: Street View Close-up
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 014: Restoration in Progress
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 016: Cut Floor Joist, Second Floor
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 018: Second Floor, West Wall
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 020: First Floor
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 022: Second Floor, Southeast Corner
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 024: Tin Ceiling
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 026: Third Floor
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 028: Third Floor, East Wall
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 030: Joists
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 032: First Floor, North Wall
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 034: Third Floor Facing South
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 036: Timbers
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 037: No Caption
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 038: No Caption
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 040: No Caption
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 042: No Caption
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 046: Third Floor, East Wall
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 048: Wall Paper Detail
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 050: Original Roof
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 052: First Floor, West Wall
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 054: First Floor
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 056: Second Floor, Facing South
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 058: Interior Restoration
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 060: Interior Restoration
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 062: Restoration Work
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 064: Interior Restoration
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 066: Restoration Scaffolding
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 068: Exterior Restoration
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 070: Exterior Restoration
File
Macomber-Sylvia Building 072: Restoration Nearly Complete