A view down Temple Street through a column of trees. Carte de visite. Printed on the reverse is "Henry S. Peck, Photographer / Successor to Peck Bros / Street's Building / Corner State and Chapel Sts. / New Haven, Conn."
Built by Eli Ives in 1814 and later rebuilt by Dexter Alden between 1867 and 1886. Yale bought it after Mrs. Alden's death in 1912 and used it as a boarding house, then demolished it to build Timothy Dwight College about 1934.
Designed as a residence by architect Ithiel Town, this building was acquired by the United Church on the Green in 1890. It was bought by Yale University Press in 1973, but at the time of this photo it was still in use as a parish house.
The northeast corner of the intersection of Crown and Temple. Church Street is visible in the background. Some store signs are visible along Church Street, which read "Savitt" and "Kresge."
The southeast corner of the intersection of Crown and Temple Streets. A sign reading "On this site will be erected Temple St. Garage/Accommodations for 1500 Cars" is in the foreground.