Exhibit Tags: Stearns Estate and Tufts University - The Magnet and the Iron: John Brown and George L. Stearns

1. Lefavour Map of Tufts College in Medford and Boston

Creator:: Lefavour, R.W.
Exhibit Description:: Map of Tufts College in 1938. In the lower right corner, you can see the new Cousens Gym north of College Avenue the rest of the undeveloped Stearns Estate. The building to the west of Cousens Gym was originally College Station, but at this time it had been home to Tufts University Press for some time.
Attribution Statement:: Tufts Digital Collections and Archives
Exhibit Tags:: Tufts University Tufts DCA maps College Avenue Stearns Estate Cousens Gymnasium Medford Somerville

2. Map of Tufts College

Creator:: Blanchard Printing Co.
Exhibit Description:: Map of Tufts College in 1929, less than a decade after the Stearns mansion was torn down. In the lower right is College Avenue, labeled "To Willows + Medford," referring to the street's nickname. Arrows also indicate that the Site for New Gym and the Tufts College Press are located to the right of the railroad.
Exhibit Tags:: Tufts University maps College Avenue Stearns Estate Tufts DCA Medford Somerville

3. Chase Map of Tufts College in Medford and Boston

Creator:: Chase, Ernest Dudley
Exhibit Description:: Map of Tufts College ca. 1955. In the lower right corner is Cousens Gymnasium and Stearns Village on what was once the Stearns Estate.
Exhibit Tags:: Tufts University Tufts DCA Stearns Estate Cousens Gymnasium maps College Avenue Medford Somerville Boston

4. Alfred C. Lane excavating the Stearns Estate, November 22, 1934

Creator:: Munro, Melville S.
Exhibit Description:: Photograph of Tufts College geology professor Alfred C. Lane excavating the Stearns Estate in 1934. Exactly what he found is unknown.
Exhibit Tags:: Tufts University Medford Tufts DCA Stearns Estate

5. View of the Hill from Stearn's estate

Creator:: Rollins, Edwin B.
Exhibit Description:: View of College Hill and Tufts College from the Stearns Estate across the railroad tracks to the east. The buildings are, left to right: East Hall, Ballou Hall, Packard Hall, and West Hall.
Exhibit Tags:: Tufts University Stearns Estate Tufts DCA photographs Medford Ballou Hall East Hall Packard Hall West Hall buildings

6. A Study of the Campus at Tufts College Showing the Positions of the Present Buildings and Suggesting Possible Locations for Future Buildings, 1932

Exhibit Description:: Map of Tufts College showing buildings present in 1932 and possible sites of future buildings. In the lower right quadrant, note the presence of the Physical Education Building (Cousens Gymnasium) and possible future additions northwest of College Avenue, as well as a large plot of the Stearns Estate yet undeveloped. In 15 years, this property would be home to Stearns Village.
Attribution:: College Architects: Andrews, Jones, Biscoe & Whitmore
Attribution Statement:: Tufts Digital Collections and Archives
Exhibit Tags:: maps Tufts University Cousens Gymnasium Stearns Estate Tufts DCA Medford Somerville College Avenue

7. Bust of George Luther Stearns (Morse), Before Restoration

Exhibit Description:: Marble bust of George L. Stearns by Samuel Morse prior to its restoration in 2016. This bust was commissioned in 1879 by Mary Stearns, George's widow, to place in their home on their estate in Medford, Massachusetts.
Attribution:: Morse, Samuel
Attribution Statement:: Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection
Exhibit Tags:: George L. Stearns Tufts University sculptures Stearns Estate Tufts University Permanent Collection

8. The Stearns Estate by Justin Wyner, Tuftonian Spring 1945

Exhibit Description:: Article titled "The Stearns Estate" by Justin Wyner, describing the 'Stearns Estate, 1899' painting by William Hauk. This article was published on pages 10-11 of the Spring 1945 edition of the Tuftonian. A black and white copy of the painting was featured on the front cover.
Attribution:: Wyner, Justin
Attribution Statement:: Tufts Digital Collections and Archives
Exhibit Tags:: Stearns Estate Tuftonian Tufts University Tufts DCA George L. Stearns Cousens Gymnasium publications Mary E. Stearns Medford College Avenue drawings maps

9. View of Medford and Stearns Estate, 1874

Exhibit Description:: View of the Stearns Estate and beyond that Medford from College Hill. The Stearns Estate mansion is located in among the trees in the lower left quadrant. The caption reads, "The Medford view in '74. This is somewhat to the east of the one above which brings the Stearns house near the left of the picture. The Royall House is the building with four end chimneys near the center of the picture. In the lower right hand corner the tower of the old Stearns windmill is barely visible."
Attribution Statement:: Tufts Digital Collections and Archives
Exhibit Tags:: George L. Stearns John Brown Tufts University Stearns Estate photographs Medford Mary E. Stearns Tufts DCA

10. Busts of John Brown and George L. Stearns on Display

Exhibit Description:: The busts of John Brown (by Edward A. Brackett) and George L. Stearns (by Samuel Morse) on display in the Tisch Library at Tufts University in 2017. Photograph taken August 16, 2017.
Attribution:: Long, Jules
Attribution Statement:: Image copyright Tufts University
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown George L. Stearns Tufts University sculptures Edward Augustus Brackett Stearns Estate photographs

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4. Alfred C. Lane excavating the Stearns Estate, November 22, 1934

5. View of the Hill from Stearn's estate

6. A Study of the Campus at Tufts College Showing the Positions of the Present Buildings and Suggesting Possible Locations for Future Buildings, 1932

7. Bust of George Luther Stearns (Morse), Before Restoration

8. The Stearns Estate by Justin Wyner, Tuftonian Spring 1945

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1. Lefavour Map of Tufts College in Medford and Boston

2. Map of Tufts College

3. Chase Map of Tufts College in Medford and Boston

4. Alfred C. Lane excavating the Stearns Estate, November 22, 1934

5. View of the Hill from Stearn's estate

6. A Study of the Campus at Tufts College Showing the Positions of the Present Buildings and Suggesting Possible Locations for Future Buildings, 1932

7. Bust of George Luther Stearns (Morse), Before Restoration

8. The Stearns Estate by Justin Wyner, Tuftonian Spring 1945

9. View of Medford and Stearns Estate, 1874

10. Busts of John Brown and George L. Stearns on Display