Petersen Yard

Petersen Yard
circa 1860
Artist unknown
Salem, North Carolina
Graphite on paper
Old Salem Museums & Gardens (3626)
Gift of Mrs. T.J. Boyd
Karsten Petersen and his sons operated a cabinetmaking shop on lot 94 in Salem. The property included a cluster of buildings and outbuildings typical of many Salem trade shops. This drawing shows the yard behind the shop. It descended in the Petersen family.