Dawley-Brent coffee house, Boston, Mass., 1929

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1929

Location Note

Vertical filel 3; drawer 15; folder 7

GUSN

GUSN-253229

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Description

This set of drawings includes: 1) Blueprint of plan for the hanging sign of the Dawley-Brent Coffee House; 2) Sketch for a blueprint of the hanging sign of the Dawley-Brent coffee house, and an elevation and detail; 3) Pen and ink perspective of interior; 4) Pen and ink on tissue drawing of the Dawley-Brent coffee house interior.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shop signs
coffeehouses
architectural drawings (visual works)
blueprints (reprographic copies)
sketches
elevations (building divisions)
detail drawings (drawings)
perspective views

Physical Descrption

1 set of 4 architectural drawings

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Reference Code

AR003.001.055

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Delineator)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
blueprints (reprographic copies)
sketches
elevations (building divisions)
detail drawings (drawings)
perspective views

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical filel 3; drawer 15; folder 7

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

The Dawley-Brent coffee house was located at 18 Kingston Street.

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