Early American architecture: selected sketches and measured drawings showing colonial and Georgian design, National Lead Company, 111 Broadway, New York, N.Y., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-357028

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Description

Portfolio containing examples of early American architecture. Includes illustrations, floor plans, and elevations of the buildings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
houses
historic houses
churches (buildings)
country houses
city halls
Colonial American styles
Georgian (British Renaissance-Baroque style)
elevations (orthographic projections)
illustrations (layout features)
lead (metal)
advertising
business (commercial function)
portfolios (groups of works)
measured drawings
sketches
elevations (orthographic projections)

Physical Descrption

1 portfolio, 8 sections : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.308

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

New York City (New York state)
Medford (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Newport (Rhode Island island, Newport county, Rhode Island)
Mount Vernon (Fairfax county, Virginia) [historic site]
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
Charleston (Charleston county, South Carolina)
Farmington (Hartford county, Connecticut)
Edgefield (Edgefield county, South Carolina)

Record Details

Originator

National Lead Company (Publisher)

Material Type

portfolios (groups of works)
measured drawings
sketches
elevations (orthographic projections)

Other People

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
Macpherson, John, 1726-1792

Other Organizations

U.P.C. Book Company
National Lead Company

Subjects

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Architecture, Colonial
Georgian
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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