Unidentified brick house, circa 1930

Description

Unbound album stored in black leather cover. Album contains twenty-five photographic prints, including twenty-one sepia-toned gelatin prints depicting an unidentified brick house designed by architect William T. Aldrich. Photographs were taken by architectural photographer Paul J. Weber circa 1930. and four loose black and white prints taken by an unidentified photographer.

The twenty-one sepia-toned gelatin prints include shots of the exterior and grounds of large brick house in rural setting.; one view of which shows the panoramic prospect looking away to the distance; detailed shots of the pillared main entrance with its palladian style doorway; the shuttered windows on the facade; a screened-in two story porch; a sunken walled garden, multi-level lawns; and plantings set off with stone steps, sculptures and wrought-iron work and brick walls. The four loose black and white prints depict the exterior of the house while under construction.