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Front elevation and front wall sections of unidentified townhouses and store, designed by Charles Roath, location unknown, 1846

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1846-10-21

Location Note

Vertical File 4A, Drawer 3

GUSN

GUSN-180396

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Description

1 exterior elevation and 2 section drawings on 1 sheet : black ink and watercolor on wove paper ; 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches

Details

Descriptive Terms

front (positional attribute)
black (color)
ink
watercolor (paint)
wove paper
row houses
stores
storefronts
brick (clay product)
granite (rock)
façades
commercial buildings
exterior elevations
sections (orthographic projections)
architectural drawings (visual works)

Inscription

Drawn to a scale four feet to an inch by Charles Roath / Oct. 21st 1846 (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 exterior elevation and 2 section drawings on 1 sheet : black ink and watercolor on wove paper ; 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Reference Code

AR001.UNK.001.001

Record Details

Originator

Roath, Charles, ca. 1800-1840 (Architect)

Material Type

exterior elevations
sections (orthographic projections)
architectural drawings (visual works)

Accruals Note

Included in the Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England exhibition.

Description Level

Component

Location Note

Vertical File 4A, Drawer 3

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