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Front elevation of the Walter Aiken House, Franklin, N.H., ca. 1868

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1868

GUSN

GUSN-202685

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Description

1 exterior elevation : ink and watercolor and ink washes on heavy paper; 16 x 20 inches

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Italianate (North American architecture styles )
ink
watercolor (paint)
ink washes
paper (fiber product)
front (positional attribute)
façades
exterior elevations
architectural drawings (visual works)

Inscription

Elevation of House For Walter Aiken Esq / Edward Dow Archt.

Physical Description

1 exterior elevation : ink and watercolor and ink washes on heavy paper; 16 x 20 inches

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2007

Reference Code

AR001.USNH.0725.001

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Places

Franklin (Merrimack county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Dow, Edward, 1820-1894 (Architect)

Material Type

exterior elevations
architectural drawings (visual works)

Accruals Note

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

Variant Title

Walter Aiken House, Franklin, New Hampshire, c. 1868 (destroyed by fire)

Description Level

Item

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