1837-04-07
HGO-01-001-H-A-7
GUSN-303658
The portfolio includes twelve drawings and five pages of written description. It is one of two portfolios of drawings of the same structure. This portfolio has an earlier date than the second, indicating that the proposed design was revised. The drawings include elevations, sections, and floorplans. The written material is divided by the following headings: "Proposed plan of a Prison," "Out Side Walls," "Roofing," "Ventilation," "Windows," "Smith Work," "Gallery Walks," "Doors," "Cell Doors," "Attic," and "Floors."
jails (buildings)
architecture (discipline)
architectural drawings (visual works)
Wm. W. Warren's Plans of / house to be built by / Adam S. Cottrell as per / contract signed this day / July 30, 1840. Adam S. Cottrell / Wm. W. Warren. (handwritten)
1 portfolio of 12 drawings
AR001
General architectural and cartographic collection
AR001.USMA.0665.001
Middlesex county (Massachusetts) [county]
Shaw, Edward, b. 1784 (Architect)
architectural drawings (visual works)
Item
HGO-01-001-H-A-7
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