The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Name: The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
Author: Cousins, Frank

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Blocks, houses in, 15, 38;
  characteristics of, 38, 39;
  many of them palatial, 40;
  decay of, 41;
  of Camac Street, 41, 42

Bolts, 147

Bonding, 18, 23, 38, 48, 49

Books on joinery, 6

Botanical garden of John Bartram, 94, 95

Brackets, 167, 168, 214

Brandywine, Battle of, 205

Brick, favored from the outset in preference to wood, 16, 17;
  Georgian country houses of, 17-37;
  city residences of, 38-52

"Brick" stone, 86, 87, 95, 98

Brick trim, 170

Brickwork, how laid up, 18;
  of Morris house, 48, 49

Builders, attracted to Philadelphia at an early time, 5

Bull baiting, 13

Bull's-eye, light, 160;
  window, 199


Cadwalader, General, 221

Camac Street, 41, 42

Capitals, of acanthus-leaf motive, 81;
  Corinthian, 116;
  Ionic, 121, 159

Carlton, windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 140

Carpenter house, 168

Carpenters, attracted to Philadelphia at an early time, 5

Carpenters' Company, the, 5, 210

Carpenters' Hall, 8;
  windows of, 148;
  description and history of, 210-212

Carr, Colonel, 95

Carving, elliptical, 97;
  floreated, 173

Casement sashes, 31

Casings. _See_ DOOR-CASINGS, WINDOW-CASINGS

Cedar Grove, windows of, 135;
  dormers of, 139;
  shutters of, 143

Chalkley Hall, eight-panel door of, 104;
  windows of, 137, 139;
  dormers of, 140;
  blinds of, 143, 146

Chandeliers, 187

Chew, Benjamin, 88-90

Chew, John, 89

Chew house, shutters of, 147

Chew's Woods, 91

Chimney breast, 171, 175

Chimney-pieces, of Hope Lodge, 24;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  development of, 171;
  of Whitby Hall, 172, 173;
  of Mount Pleasant, 175, 176;
  of Cliveden, 177;
  of old house on Spruce Street, 178;
  paneled, 188;
  of Stenton, 188

Chimney stacks, of Port Royal House, 35;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of Independence Hall, 199

Chimneys, of Woodford, 19;
  of Stenton, 26;
  of Girard house, 31;
  of city blocks, 39;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Solitude, 83

China closets, 189

Christ church, designed by Doctor John Kearsley, 6;
  windows of, 148-150;
  history and description of, 219-221

Churches, 218-225

City Troop, the, 50

Clarendon Code, the, 3

Classic, facade, 88;
  moldings, 113;
  entablature, 115;
  detail, 127, 165, 178, 179, 187, 194, 198;
  orders, application of, to walls, etc., 186;
  urns, 199;
  three orders used in tower of Independence Hall, 200;
  balustrade, 201;
  Custom House, 215;
  Girard College, 215;
  Stock Exchange, 216;
  Bank Building, 217

Clay, makeshift for lime, 96

Cleveland, Parker, 63

Cliveden, description of, 87, 88;
  history of, 88-91, 98, 99;
  door of, 105;
  doorway of, 117, 118;
  stoop of, 127, 128;
  windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 141;
  lintels of, 142;
  shutters of, 143, 144;
  hall and staircase of, 165, 166;
  chimney piece of, 177;
  parlor of, 186;
  interior finish of, 188, 191

Clock tower, 199

Closets, with sliding top, 27;
  fireplace, 172-174

Clunie. _See_ MOUNT PLEASANT

Coach, old family, 91

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Blocks, houses in, 15, 38;
  characteristics of, 38, 39;
  many of them palatial, 40;
  decay of, 41;
  of Camac Street, 41, 42

Bolts, 147

Bonding, 18, 23, 38, 48, 49

Books on joinery, 6

Botanical garden of John Bartram, 94, 95

Brackets, 167, 168, 214

Brandywine, Battle of, 205

Brick, favored from the outset in preference to wood, 16, 17;
  Georgian country houses of, 17-37;
  city residences of, 38-52

"Brick" stone, 86, 87, 95, 98

Brick trim, 170

Brickwork, how laid up, 18;
  of Morris house, 48, 49

Builders, attracted to Philadelphia at an early time, 5

Bull baiting, 13

Bull's-eye, light, 160;
  window, 199


Cadwalader, General, 221

Camac Street, 41, 42

Capitals, of acanthus-leaf motive, 81;
  Corinthian, 116;
  Ionic, 121, 159

Carlton, windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 140

Carpenter house, 168

Carpenters, attracted to Philadelphia at an early time, 5

Carpenters' Company, the, 5, 210

Carpenters' Hall, 8;
  windows of, 148;
  description and history of, 210-212

Carr, Colonel, 95

Carving, elliptical, 97;
  floreated, 173

Casement sashes, 31

Casings. _See_ DOOR-CASINGS, WINDOW-CASINGS

Cedar Grove, windows of, 135;
  dormers of, 139;
  shutters of, 143

Chalkley Hall, eight-panel door of, 104;
  windows of, 137, 139;
  dormers of, 140;
  blinds of, 143, 146

Chandeliers, 187

Chew, Benjamin, 88-90

Chew, John, 89

Chew house, shutters of, 147

Chew's Woods, 91

Chimney breast, 171, 175

Chimney-pieces, of Hope Lodge, 24;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  development of, 171;
  of Whitby Hall, 172, 173;
  of Mount Pleasant, 175, 176;
  of Cliveden, 177;
  of old house on Spruce Street, 178;
  paneled, 188;
  of Stenton, 188

Chimney stacks, of Port Royal House, 35;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of Independence Hall, 199

Chimneys, of Woodford, 19;
  of Stenton, 26;
  of Girard house, 31;
  of city blocks, 39;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Solitude, 83

China closets, 189

Christ church, designed by Doctor John Kearsley, 6;
  windows of, 148-150;
  history and description of, 219-221

Churches, 218-225

City Troop, the, 50

Clarendon Code, the, 3

Classic, facade, 88;
  moldings, 113;
  entablature, 115;
  detail, 127, 165, 178, 179, 187, 194, 198;
  orders, application of, to walls, etc., 186;
  urns, 199;
  three orders used in tower of Independence Hall, 200;
  balustrade, 201;
  Custom House, 215;
  Girard College, 215;
  Stock Exchange, 216;
  Bank Building, 217

Clay, makeshift for lime, 96

Cleveland, Parker, 63

Cliveden, description of, 87, 88;
  history of, 88-91, 98, 99;
  door of, 105;
  doorway of, 117, 118;
  stoop of, 127, 128;
  windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 141;
  lintels of, 142;
  shutters of, 143, 144;
  hall and staircase of, 165, 166;
  chimney piece of, 177;
  parlor of, 186;
  interior finish of, 188, 191

Clock tower, 199

Closets, with sliding top, 27;
  fireplace, 172-174

Clunie. _See_ MOUNT PLEASANT

Coach, old family, 91

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