The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Cock fighting, 13

Coin d'Or, 42

Coleman, William, 20

Colonial domestic architecture, much of best,
  to be found in neighborhood of Philadelphia, 2

Colonial pointing, 55

Colonial style of architecture, in Philadelphia, 3;
  reference books on joinery the fountainhead of, 6;
  more or less common to all buildings of the period in Philadelphia, 14

Colonnettes, 152, 183

Columns, of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of city blocks, 40;
  engaged Ionic, of The Woodlands, 65;
  Tuscan, of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  Ionic, of Solitude, 83;
  reeded, of The Highlands, 92;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  engaged, supporting
  pediment, 108;
  engaged, supporting massive entablature, 112;
  of Wharton house, 113;
  fluted, of house No. 6105 Germantown Avenue, 115;
  fluted, of Dr. Denton's house, 116;
  of Upsala, 120;
  fluted, in Independence Hall, 203;
  engaged, in Independence Hall, 204

Combes Alley, 41

Combes Alley house, windows of, 136;
  shutters of, 144

Congress Hall, windows of, 148;
  history and description of, 207-210

Consoles, hand-carved, 107, 173, 174, 177, 192, 200;
  of dental course, 115;
  of Mount Pleasant, 176;
  of Independence Hall, 200

Constitution of United States, setting of convention which framed, 9

Continental Congresses in Philadelphia, 8, 9, 205

Corinthian, doorways, 115;
  capitals, 116;
  pilasters, 200, 213, 214;
  Girard College, 215;
  Stock Exchange, 216

Cornices, of Woodford, 19, 20;
  of Hope Lodge, 23, 24;
  of Girard house, 31;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  of city blocks, 39;
  of Morris house, 49;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73, 74, 163, 176, 192;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 80;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of Cliveden, 88, 165;
  of The Highlands, 91;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97;
  of house No. 6504 Germantown Avenue, 110;
  of house No. 709 Spruce Street, 111;
  of house No. 5200 Germantown Avenue, 111;
  of house No. 4927 Frankford Avenue, 111;
  of Grumblethorpe, 114;
  of Stenton, 156;
  of Whitby Hall, 159, 172;
  of Mount Vernon, 173;
  as usually used, 186, 187;
  of house No. 224 Pine Street, 192;
  with prominent modillions, 193;
  of Independence Hall, 199, 200;
  of Congress Hall, 208;
  in Girard National Bank building, 217

Corona, 180

Coultas, Colonel, 160, 161

Coultas, James, 160

Country houses, Georgian, of brick, 17-37;
  ledge-stone, 53-68

Coving, of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Girard house, 31;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97

Cupolas, 208, 211

Custom House, 215

Cymatium, 176, 177, 180, 183

Cypress Street, house No. 312, mantel of, 182


Dado, 157, 159, 164, 186, 191

Dais, President's, in Congress Hall, 209, 210

Dale, Commodore, 221

Decatur, Commodore Stephen, 223

Declaration of Independence, signing of, 9, 205

De Lancy, Captain John Peter, 14

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Cock fighting, 13

Coin d'Or, 42

Coleman, William, 20

Colonial domestic architecture, much of best,
  to be found in neighborhood of Philadelphia, 2

Colonial pointing, 55

Colonial style of architecture, in Philadelphia, 3;
  reference books on joinery the fountainhead of, 6;
  more or less common to all buildings of the period in Philadelphia, 14

Colonnettes, 152, 183

Columns, of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of city blocks, 40;
  engaged Ionic, of The Woodlands, 65;
  Tuscan, of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  Ionic, of Solitude, 83;
  reeded, of The Highlands, 92;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  engaged, supporting
  pediment, 108;
  engaged, supporting massive entablature, 112;
  of Wharton house, 113;
  fluted, of house No. 6105 Germantown Avenue, 115;
  fluted, of Dr. Denton's house, 116;
  of Upsala, 120;
  fluted, in Independence Hall, 203;
  engaged, in Independence Hall, 204

Combes Alley, 41

Combes Alley house, windows of, 136;
  shutters of, 144

Congress Hall, windows of, 148;
  history and description of, 207-210

Consoles, hand-carved, 107, 173, 174, 177, 192, 200;
  of dental course, 115;
  of Mount Pleasant, 176;
  of Independence Hall, 200

Constitution of United States, setting of convention which framed, 9

Continental Congresses in Philadelphia, 8, 9, 205

Corinthian, doorways, 115;
  capitals, 116;
  pilasters, 200, 213, 214;
  Girard College, 215;
  Stock Exchange, 216

Cornices, of Woodford, 19, 20;
  of Hope Lodge, 23, 24;
  of Girard house, 31;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  of city blocks, 39;
  of Morris house, 49;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73, 74, 163, 176, 192;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 80;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of Cliveden, 88, 165;
  of The Highlands, 91;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97;
  of house No. 6504 Germantown Avenue, 110;
  of house No. 709 Spruce Street, 111;
  of house No. 5200 Germantown Avenue, 111;
  of house No. 4927 Frankford Avenue, 111;
  of Grumblethorpe, 114;
  of Stenton, 156;
  of Whitby Hall, 159, 172;
  of Mount Vernon, 173;
  as usually used, 186, 187;
  of house No. 224 Pine Street, 192;
  with prominent modillions, 193;
  of Independence Hall, 199, 200;
  of Congress Hall, 208;
  in Girard National Bank building, 217

Corona, 180

Coultas, Colonel, 160, 161

Coultas, James, 160

Country houses, Georgian, of brick, 17-37;
  ledge-stone, 53-68

Coving, of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Girard house, 31;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97

Cupolas, 208, 211

Custom House, 215

Cymatium, 176, 177, 180, 183

Cypress Street, house No. 312, mantel of, 182


Dado, 157, 159, 164, 186, 191

Dais, President's, in Congress Hall, 209, 210

Dale, Commodore, 221

Decatur, Commodore Stephen, 223

Declaration of Independence, signing of, 9, 205

De Lancy, Captain John Peter, 14

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