The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Doorways, of Woodford, 19;
  Doric, of Port Royal house, 35;
  of city blocks, 40;
  of Blackwell house, 42;
  pedimental, of Morris house, 49;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 80;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of Solitude, 83;
  Doric, of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  the dominating feature of facade, 101;
  have character and individuality, 101;
  broad range of, in Philadelphia houses, 102;
  unlike those of New England, 102;
  high and narrow, and speak of Quaker severity, 102;
  recessed, 105;
  the simplest type of, 106, 107;
  of houses No. 114 League Street and No. 5933 Germantown Avenue, 107;
  the characteristic type of pedimental door trim, 108;
  of houses No. 5011 Germantown Avenue and No. 247 Pine Street, 108, 109;
  of Morris house, 109;
  of houses No. 6504 Germantown Avenue and No. 701 South Seventh Street, 110;
  of house No. 709 Spruce Street, 111;
  of house No. 5200 Germantown Avenue, 111;
  of house No. 4927 Frankford Avenue, 111, 112;
  of the Powel house, 112, 113;
  of house No. 301 South Seventh Street, 114;
  of Grumblethorpe, 114;
  of house No. 6105 Germantown Avenue, 114, 115;
  of Corinthian order, 115;
  of Dr. Denton's house, 115;
  of Mount Pleasant, 116;
  having complete entablature above fanlight surmounted by pediment, 116;
  Tuscan, 116;
  Doric, 116;
  of Cliveden, 117, 118;
  fine specimen of mutulary Doric, 117;
  of Solitude, 118;
  of Perot-Morris house, 118, 119;
  of Upsala, 121;
  of Henry house, 121;
  of house No. 224 South Eighth Street, 122, 123;
  of Stenton, earliest instance of side lights in Philadelphia, 123, 124;
  round-arched, 124;
  examples of round-arched, 124, 125;
  of Mount Vernon, 174;
  round-headed, 192, 193;
  of Congress Hall, 208

Doric, doorway, 35, 88, 116, 117, 151, 200;
  inspiration, in Morris house, 110;
  columns, 112, 120;
  capitals, 116;
  architrave, 120;
  entablature, 162, 214;
  cornice, 191, 219;
  apartment, 203, 204;
  frieze, 219;
  mutulary, 117, 162, 200, 203, 214, 219

Dormers of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Stenton, 26;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  pedimental, of city blocks, 39;
  of Morris house, 48;
  shed-roof, of Livezey house, 56;
  of Upsala, 59;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 80;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  of the Johnson house, 95;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97;
  of the Billmeyer house, 99;
  pedimental or gable-roofed, segmental topped,
  lean-to or shed-roofed, 139-141

Dots and dashes, 180

Douglass, David, 14

Drama, introduced into Philadelphia, 14

Drilled rope, 180, 181

Drop handles, 106, 117

Drops, 159

Dunkin, Ann, 49

Dutch seats, 94


Eastwick, Andrew, 95

Eaves, 60, 61, 96

Egg and dart motive, 175, 176, 177, 203

Eighth and Spruce streets, house at, doorway of, 124;
  stoop of, 129

Elfret Alley, 41

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Doorways, of Woodford, 19;
  Doric, of Port Royal house, 35;
  of city blocks, 40;
  of Blackwell house, 42;
  pedimental, of Morris house, 49;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 80;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of Solitude, 83;
  Doric, of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  the dominating feature of facade, 101;
  have character and individuality, 101;
  broad range of, in Philadelphia houses, 102;
  unlike those of New England, 102;
  high and narrow, and speak of Quaker severity, 102;
  recessed, 105;
  the simplest type of, 106, 107;
  of houses No. 114 League Street and No. 5933 Germantown Avenue, 107;
  the characteristic type of pedimental door trim, 108;
  of houses No. 5011 Germantown Avenue and No. 247 Pine Street, 108, 109;
  of Morris house, 109;
  of houses No. 6504 Germantown Avenue and No. 701 South Seventh Street, 110;
  of house No. 709 Spruce Street, 111;
  of house No. 5200 Germantown Avenue, 111;
  of house No. 4927 Frankford Avenue, 111, 112;
  of the Powel house, 112, 113;
  of house No. 301 South Seventh Street, 114;
  of Grumblethorpe, 114;
  of house No. 6105 Germantown Avenue, 114, 115;
  of Corinthian order, 115;
  of Dr. Denton's house, 115;
  of Mount Pleasant, 116;
  having complete entablature above fanlight surmounted by pediment, 116;
  Tuscan, 116;
  Doric, 116;
  of Cliveden, 117, 118;
  fine specimen of mutulary Doric, 117;
  of Solitude, 118;
  of Perot-Morris house, 118, 119;
  of Upsala, 121;
  of Henry house, 121;
  of house No. 224 South Eighth Street, 122, 123;
  of Stenton, earliest instance of side lights in Philadelphia, 123, 124;
  round-arched, 124;
  examples of round-arched, 124, 125;
  of Mount Vernon, 174;
  round-headed, 192, 193;
  of Congress Hall, 208

Doric, doorway, 35, 88, 116, 117, 151, 200;
  inspiration, in Morris house, 110;
  columns, 112, 120;
  capitals, 116;
  architrave, 120;
  entablature, 162, 214;
  cornice, 191, 219;
  apartment, 203, 204;
  frieze, 219;
  mutulary, 117, 162, 200, 203, 214, 219

Dormers of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Stenton, 26;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  pedimental, of city blocks, 39;
  of Morris house, 48;
  shed-roof, of Livezey house, 56;
  of Upsala, 59;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 80;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  of the Johnson house, 95;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97;
  of the Billmeyer house, 99;
  pedimental or gable-roofed, segmental topped,
  lean-to or shed-roofed, 139-141

Dots and dashes, 180

Douglass, David, 14

Drama, introduced into Philadelphia, 14

Drilled rope, 180, 181

Drop handles, 106, 117

Drops, 159

Dunkin, Ann, 49

Dutch seats, 94


Eastwick, Andrew, 95

Eaves, 60, 61, 96

Egg and dart motive, 175, 176, 177, 203

Eighth and Spruce streets, house at, doorway of, 124;
  stoop of, 129

Elfret Alley, 41

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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