The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

English Classic style of architecture. _See_ GEORGIAN

Entablature, 40;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  Ionic, 112, 113;
  Corinthian, 115;
  above fanlight, 116;
  recessed, 118;
  Doric, 120, 214;
  of Mount Pleasant, 162, 164;
  at Cliveden, 165;
  at Upsala, 180;
  at house No. 729 Walnut Street, 183;
  at Independence Hall, 203

Entrances, of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Stenton, 27;
  characteristic, 40;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 62;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of the Billmeyer house, 98;
  house associated with, 101;
  of the Morris house, 109.
  _See_ DOORWAYS, PORCHES.

Estates of the countryside of Philadelphia, 15

Evans house, windows of, 137, 138;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters and blinds of, 144, 145, 146


Facade, of Woodford, 19;
  of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Morris house, 48;
  of Upsala, 59, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 91;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  of Independence Hall, 199

Fanlights, used in Philadelphia entrances, 40;
  of house No. 225 South Eighth Street, 49;
  of Upsala, 60, 120;
  of The Woodlands, 65, 152;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of The Highlands, 91, 92;
  transom replaced by, 108;
  of house No. 5011 Germantown Avenue, 108;
  of house No. 247 Pine Street, 109;
  of house No. 6504 Germantown Avenue, 110;
  of house No. 5200 Germantown Avenue, 111;
  of house No. 4927 Frankford Avenue, 111;
  a frequent type of doorway with, 112;
  of the Wharton house, 113;
  of Grumblethorpe, 114;
  a rare type of, 116;
  patterned after a much-used Palladian window, 122;
  of house No. 39 Fisher's Lane, 122;
  of house No. 224 South Eighth Street, 122;
  in round-headed doorways, 193;
  of Independence Hall, 201, 207;
  of Congress Hall, 208;
  of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 213

Farmhouse type, Pennsylvania, characteristic examples of, 100

Farmhouses, 127

Fascia, 111, 112, 115, 180, 181, 183

Fences, 50, 126, 220, 224

Fenestration. _See_ WINDOWS

Festoons, 180, 183, 184, 187

"Fete Champetre", 85

Firebacks, 28, 169, 172

Fire balconies, 92, 208

Fire marks, 119

Fireplaces, of Woodford, 20;
  of Hope Lodge, 24;
  of Livezey house, 57;
  of Mount Pleasant, 74;
  the significance and the history of, 169-171;
  segmental arched, 205

Fisher, Deborah, 45.
  _See_ WHARTON, DEBORAH

Fisher, Samuel, 45

Fisher's Lane, house No. 39, eight-panel door of, 105;
  porch of, 122

Fixtures, wrought-iron, for hanging and fastening shutters and blinds, 146

Flemish bond, 18, 23, 26, 38, 48

Floors, of Woodford, 20

Florentine manner, iron work wrought in, 129

Florida cession, the, 93

Flow, John H., and the tradition of the first American flag, 52

Flush pointing, 55

Flutings, 65, 180-183

Footscrapers, 109, 127, 130-133

Forbes, Brigadier General John, 221

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

English Classic style of architecture. _See_ GEORGIAN

Entablature, 40;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  Ionic, 112, 113;
  Corinthian, 115;
  above fanlight, 116;
  recessed, 118;
  Doric, 120, 214;
  of Mount Pleasant, 162, 164;
  at Cliveden, 165;
  at Upsala, 180;
  at house No. 729 Walnut Street, 183;
  at Independence Hall, 203

Entrances, of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Stenton, 27;
  characteristic, 40;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 62;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of the Billmeyer house, 98;
  house associated with, 101;
  of the Morris house, 109.
  _See_ DOORWAYS, PORCHES.

Estates of the countryside of Philadelphia, 15

Evans house, windows of, 137, 138;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters and blinds of, 144, 145, 146


Facade, of Woodford, 19;
  of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Morris house, 48;
  of Upsala, 59, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 91;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  of Independence Hall, 199

Fanlights, used in Philadelphia entrances, 40;
  of house No. 225 South Eighth Street, 49;
  of Upsala, 60, 120;
  of The Woodlands, 65, 152;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of The Highlands, 91, 92;
  transom replaced by, 108;
  of house No. 5011 Germantown Avenue, 108;
  of house No. 247 Pine Street, 109;
  of house No. 6504 Germantown Avenue, 110;
  of house No. 5200 Germantown Avenue, 111;
  of house No. 4927 Frankford Avenue, 111;
  a frequent type of doorway with, 112;
  of the Wharton house, 113;
  of Grumblethorpe, 114;
  a rare type of, 116;
  patterned after a much-used Palladian window, 122;
  of house No. 39 Fisher's Lane, 122;
  of house No. 224 South Eighth Street, 122;
  in round-headed doorways, 193;
  of Independence Hall, 201, 207;
  of Congress Hall, 208;
  of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 213

Farmhouse type, Pennsylvania, characteristic examples of, 100

Farmhouses, 127

Fascia, 111, 112, 115, 180, 181, 183

Fences, 50, 126, 220, 224

Fenestration. _See_ WINDOWS

Festoons, 180, 183, 184, 187

"Fete Champetre", 85

Firebacks, 28, 169, 172

Fire balconies, 92, 208

Fire marks, 119

Fireplaces, of Woodford, 20;
  of Hope Lodge, 24;
  of Livezey house, 57;
  of Mount Pleasant, 74;
  the significance and the history of, 169-171;
  segmental arched, 205

Fisher, Deborah, 45.
  _See_ WHARTON, DEBORAH

Fisher, Samuel, 45

Fisher's Lane, house No. 39, eight-panel door of, 105;
  porch of, 122

Fixtures, wrought-iron, for hanging and fastening shutters and blinds, 146

Flemish bond, 18, 23, 26, 38, 48

Floors, of Woodford, 20

Florentine manner, iron work wrought in, 129

Florida cession, the, 93

Flow, John H., and the tradition of the first American flag, 52

Flush pointing, 55

Flutings, 65, 180-183

Footscrapers, 109, 127, 130-133

Forbes, Brigadier General John, 221

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