The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Foreshortening, of windows, of Girard house, 31;
  of city blocks, 39, 40;
  of Morris
  house, 48;
  of Livezey house, 57;
  of Johnson house, 96;
  of the Billmeyer house, 99;
  in three-story houses, 138, 139

Forrest, Edwin, 224

Fourth and Liberty streets, house at, 130

Frankford, 36

Frankford Avenue, house No. 4927, doorway of, 111

Franklin, Benjamin, 9, 58, 212, 219, 221

Franklin Inn, 42

Franks, Abigail, 21

Franks, David, 21

Franks, Isaac, 78

Franks, Rebecca, 21

Free Quakers' Meeting House, windows of, 138, 148;
  lintels of, 142

Frieze, of The Woodlands, 65;
  of house No. 114 League Street, 107;
  of house No. 6504 Germantown Avenue, 110;
  of Whitby Hall, 158;
  of house No. 312 Cypress Street, 183;
  of house No. 729 Walnut Street, 158;
  of Solitude, 187

Front, double, of Morris house, 39, 48

Furniture, old, 63, 79, 205, 206


Gable ends, 60

Gable roofs, 39;
  of Livezey house, 56;
  of Upsala, 59, 120;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  of the Johnson house, 95;
  of Independence Hall, 199;
  of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church, 224

Gambrel roof, 80

Gardens, of city houses, 40;
  of Morris house, 49;
  of Grumblethorpe, 62, 64;
  of The Woodlands, 65, 67;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 76;
  of John Bartram, 94, 95

Gates, 220

Georgian countryhouses of brick, 16-37

Georgian fireplace, 188

Georgian sashes, 31, 134

Georgian style, 3, 17, 156;
  of brick houses, 17;
  Woodford, 19;
  Hope Lodge, 22;
  The Woodlands, 65, 66;
  Clunie, 72, 74;
  of brick houses, 86;
  The Highlands, 91

Germantown, Battle of, 61, 63, 71, 78, 90, 97, 99, 205

Germantown, ledge-stone houses at, 53

Germantown Academy, the, 98, 99

Germantown Avenue, house No. 5442, description of, 76-78;
  history of, 78, 79;
  six-panel door of house No. 5442, 103;
  eight-panel door of house No. 4908, 105;
  house No. 1748, doorway of, 107;
  house No. 5011, doorway of, 108;
  house No. 6504, doorway of, 110;
  house No. 5200, doorway of, 111;
  house No. 6105, doorway of, 114, 115;
  house No. 6105, dormers of, 140;
  house No. 6105, blinds of, 145, 147;
  house No. 6043, shutter fasteners of, 148

Germantown stone, 87

Germantown type of pointing, 55

Ginkgo tree, the, 67

Girard, Stephen, 31-33;
  his will, 33, 34

Girard College, 31, 33, 34, 215

Girard (Stephen) house, 31

Glass, 134

Glen Fern. _See_ LIVEZEY HOUSE

Gothic, tracery, 123, 127;
  detail, 128;
  arch, curves reminiscent of, 149

Gowen house, 167

Gravitating catches, 147

Gray, Martha Ibbetson, 161

Greame Park, 69;
  windows of, 136;
  dormers of, 139

Grecian band, 130, 133, 192, 209

Grecian fret, 77, 91, 109, 111, 173, 176, 189

Greek architecture, Girard College a fine specimen of, 215

Green Tree Inn, 97, 98;
  six-panel door of, 103;
  doorway of, 107


Haines family, 72

Hallam's (William) Old American Company, 14, 67

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Foreshortening, of windows, of Girard house, 31;
  of city blocks, 39, 40;
  of Morris
  house, 48;
  of Livezey house, 57;
  of Johnson house, 96;
  of the Billmeyer house, 99;
  in three-story houses, 138, 139

Forrest, Edwin, 224

Fourth and Liberty streets, house at, 130

Frankford, 36

Frankford Avenue, house No. 4927, doorway of, 111

Franklin, Benjamin, 9, 58, 212, 219, 221

Franklin Inn, 42

Franks, Abigail, 21

Franks, David, 21

Franks, Isaac, 78

Franks, Rebecca, 21

Free Quakers' Meeting House, windows of, 138, 148;
  lintels of, 142

Frieze, of The Woodlands, 65;
  of house No. 114 League Street, 107;
  of house No. 6504 Germantown Avenue, 110;
  of Whitby Hall, 158;
  of house No. 312 Cypress Street, 183;
  of house No. 729 Walnut Street, 158;
  of Solitude, 187

Front, double, of Morris house, 39, 48

Furniture, old, 63, 79, 205, 206


Gable ends, 60

Gable roofs, 39;
  of Livezey house, 56;
  of Upsala, 59, 120;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Bartram House, 94;
  of the Johnson house, 95;
  of Independence Hall, 199;
  of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church, 224

Gambrel roof, 80

Gardens, of city houses, 40;
  of Morris house, 49;
  of Grumblethorpe, 62, 64;
  of The Woodlands, 65, 67;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 76;
  of John Bartram, 94, 95

Gates, 220

Georgian countryhouses of brick, 16-37

Georgian fireplace, 188

Georgian sashes, 31, 134

Georgian style, 3, 17, 156;
  of brick houses, 17;
  Woodford, 19;
  Hope Lodge, 22;
  The Woodlands, 65, 66;
  Clunie, 72, 74;
  of brick houses, 86;
  The Highlands, 91

Germantown, Battle of, 61, 63, 71, 78, 90, 97, 99, 205

Germantown, ledge-stone houses at, 53

Germantown Academy, the, 98, 99

Germantown Avenue, house No. 5442, description of, 76-78;
  history of, 78, 79;
  six-panel door of house No. 5442, 103;
  eight-panel door of house No. 4908, 105;
  house No. 1748, doorway of, 107;
  house No. 5011, doorway of, 108;
  house No. 6504, doorway of, 110;
  house No. 5200, doorway of, 111;
  house No. 6105, doorway of, 114, 115;
  house No. 6105, dormers of, 140;
  house No. 6105, blinds of, 145, 147;
  house No. 6043, shutter fasteners of, 148

Germantown stone, 87

Germantown type of pointing, 55

Ginkgo tree, the, 67

Girard, Stephen, 31-33;
  his will, 33, 34

Girard College, 31, 33, 34, 215

Girard (Stephen) house, 31

Glass, 134

Glen Fern. _See_ LIVEZEY HOUSE

Gothic, tracery, 123, 127;
  detail, 128;
  arch, curves reminiscent of, 149

Gowen house, 167

Gravitating catches, 147

Gray, Martha Ibbetson, 161

Greame Park, 69;
  windows of, 136;
  dormers of, 139

Grecian band, 130, 133, 192, 209

Grecian fret, 77, 91, 109, 111, 173, 176, 189

Greek architecture, Girard College a fine specimen of, 215

Green Tree Inn, 97, 98;
  six-panel door of, 103;
  doorway of, 107


Haines family, 72

Hallam's (William) Old American Company, 14, 67

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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