The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Halls, of Wyck, 71;
  an important interior feature, 153;
  in early times, 153;
  development of, 154;
  staircases and balconies introduced into, 154;
  in the Georgian period of English architecture, 154, 155;
  in Provincial mansions of Philadelphia, 155;
  of Stenton, 156, 157;
  from back to front of the house, 157;
  of Whitby Hall, 158-160, 162-164;
  of Mount Pleasant, 161-164;
  of Cliveden, 165, 166;
  of Upsala, 166, 167

Hamilton, Alexander, 78

Hamilton, Andrew, designer of Independence Hall, 6, 197, 198;
  married Abigail Franks, 21;
  the first of the name in America, 66;
  Benjamin Chew studied law with, 89

Hamilton, Governor James, 67

Hamilton, William, 66-68

Hancock, John, 206

Handles, brass, of Woodford, 20

Handrail, wrought-iron, of Woodford, 19;
  wrought-iron, of city blocks, 40;
  of Wistar house, 127;
  patterned after cathedral grilles and screens, 127;
  other examples of, 128-130, 157, 167

Headers, 18, 26, 38, 48

Heage, William, 3

Heath, Susanna, 25

Heating, methods of, 169-171

Henry house, 121

Hewn stone country houses, 86-100

Highlands, The, description of, 91, 92;
  history of, 92, 93;
  door of, 105;
  porch of, 120;
  unique in having porch, side-lights, and elliptical fanlight, 122;
  windows of, 137;
  blinds of, 145

Hinges, 146, 172, 209

Hipped roof, of Woodford, 18;
  of Hope Lodge, 23, 120;
  of Stenton, 26;
  of Girard house, 31;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  of the stable of The Woodlands, 66;
  of Mount Pleasant, 72, 73;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Loudoun, 80;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of The Highlands, 120;
  of Congress Hall, 208

Hitner, purchaser of The Highlands, 93

Holme, Thomas, 3, 4

Hoods, 96, 97, 106

Hope, Henry, 25

Hope Lodge, description of, 22-24;
  history of, 24, 25;
  door of, 105;
  porch of, 120;
  windows of, 135, 141;
  dormers of, 141;
  shutters of, 143;
  round-headed doorway of, 193;
  arch across main hall of, 193

Hopkinson, Francis, 221

Horse block, 99

Howe, Sir William, 21, 30, 78


Independence Hall, designed by Andrew Hamilton, 6;
  meeting of second Continental Congress in, 8;
  windows of, 148, 151;
  stair-end treatment of, 168;
  history and description of, 196-207

Inns and taverns of Colonial days, 11, 12

Interior wood-finish, of the average eighteenth-century
  Philadelphia house, 185-187;
  in the better houses of the Provincial period, 187, 188;
  of Stenton, 188, 189;
  of Whitby Hall, 189;
  doors and doorways, 189-194;
  white-painted, 194, 195;
  of Congress Hall, 208;
  of Carpenters' Hall, 214

Interiors, Colonial, a favorite treatment of, 186

Ionic, pilasters, 65, 91;
  columns, 83, 94;
  entablature, 112, 219, 220;
  doorway, 118;
  pediments, 120, 191;
  window, 151;
  newel, 159;
  pulvinated, 163, 219;
  cornice, 192;
  walls of tower, 199;
  Palladian window, 200;
  hall in Independence Hall, 200;
  volute, 201

Ironwork, 124-133


Jambs, molded, 71;
  paneled, 106, 107, 108, 111, 113, 121, 191, 200, 203;
  rusticated, 116

Jansen, Dirck, 96

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Halls, of Wyck, 71;
  an important interior feature, 153;
  in early times, 153;
  development of, 154;
  staircases and balconies introduced into, 154;
  in the Georgian period of English architecture, 154, 155;
  in Provincial mansions of Philadelphia, 155;
  of Stenton, 156, 157;
  from back to front of the house, 157;
  of Whitby Hall, 158-160, 162-164;
  of Mount Pleasant, 161-164;
  of Cliveden, 165, 166;
  of Upsala, 166, 167

Hamilton, Alexander, 78

Hamilton, Andrew, designer of Independence Hall, 6, 197, 198;
  married Abigail Franks, 21;
  the first of the name in America, 66;
  Benjamin Chew studied law with, 89

Hamilton, Governor James, 67

Hamilton, William, 66-68

Hancock, John, 206

Handles, brass, of Woodford, 20

Handrail, wrought-iron, of Woodford, 19;
  wrought-iron, of city blocks, 40;
  of Wistar house, 127;
  patterned after cathedral grilles and screens, 127;
  other examples of, 128-130, 157, 167

Headers, 18, 26, 38, 48

Heage, William, 3

Heath, Susanna, 25

Heating, methods of, 169-171

Henry house, 121

Hewn stone country houses, 86-100

Highlands, The, description of, 91, 92;
  history of, 92, 93;
  door of, 105;
  porch of, 120;
  unique in having porch, side-lights, and elliptical fanlight, 122;
  windows of, 137;
  blinds of, 145

Hinges, 146, 172, 209

Hipped roof, of Woodford, 18;
  of Hope Lodge, 23, 120;
  of Stenton, 26;
  of Girard house, 31;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  of the stable of The Woodlands, 66;
  of Mount Pleasant, 72, 73;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Loudoun, 80;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of The Highlands, 120;
  of Congress Hall, 208

Hitner, purchaser of The Highlands, 93

Holme, Thomas, 3, 4

Hoods, 96, 97, 106

Hope, Henry, 25

Hope Lodge, description of, 22-24;
  history of, 24, 25;
  door of, 105;
  porch of, 120;
  windows of, 135, 141;
  dormers of, 141;
  shutters of, 143;
  round-headed doorway of, 193;
  arch across main hall of, 193

Hopkinson, Francis, 221

Horse block, 99

Howe, Sir William, 21, 30, 78


Independence Hall, designed by Andrew Hamilton, 6;
  meeting of second Continental Congress in, 8;
  windows of, 148, 151;
  stair-end treatment of, 168;
  history and description of, 196-207

Inns and taverns of Colonial days, 11, 12

Interior wood-finish, of the average eighteenth-century
  Philadelphia house, 185-187;
  in the better houses of the Provincial period, 187, 188;
  of Stenton, 188, 189;
  of Whitby Hall, 189;
  doors and doorways, 189-194;
  white-painted, 194, 195;
  of Congress Hall, 208;
  of Carpenters' Hall, 214

Interiors, Colonial, a favorite treatment of, 186

Ionic, pilasters, 65, 91;
  columns, 83, 94;
  entablature, 112, 219, 220;
  doorway, 118;
  pediments, 120, 191;
  window, 151;
  newel, 159;
  pulvinated, 163, 219;
  cornice, 192;
  walls of tower, 199;
  Palladian window, 200;
  hall in Independence Hall, 200;
  volute, 201

Ironwork, 124-133


Jambs, molded, 71;
  paneled, 106, 107, 108, 111, 113, 121, 191, 200, 203;
  rusticated, 116

Jansen, Dirck, 96

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