The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Mantels, of Woodford, 20;
  of Upsala, 60, 179-182;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  development of, 171;
  of Stenton, 172;
  of Whitby Hall, 172, 173;
  of Mount Vernon, 173-175;
  of Mount Pleasant, 175, 176;
  of Cliveden, 177;
  of old Spruce Street house, 178;
  with shelf, 178;
  of form of complete entablature, 178;
  hand-carved ornaments for, 179;
  for hob grate, 180;
  elaborate, 180, 181;
  of house at Third and DeLancy streets, 182;
  of the Rex house, 182;
  of house No. 312 Cypress Street, 182;
  of house No. 729 Walnut Street, 183

Marble, houses of, 17;
  Pennsylvania, of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  use of, in trimmings, 142, 173, 174, 176, 177, 180, 198, 199, 208, 209

Markets, 212

Markham, Captain William, 3

Marshall, Chief Justice John, 202, 208

Mastic, 43

Matthews, James, 80

McClenahan, Blair, 90

Medallion, 183

Mennonites, church of, 224, 225

Merailles, Don Juan de, 75

Mermaid Inn, in Mount Airy, 12

Metopes, 118, 162

Millan, Hans, 71

"Mischianza", 21

Modillions, of Woodford, 19;
  of Stenton, 26;
  hand-tooled, of city blocks, 39;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of Upsala, 120;
  of Whitby Hall, 159;
  of Mount Pleasant, 164, 192;
  of Independence Hall, 200;
  of the Girard National Bank building, 217

Molding, denticulated, 77, 80, 107, 112, 115, 140, 177, 192, 209;
  ovolo, 97, 107, 115, 173, 176;
  cornice, 109, 217;
  of classic order, 113;
  rope, 120;
  bolection, 156, 171, 188, 190, 191;
  of Mount Pleasant, 162;
  crenelated, 172;
  of panel, 175;
  bed, 180;
  cavetto, 181, 187;
  ogee, 187, 189;
  of inside doors, 190

Morgan, General Jacob, 221

Morris, Anthony, 92

Morris, Joshua, 25

Morris, Luke Wistar, 50

Morris, Robert, services of, 8;
  lived in Philadelphia, 9;
  grave of, 221

Morris, Samuel, 24, 25

Morris, Captain Samuel, 50, 92

Morris, Samuel B., 79

Morris house, description of, 39, 48, 49;
  history of, 49, 50;
  door of, 105;
  doorway of, 109, 110;
  windows of, 137, 139, 141, 142;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters of, 143, 144, 146

Mount Pleasant, description of, 72-74;
  history of, 74-76;
  three-panel door of, 104;
  doorway of, 116;
  stoop of, 128;
  windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 141;
  with neither outside shutters nor blinds, 142;
  Palladian window of, 151;
  hall of, 161-165;
  chimney-piece of, 175, 176;
  interior wood finish of, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, 192;
  round-headed windows of, 193

Mount Vernon, 173-175

Mullions, fluted, 116

Muntins, of Woodford, 19;
  of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Christ Church, 149;
  of six-panel doors, 190

Musgrave, Colonel, 90

Mutules, 116


Newels, 130, 132, 133, 157, 159, 167, 201

Nichol, James, 63

Northern Liberties, the, 4


Observatory, 62, 64

Ogee, 175

Old Swedes' Church, 148, 149, 221, 222

Openings, elliptical-headed, 193

Outinian Society, 85

Oval shell pattern, 107

Overmantel, 173, 174, 177

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Mantels, of Woodford, 20;
  of Upsala, 60, 179-182;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  development of, 171;
  of Stenton, 172;
  of Whitby Hall, 172, 173;
  of Mount Vernon, 173-175;
  of Mount Pleasant, 175, 176;
  of Cliveden, 177;
  of old Spruce Street house, 178;
  with shelf, 178;
  of form of complete entablature, 178;
  hand-carved ornaments for, 179;
  for hob grate, 180;
  elaborate, 180, 181;
  of house at Third and DeLancy streets, 182;
  of the Rex house, 182;
  of house No. 312 Cypress Street, 182;
  of house No. 729 Walnut Street, 183

Marble, houses of, 17;
  Pennsylvania, of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  use of, in trimmings, 142, 173, 174, 176, 177, 180, 198, 199, 208, 209

Markets, 212

Markham, Captain William, 3

Marshall, Chief Justice John, 202, 208

Mastic, 43

Matthews, James, 80

McClenahan, Blair, 90

Medallion, 183

Mennonites, church of, 224, 225

Merailles, Don Juan de, 75

Mermaid Inn, in Mount Airy, 12

Metopes, 118, 162

Millan, Hans, 71

"Mischianza", 21

Modillions, of Woodford, 19;
  of Stenton, 26;
  hand-tooled, of city blocks, 39;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of Upsala, 120;
  of Whitby Hall, 159;
  of Mount Pleasant, 164, 192;
  of Independence Hall, 200;
  of the Girard National Bank building, 217

Molding, denticulated, 77, 80, 107, 112, 115, 140, 177, 192, 209;
  ovolo, 97, 107, 115, 173, 176;
  cornice, 109, 217;
  of classic order, 113;
  rope, 120;
  bolection, 156, 171, 188, 190, 191;
  of Mount Pleasant, 162;
  crenelated, 172;
  of panel, 175;
  bed, 180;
  cavetto, 181, 187;
  ogee, 187, 189;
  of inside doors, 190

Morgan, General Jacob, 221

Morris, Anthony, 92

Morris, Joshua, 25

Morris, Luke Wistar, 50

Morris, Robert, services of, 8;
  lived in Philadelphia, 9;
  grave of, 221

Morris, Samuel, 24, 25

Morris, Captain Samuel, 50, 92

Morris, Samuel B., 79

Morris house, description of, 39, 48, 49;
  history of, 49, 50;
  door of, 105;
  doorway of, 109, 110;
  windows of, 137, 139, 141, 142;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters of, 143, 144, 146

Mount Pleasant, description of, 72-74;
  history of, 74-76;
  three-panel door of, 104;
  doorway of, 116;
  stoop of, 128;
  windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 141;
  with neither outside shutters nor blinds, 142;
  Palladian window of, 151;
  hall of, 161-165;
  chimney-piece of, 175, 176;
  interior wood finish of, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, 192;
  round-headed windows of, 193

Mount Vernon, 173-175

Mullions, fluted, 116

Muntins, of Woodford, 19;
  of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Christ Church, 149;
  of six-panel doors, 190

Musgrave, Colonel, 90

Mutules, 116


Newels, 130, 132, 133, 157, 159, 167, 201

Nichol, James, 63

Northern Liberties, the, 4


Observatory, 62, 64

Ogee, 175

Old Swedes' Church, 148, 149, 221, 222

Openings, elliptical-headed, 193

Outinian Society, 85

Oval shell pattern, 107

Overmantel, 173, 174, 177

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