The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Pediments, of Woodford, 19;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  of city blocks, 40;
  of Blackwell house, 43;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 91;
  forming hood above
  doorway, 106;
  of doorhead, 107;
  of Morris house, 109;
  Ionic, 191

Pen Rhyn house, windows of, 139

Penn, Granville, 85

Penn, Granville John, 85

Penn, John, 83-85, 90, 221

Penn, Governor John, 84

Penn, Letitia, 16, 17

Penn, Thomas, 84

Penn, William, 3, 4, 16, 17, 84, 85

Penn's house, windows of, 136

Pennsylvania, importance of attitude of, in the Revolution, 8

Pennsylvania Hospital, 148, 212-214

Penthouse roof, influence of, 19, 60, 61;
  characteristic feature of ledge stonework, 19, 106;
  of Grumblethorpe, 62;
  of house No. 6306 Germantown Avenue, 96;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97, 107;
  of Billmeyer, 98;
  of Whitby Hall, 160

Perot, Elliston, 79

Perot, John, 79

Perot-Morris house, eight-panel door of, 104, 105;
  doorway of, 118, 119;
  windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 141;
  shutters and blinds of, 144, 146, 147

Peters, Judge Richard, 84

Philadelphia, unique position of, in American architecture, 1;
  old buildings of, of brick and stone, and substantial in character, 1;
  much of best Colonial domestic architecture to be found
  in neighborhood of, 2;
  history enacted in buildings of, 2;
  Georgian and pure Colonial styles in, 3;
  review of early history of, 3;
  laid out by Thomas Holme, 4;
  character of early settlers of, 4;
  early commerce of, 5;
  at the time of the Revolution, 5;
  importance of, in eighteenth century, 6;
  a refuge for immigrants of persecuted sects, 7;
  Quaker influence in, 7;
  Scotch-Irish ascendancy in, 7;
  center of the new republic in embryo, 8;
  the meeting of the Continental Congresses in, 8, 9;
  the sitting of the convention for framing the Constitution in, 9;
  the national capital, 9;
  famous men associated with, 9;
  list of first things established or done at, 9-11;
  noted for its generous hospitality, 11;
  brilliancy of its social life, 11-14;
  theaters in, 14;
  estates of the countryside, 15;
  has distinctive architecture in brick, stone, and woodwork, and diversified
  architecture of city and country types, 15;
  clung to the manners and customs of the mother country, 16;
  brick favored in, 16, 17;
  the dominant feature of the domestic architecture of the city proper, 38;
  houses of, possess charm of architectural merit combined
  with historic interest, 101

Philosophical Society, the, 48

Piers, of Stenton, 26;
  of Cliveden, 88

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Pediments, of Woodford, 19;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  of city blocks, 40;
  of Blackwell house, 43;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 91;
  forming hood above
  doorway, 106;
  of doorhead, 107;
  of Morris house, 109;
  Ionic, 191

Pen Rhyn house, windows of, 139

Penn, Granville, 85

Penn, Granville John, 85

Penn, John, 83-85, 90, 221

Penn, Governor John, 84

Penn, Letitia, 16, 17

Penn, Thomas, 84

Penn, William, 3, 4, 16, 17, 84, 85

Penn's house, windows of, 136

Pennsylvania, importance of attitude of, in the Revolution, 8

Pennsylvania Hospital, 148, 212-214

Penthouse roof, influence of, 19, 60, 61;
  characteristic feature of ledge stonework, 19, 106;
  of Grumblethorpe, 62;
  of house No. 6306 Germantown Avenue, 96;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97, 107;
  of Billmeyer, 98;
  of Whitby Hall, 160

Perot, Elliston, 79

Perot, John, 79

Perot-Morris house, eight-panel door of, 104, 105;
  doorway of, 118, 119;
  windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 141;
  shutters and blinds of, 144, 146, 147

Peters, Judge Richard, 84

Philadelphia, unique position of, in American architecture, 1;
  old buildings of, of brick and stone, and substantial in character, 1;
  much of best Colonial domestic architecture to be found
  in neighborhood of, 2;
  history enacted in buildings of, 2;
  Georgian and pure Colonial styles in, 3;
  review of early history of, 3;
  laid out by Thomas Holme, 4;
  character of early settlers of, 4;
  early commerce of, 5;
  at the time of the Revolution, 5;
  importance of, in eighteenth century, 6;
  a refuge for immigrants of persecuted sects, 7;
  Quaker influence in, 7;
  Scotch-Irish ascendancy in, 7;
  center of the new republic in embryo, 8;
  the meeting of the Continental Congresses in, 8, 9;
  the sitting of the convention for framing the Constitution in, 9;
  the national capital, 9;
  famous men associated with, 9;
  list of first things established or done at, 9-11;
  noted for its generous hospitality, 11;
  brilliancy of its social life, 11-14;
  theaters in, 14;
  estates of the countryside, 15;
  has distinctive architecture in brick, stone, and woodwork, and diversified
  architecture of city and country types, 15;
  clung to the manners and customs of the mother country, 16;
  brick favored in, 16, 17;
  the dominant feature of the domestic architecture of the city proper, 38;
  houses of, possess charm of architectural merit combined
  with historic interest, 101

Philosophical Society, the, 48

Piers, of Stenton, 26;
  of Cliveden, 88

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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