The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Pilasters, of Woodford, 20;
  of Hope Lodge, 24;
  fluted, of city blocks, 40;
  fluted, of Blackwell house, 42;
  fluted, of Morris house, 49;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of Mount Pleasant, 74;
  of The Highlands, 91;
  supporting pediment, 108;
  of house No. 6019 Germantown Avenue, 107;
  fluted, of Whitby Hall, 158, 159;
  of Mount Vernon, 174;
  of Upsala, 180, 181, 182;
  paneled, of house No. 312 Cypress Street, 182, 183;
  fluted, of Independence Hall, 204, 205

Pillars, 81

Pine, Edgar, 206

Pine, Robert Edge, 206

Pine Street, house No. 239, footscraper of, 132

Pine Street, house No. 247, doorway of, 109

Pineapple, the, 130

Plastered stone country houses, 69-85;
  one of the distinctive types of Philadelphia architecture, 85

Plastic Club, 42

Pointing, methods of, 55;
  of Upsala, 59;
  of The Woodlands, 66;
  of hewn stone houses, 87;
  flush, of Cliveden, 87;
  of The Highlands, 91

Pomfret, Earl of, 84

Poor Richard Club, 42

Porch, to servants' quarters and kitchen, of Hope Lodge, 24;
  of Stenton, 26

Porches, of Hope Lodge, 23, 120;
  pedimental, of Upsala, 60, 120;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  not common, 119;
  of The Highlands, 120;
  of the Henry house, 121;
  elliptical, of house No. 39 Fisher's Lane, 122

Port Royal House, description of, 34, 35;
  history of, 35-37;
  three-panel door of, 104;
  windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 141;
  blinds of, 143, 145

Portico, 65, 81, 82

Portius, James, induced by Penn to come to the New World, 5;
  a leading member of the Carpenters' Company, 5;
  laid foundation of builders' library, 6

Ports, 220

Powel house, eight-panel door of, 104;
  doorway of, 113;
  stoop of, 128;
  windows of, 137, 138;
  dormers of, 141;
  shutters of, 144, 145

Public buildings, of Philadelphia, historically and
  architecturally inspiring, 196;
  discussion of, 196-225


Quakers, Philadelphia a place of refuge for, 3;
  influence of, in Philadelphia, 7;
  loved eating and drinking, 12, 13;
  other distractions of, 13;
  little difference between homes of "World's People" and, 14

Quoining, 23, 35, 59, 73, 199, 223


Race Street, house No. 128, windows of, 136;
  shutters of, 144, 147

Race Street, house No. 130, stoop of, 128

Railing, wrought iron, 83, 114;
  adaptation of Gothic tracery, 123

Rails, of blinds, 145, 146;
  of doors, 103, 190;
  of shutters, 144, 145;
  of windows, 134

Rain gauge, 62

Ramsey, Allan, 206

Randolph, Edmund, 78

Randolph, Peyton, 221

Randolph house, doorway of, 124

Red Lion Inn, survival of inns of Colonial days, 12

Reed, General Joseph, 25

Reed, Joseph, 25

Reeded casings, 121

Reeded ovolo, 111, 183

Reeve, Mrs. Josiah, 97

Rex house, mantel of, 182;
  interior wood finish of, 187

Reynolds, John, 49

Rhodes, Samuel, 213

Ridge or weathered pointing, 55

Rim lock, 106, 110, 209

Rittenhouse, David, 9

Rock-face stonework, 53

Rolling ways, 40, 49

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Pilasters, of Woodford, 20;
  of Hope Lodge, 24;
  fluted, of city blocks, 40;
  fluted, of Blackwell house, 42;
  fluted, of Morris house, 49;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of Mount Pleasant, 74;
  of The Highlands, 91;
  supporting pediment, 108;
  of house No. 6019 Germantown Avenue, 107;
  fluted, of Whitby Hall, 158, 159;
  of Mount Vernon, 174;
  of Upsala, 180, 181, 182;
  paneled, of house No. 312 Cypress Street, 182, 183;
  fluted, of Independence Hall, 204, 205

Pillars, 81

Pine, Edgar, 206

Pine, Robert Edge, 206

Pine Street, house No. 239, footscraper of, 132

Pine Street, house No. 247, doorway of, 109

Pineapple, the, 130

Plastered stone country houses, 69-85;
  one of the distinctive types of Philadelphia architecture, 85

Plastic Club, 42

Pointing, methods of, 55;
  of Upsala, 59;
  of The Woodlands, 66;
  of hewn stone houses, 87;
  flush, of Cliveden, 87;
  of The Highlands, 91

Pomfret, Earl of, 84

Poor Richard Club, 42

Porch, to servants' quarters and kitchen, of Hope Lodge, 24;
  of Stenton, 26

Porches, of Hope Lodge, 23, 120;
  pedimental, of Upsala, 60, 120;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  not common, 119;
  of The Highlands, 120;
  of the Henry house, 121;
  elliptical, of house No. 39 Fisher's Lane, 122

Port Royal House, description of, 34, 35;
  history of, 35-37;
  three-panel door of, 104;
  windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 141;
  blinds of, 143, 145

Portico, 65, 81, 82

Portius, James, induced by Penn to come to the New World, 5;
  a leading member of the Carpenters' Company, 5;
  laid foundation of builders' library, 6

Ports, 220

Powel house, eight-panel door of, 104;
  doorway of, 113;
  stoop of, 128;
  windows of, 137, 138;
  dormers of, 141;
  shutters of, 144, 145

Public buildings, of Philadelphia, historically and
  architecturally inspiring, 196;
  discussion of, 196-225


Quakers, Philadelphia a place of refuge for, 3;
  influence of, in Philadelphia, 7;
  loved eating and drinking, 12, 13;
  other distractions of, 13;
  little difference between homes of "World's People" and, 14

Quoining, 23, 35, 59, 73, 199, 223


Race Street, house No. 128, windows of, 136;
  shutters of, 144, 147

Race Street, house No. 130, stoop of, 128

Railing, wrought iron, 83, 114;
  adaptation of Gothic tracery, 123

Rails, of blinds, 145, 146;
  of doors, 103, 190;
  of shutters, 144, 145;
  of windows, 134

Rain gauge, 62

Ramsey, Allan, 206

Randolph, Edmund, 78

Randolph, Peyton, 221

Randolph house, doorway of, 124

Red Lion Inn, survival of inns of Colonial days, 12

Reed, General Joseph, 25

Reed, Joseph, 25

Reeded casings, 121

Reeded ovolo, 111, 183

Reeve, Mrs. Josiah, 97

Rex house, mantel of, 182;
  interior wood finish of, 187

Reynolds, John, 49

Rhodes, Samuel, 213

Ridge or weathered pointing, 55

Rim lock, 106, 110, 209

Rittenhouse, David, 9

Rock-face stonework, 53

Rolling ways, 40, 49

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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