The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

South Seventh Street, house No. 301, eight-paneled door of, 104, 105;
  doorway of, 114;
  stoop of, 129;
  handrail of, 132, 133

South Seventh Street, house No. 701, doorway of, 110;
  stoop of, 128

South Third Street, house No. 316, porch of, 128

South Third Street, house No. 320, footscrapers of, 132

Southwark, or South Street, Theater, 111

Sower, Christopher, 63

Spandrils, molded, 116

Spindles, 130

Spruce Street, house No. 709, doorway of, 111

Spruce Street, old house on, chimney-piece of, 178

Stable, of The Woodlands, 66

Staircases, wainscoted, 43;
  hall, 154, 155, 157, 158;
  of Stenton, 156, 157;
  of Whitby Hall, 159-160, 162-164;
  of Mount Pleasant, 161-164;
  of Cliveden, 165, 166;
  of Upsala, 166, 167;
  of Independence Hall, 200;
  of Pennsylvania Hospital, 214

Stair rail, footscraper combined with, 132, 133

Stairway, of Hope Lodge, 24;
  balustraded, of Mount Pleasant, 74;
  of The Highlands, 92

Stamper, John, 43

State House, the old (Independence Hall), 8, 197

Steeples, 197, 219, 220, 223

Stenton, description of, 25-28;
  history of, 28-31;
  door of, 105;
  doorway of, 123, 124;
  windows of, 137, 141;
  with neither outside shutters nor blinds, 142;
  hall of, 156, 157;
  fireplace of, 172;
  interior wood finish of, 185, 186, 188, 189

Steps, of Woodford, 19;
  of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Stenton, 27;
  single, of city blocks, 40;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  of house No. 701 South Seventh Street, 110;
  on various classes of stoops, 126-130

Steuben, Baron von, 76

Stiles, of doors, 103, 190;
  of doors, double, 114;
  of windows, 134;
  of shutters, 144, 145;
  of blinds, 146

Stiles, Daniel, 35

Stiles, Edward, 35-37

Stiles, John, 35

Stocker house, windows of, 138;
  dormers of, 141

Stonework, surfaced and ledge, 53;
  the refinements and the essentials of, 54;
  pointed and unpointed, 55;
  not always pleasing, 69, 70;
  plastered, 69-85;
  surfaced, to be recommended only for large and
  pretentious residences or for public work, 86.
  _See_ LEDGE-STONE

Stoops, 40, 126-130, 208

Stretchers, of blocks, 18, 38;
  of Stenton, 26;
  of Morris house, 48

Strickland, William, 197, 215

String course, 172

Stuart, Gilbert, 63, 206

Sully, Thomas, 206

Surbase, 83, 157, 159, 163, 186, 187

Swaenson family, 4

Swag, 175

Swedes, at the mouth of the Schuylkill River, 3


Theaters, in Philadelphia, 14

Third and DeLancy streets, house at, mantel of, 182

Third and Pine streets, house at, doorway of, 125;
  porch of, 128

Third and Spruce streets, house at, footscraper of, 131

Tiles, of Woodford, 20;
  of Stenton, 27, 28

Torus, 175, 176, 183

Tower, 199, 200, 223

Transom, four-paned, 71, 106

Triglyphs, 116, 118, 162

Trinity Church, 223, 224

Truxton, Commodore, 221

Turn buckles, 147

Tuscan, doorway, 19, 116, 118;
  columns, 77

Two-family house, 98


Underground passage, 28, 83

"Underground railway", 97

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

South Seventh Street, house No. 301, eight-paneled door of, 104, 105;
  doorway of, 114;
  stoop of, 129;
  handrail of, 132, 133

South Seventh Street, house No. 701, doorway of, 110;
  stoop of, 128

South Third Street, house No. 316, porch of, 128

South Third Street, house No. 320, footscrapers of, 132

Southwark, or South Street, Theater, 111

Sower, Christopher, 63

Spandrils, molded, 116

Spindles, 130

Spruce Street, house No. 709, doorway of, 111

Spruce Street, old house on, chimney-piece of, 178

Stable, of The Woodlands, 66

Staircases, wainscoted, 43;
  hall, 154, 155, 157, 158;
  of Stenton, 156, 157;
  of Whitby Hall, 159-160, 162-164;
  of Mount Pleasant, 161-164;
  of Cliveden, 165, 166;
  of Upsala, 166, 167;
  of Independence Hall, 200;
  of Pennsylvania Hospital, 214

Stair rail, footscraper combined with, 132, 133

Stairway, of Hope Lodge, 24;
  balustraded, of Mount Pleasant, 74;
  of The Highlands, 92

Stamper, John, 43

State House, the old (Independence Hall), 8, 197

Steeples, 197, 219, 220, 223

Stenton, description of, 25-28;
  history of, 28-31;
  door of, 105;
  doorway of, 123, 124;
  windows of, 137, 141;
  with neither outside shutters nor blinds, 142;
  hall of, 156, 157;
  fireplace of, 172;
  interior wood finish of, 185, 186, 188, 189

Steps, of Woodford, 19;
  of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Stenton, 27;
  single, of city blocks, 40;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  of house No. 701 South Seventh Street, 110;
  on various classes of stoops, 126-130

Steuben, Baron von, 76

Stiles, of doors, 103, 190;
  of doors, double, 114;
  of windows, 134;
  of shutters, 144, 145;
  of blinds, 146

Stiles, Daniel, 35

Stiles, Edward, 35-37

Stiles, John, 35

Stocker house, windows of, 138;
  dormers of, 141

Stonework, surfaced and ledge, 53;
  the refinements and the essentials of, 54;
  pointed and unpointed, 55;
  not always pleasing, 69, 70;
  plastered, 69-85;
  surfaced, to be recommended only for large and
  pretentious residences or for public work, 86.
  _See_ LEDGE-STONE

Stoops, 40, 126-130, 208

Stretchers, of blocks, 18, 38;
  of Stenton, 26;
  of Morris house, 48

Strickland, William, 197, 215

String course, 172

Stuart, Gilbert, 63, 206

Sully, Thomas, 206

Surbase, 83, 157, 159, 163, 186, 187

Swaenson family, 4

Swag, 175

Swedes, at the mouth of the Schuylkill River, 3


Theaters, in Philadelphia, 14

Third and DeLancy streets, house at, mantel of, 182

Third and Pine streets, house at, doorway of, 125;
  porch of, 128

Third and Spruce streets, house at, footscraper of, 131

Tiles, of Woodford, 20;
  of Stenton, 27, 28

Torus, 175, 176, 183

Tower, 199, 200, 223

Transom, four-paned, 71, 106

Triglyphs, 116, 118, 162

Trinity Church, 223, 224

Truxton, Commodore, 221

Turn buckles, 147

Tuscan, doorway, 19, 116, 118;
  columns, 77

Two-family house, 98


Underground passage, 28, 83

"Underground railway", 97

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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