The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Windows, 19;
  of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Stenton, 26, 27;
  of the Girard house, 31;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  of city blocks, 39, 40;
  of Morris house, 48, 49;
  of Livezey house, 56, 57;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61, 62;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 91, 92;
  of the Johnson house, 95, 96;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97;
  of the Billmeyer house, 99;
  during the Colonial period, a perpetuation of the initial types, 134;
  treatment of, 141, 142;
  of Independence Hall, 199;
  of Congress Hall, 208;
  of Carpenters' Hall, 211;
  of Pennsylvania Hospital, 215, 216;
  ten-paned, 152;
  twelve-paned, 57, 61, 79, 135;
  eighteen-paned, 61, 135;
  twenty-four-paned, 35, 77, 81, 135, 199, 209, 211;
  ranging, 23, 27, 35, 48, 73, 81, 88, 95, 206;
  round-topped, 35, 39, 65, 77, 88, 99, 148, 149, 208, 223, 224;
  square-headed, 209;
  segmental-topped, 61, 97.
  _See_ DORMERS, PALLADIAN, SASHES

Wing steps, 98, 114, 129

Wissahickon Creek, mill on, 57-59

Wistar, Doctor Caspar, 47, 72, 78

Wistar, Daniel, 80

Wistar, John, 80

Wistar, William, 80

Wistar house, 39, 46-48;
  balustrade of, 127;
  windows of, 137, 139;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters of, 143, 145

Wistar Parties, 47, 48

_Wistaria_, 47

Wister, Alexander W., 64

Wister, Charles J., 64, 71

Wister, Charles J., Jr., 64

Wister, Daniel, 63

Wister, John, 62, 63, 78

Wister, Margaret, 78

Wister, Owen, 64

Wister, Sally, 64

"Wister's Big House." _See_ GRUMBLETHORPE

Witherill house, dormers of, 139;
  shutters of, 145

Wood, white-painted, houses of, 17

Wood carvers, 179

Wood finish. _See_ INTERIOR

Woodford, description of, 18-20;
  history of, 20-22;
  door of, 105;
  windows of, 137;
  shutters of, 143

Woodlands, The, description of, 64-66;
  history of, 66-68;
  with neither outside shutters nor blinds, 142;
  Palladian windows of, 151, 152

Woods, white-painted soft, the possibilities of, 194

Woodwork brought from overseas, but later produced in the colonies, 18;
  interior, of Woodford, 20;
  of Hope Lodge, 24;
  of Stenton, 26, 156;
  of Blackwell house, 42, 43;
  white-painted, in combination with ledge stone, 55, 56, 66;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 62, 63;
  of Mount Pleasant, 74;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77, 78;
  of Vernon, 80;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  of the Billmeyer house, 99;
  of house No. 701 South Seventh Street, 110;
  suggesting Dutch influence, 123;
  of Mount Vernon, 174;
  of Christ Church, 219

"World's People", the, 12, 13, 14

Wyck, 70-72;
  door of, 103;
  footscraper of, 130;
  windows of, 138;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters of, 143, 148

Wynnestay, windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters of, 143, 144

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The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

Cousins, Frank

Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Architecture, Colonial

Windows, 19;
  of Hope Lodge, 23;
  of Stenton, 26, 27;
  of the Girard house, 31;
  of Port Royal House, 35;
  of city blocks, 39, 40;
  of Morris house, 48, 49;
  of Livezey house, 56, 57;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 61, 62;
  of The Woodlands, 65;
  of Mount Pleasant, 73;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77;
  of Vernon, 79;
  of Loudoun, 81;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 91, 92;
  of the Johnson house, 95, 96;
  of Green Tree Inn, 97;
  of the Billmeyer house, 99;
  during the Colonial period, a perpetuation of the initial types, 134;
  treatment of, 141, 142;
  of Independence Hall, 199;
  of Congress Hall, 208;
  of Carpenters' Hall, 211;
  of Pennsylvania Hospital, 215, 216;
  ten-paned, 152;
  twelve-paned, 57, 61, 79, 135;
  eighteen-paned, 61, 135;
  twenty-four-paned, 35, 77, 81, 135, 199, 209, 211;
  ranging, 23, 27, 35, 48, 73, 81, 88, 95, 206;
  round-topped, 35, 39, 65, 77, 88, 99, 148, 149, 208, 223, 224;
  square-headed, 209;
  segmental-topped, 61, 97.
  _See_ DORMERS, PALLADIAN, SASHES

Wing steps, 98, 114, 129

Wissahickon Creek, mill on, 57-59

Wistar, Doctor Caspar, 47, 72, 78

Wistar, Daniel, 80

Wistar, John, 80

Wistar, William, 80

Wistar house, 39, 46-48;
  balustrade of, 127;
  windows of, 137, 139;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters of, 143, 145

Wistar Parties, 47, 48

_Wistaria_, 47

Wister, Alexander W., 64

Wister, Charles J., 64, 71

Wister, Charles J., Jr., 64

Wister, Daniel, 63

Wister, John, 62, 63, 78

Wister, Margaret, 78

Wister, Owen, 64

Wister, Sally, 64

"Wister's Big House." _See_ GRUMBLETHORPE

Witherill house, dormers of, 139;
  shutters of, 145

Wood, white-painted, houses of, 17

Wood carvers, 179

Wood finish. _See_ INTERIOR

Woodford, description of, 18-20;
  history of, 20-22;
  door of, 105;
  windows of, 137;
  shutters of, 143

Woodlands, The, description of, 64-66;
  history of, 66-68;
  with neither outside shutters nor blinds, 142;
  Palladian windows of, 151, 152

Woods, white-painted soft, the possibilities of, 194

Woodwork brought from overseas, but later produced in the colonies, 18;
  interior, of Woodford, 20;
  of Hope Lodge, 24;
  of Stenton, 26, 156;
  of Blackwell house, 42, 43;
  white-painted, in combination with ledge stone, 55, 56, 66;
  of Upsala, 60;
  of Grumblethorpe, 62, 63;
  of Mount Pleasant, 74;
  of house No. 5442 Germantown Avenue, 77, 78;
  of Vernon, 80;
  of Solitude, 83;
  of Cliveden, 88;
  of The Highlands, 92;
  of the Billmeyer house, 99;
  of house No. 701 South Seventh Street, 110;
  suggesting Dutch influence, 123;
  of Mount Vernon, 174;
  of Christ Church, 219

"World's People", the, 12, 13, 14

Wyck, 70-72;
  door of, 103;
  footscraper of, 130;
  windows of, 138;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters of, 143, 148

Wynnestay, windows of, 137;
  dormers of, 140;
  shutters of, 143, 144

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

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