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Strawberry Mansion. Fairmount Park Environmental Education and Information Center (not built): Reference sheet; landscape plan (L1); floor plan; building elevations - south elevation and east elevation; building elevations - court yard - south elevation and north elevation; building sections; building sections - meeting room - section and court yard - section; Strawberry Mansion schematic design (M-1A); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (M1-B); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (M1-C); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (M-2); Strawberry Mansion schematic design(M-3); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (M-4); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (M-5); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (P-1); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (P-2); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (P-3); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (SP-1); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (E-1A); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (E-1B); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (E1-C); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (E-2); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (E-3); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (E-4); Strawberry Mansion schematic design (SE-1); plan (L2); site plan (A1); floor plan (A2); roof plan (A3); building elevations (A4); building elevations (A5); building elevations (A6); building elevations (A7); site plan; floor plan; site plan (L2); site plan (1); floor plan (1); south elevation, east elevation, and west elevation; north elevation, south elevation and section; south elevation courtyard (1) and north elevation (2); south elevation (1), east elevation (2), and west elevation (3); meeting room section (1) and courtyard section (2); lobby section (1) and corridor section (2); color graphic of southwest elevation; color graphic of court yard; color images of existing building; color images of existing building. [49 sheets], March 1999

 Item — Drawer: F7b, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural plans of the park's various components. Items included in this collection are dated from 1684 to 2015, and range from original survey plans of the park to modern restoration projects. All items included are in English.

Dates

  • March 1999

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research. Due to the fragility and historical value of certain documents, certain items may require staff supervision. All decisions will be at the discretion of the staff archivist.

Extent

49 Sheets

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Related Archival Materials note

Specifications for plan are located in drawer 5-3 under: Fairmount Park System, environmental education centers: Specifications for proposed designs for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Strawberry Mansion, Wissahickon Creek and Tacony Creek Parks.

Repository Details

Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository

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