Guard Box / Guard House / Guard Shelter
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Floor plan and elevation of park guard headquarters including garage at 44th Street and Parkside Avenue, n.d.
Item — Drawer F12c, Folder: 9.1
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...
Dates:
n.d.
Guard House, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania: Elevation; floor plan, 1987
Item — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 4.2
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1987
Guard House replacement for Rittenhouse Square, 18th and Walnut streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Letter of transmittal of plans from Friends of Rittenhouse Square to Stephanie Craighead; memorandum from Amy L. Frietag, Historic Preservation Officer, regarding related materials; cover sheet, A-0; overall site plan, A-1; detail site plan, A-2; base plan and adjacent site area, A-3; foundation plan details and sections, A-4; electrical site plan, E-1; power, lighting, and heating plans, E-2; electrical notes and details, E-3; panel LP and panel LP alternative, E-4; single line diagram, E-5; single line diagram alternate bid, E-6; service notes load calculations, E-7; base panel and floor detail; window and post details; base panel details; floor deck; plinth plan; window frame and post details; fanlight and roof eaves; door elevation [2 copies], 1997
Item — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 4.2
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1997
Guard Houses
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates:
c.1855 - c. 2012
Headquarters of Park Guards at 44th Street and Parkside Avenue, alterations to hearing room, 1936
Item — Drawer F13 and F14, Folder: 4.1
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...
Dates:
1936
Historic American Buildings Survey: Washington Square Guard House, elevations, floor plan, and cross section, 1988
Item — Drawer N10: Series 10, Folder: 3.1
Identifier: 10
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1988
Improvements to Franklin Square guard house plans and details, 1975 August 29
Item — Drawer N4: Series 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: 4
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1975 August 29
Kitchens Lane shelter, 1938 May 3
Item — Drawer Wissahickon General, Folder: 1
Layout for electrical lights, Wissahickon Hall guard house, n.d.
Item — Drawer W23 & W24, Folder: 2
Map of Philadelphia showing locations of guard houses, boxes, etc. for Fairmount Park communication system, 1952 February 5
Item — Drawer Fb, Folder: 4
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...
Dates:
1952 February 5