Guard Box / Guard House / Guard Shelter
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
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
Mifflin Square, 1947, 1957, 1996-2003
File — Drawer 6.4
Scope and Contents
This file contains black and white and color photographs of the park grounds, the exterior of the caretaker's house, pumpkin-decorating, and a Cambodian New Year celebration.
Dates:
1947; 1957; 1996-2003
Park Guard Headquarters, 44th Street and Parkside Avenue. Plans, elevations and details of garage addition, 1948 February 2
Item — Drawer F11, Folder: 1.2
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:
1948 February 2
Park guard headquarters, Wissahickon District, n.d.
Item — Drawer W23 & W24, Folder: 4
Park guard shelter, various locations [2 copies], 1969 July 19
Item — Drawer Fc, Folder: 1.1
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:
1969 July 19
Proposed shelter building, Pastorius Park, Lincoln Drive and Hartwell Lane, project no. 1485: Floor plan and elevations [1 copy]; alternate front elevation, alternate design "A", Pastorius Park shelter; guard's house and toilets, 18 May 1936; guard's house and toilets, 5 June 1936; guard's house and toilets, revised 7 July 1936; detail of fire place, elevation; detail of fire place, sections and elevation; details of andirons; chimney study, 19 April 1937; chimney study, 21 April 1937; chimney study, rear elevation; foundation plan of shelter with depth and excavation details; foundation plan of shelter, 13 October 1936 [fragile], 1936-1937
Item — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 1.2
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:
1936-1937
Rex Avenue WPA Structures, c. 1940, c. 1950, 1982, 1996-1997
File — Drawer 5.2
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. 1940; c. 1950; 1982; 1996-1997
Shelter, toilet and guard houses, Lincoln Drive and Wissahickon Drive: cross section of storage room, frame details, cross section thru shelter, north elevation, west elevation, Wissahickon Drive elevation (south), and Lincoln Drive elevation (east) [2 copies], 1939 January 24
Item — Drawer Wissahickon General, Folder: 1
Dates:
1939 January 24
Shelter, toilet and guard houses, Lincoln Drive and Wissahickon Drive: plan showing door detail, chimney detail, fireplace section, roof plan, toilet cubicles, and foundation plan [2 copies], 1939 January 24
Item — Drawer Wissahickon General, Folder: 1
Dates:
1939 January 24
Sketches of Benny’s Guard Box at Morris Park, 2002
Item — Drawer Gen-C7, Folder: 3.1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to Cobb’s Creek Park, as well as a very limited number of related correspondence. 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 items relating...
Dates:
2002