Specifications
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:
Catholic Total Abstinence Fountain, 1873-2013
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Records documenting the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America's request to erect a fountain in the park for the Centennial Celebration (1873) and the formal transfer of the fountain to the city (1877), followed by decades of correspondence regarding the city's responsibility for and neglect of repairs. Highlights include a 1934 exchange in which Alan Corson expresses hope the Cardinal might fund repairs, only to be reminded the fountain is city property, and correspondence between...
Dates:
1873-2013
Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center: maintenance, 1957-2013
File — Drawer 1-5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1957-2013
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Benjamin Franklin Parkway), 1918-1923, 1956-1962
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Includes 1919 architectural plans of proposed memorial pylons by Lord & Hewlett.
Dates:
1918-1923; 1956-1962
Contract with Commissioners of Fairmount Park for constructing of a comfort building at Cobbs Creek Park; specifications for public comfort building, 1922 April 1
Item — Drawer 1-5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1922 April 1
Correspondence, balance sheets, and other documents relating to the cessation Fairmount Park trolley service , 1925-1946
Item — Drawer 8.4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1925-1946
East Fairmount Park, Lemon Hill Mansion: Administrative - memos, 1996-2006
File — Drawer 2-4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1996-2006
East Fairmount Park, Lemon Hill Mansion: Preservation - Fairmount Historic Preservation Trust, 1995-1996
File — Drawer 2-4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1995-1996
East Fairmount Park, Lemon Hill Mansion: Preservation - paint schedule, 2023
File — Drawer 2-4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
2023
East Fairmount Park, Lemon Hill Mansion: Repairs - porch, 1987-1995
File — Drawer 2-4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1987-1995
East Fairmount Park, Lemon Hill Mansion: Restoration, Phase II - memos and scope of work, c. 1981
File — Drawer 2-4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
c. 1981