Architectural drawings
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Bartram's Garden Maps, Plans and Drawings
Collection
Identifier: FP.2012.003
Scope and Contents Note
This collection includes maps, plans and drawings of Bartram's Garden and the Bartram House and building complex, which includes the Bartram house and additional buildings such as seed house and barn. The Schuylkill River Trail project is also documented in this collection. Items are in a variety of formats, including paper, linen and blueprint, as well as a variety of sizes. The majority of items in this collection were created between 1920 and 1980. While the types of maps included are...
Dates:
1892-2023
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
Cobbs Creek Maps, Plans and Drawings
Collection
Identifier: FP.2011.007
Abstract
Part of Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park System, Cobb’s Creek Park has a rich and diverse history of transformative use. Located in the western and southwestern regions of Philadelphia, Cobb’s Creek Park was developed alongside the Cobb’s Creek watershed and contains approximately 800 acres of preserved land. Park development along such watersheds is fairly unique to the city of Philadelphia, and is not nearly as common in other urban park systems. While Cobb’s Creek is the predominant waterway...
Dates:
1902-2019
Cobbs Creek Park, Blue Bell Tavern: Restoration - Reports, plans, and images, 2001-2011
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:
2001-2011
Colony in Schuylkill, 1946-1962, 2007
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Includes 1954 correspondence regarding the possible relocation of the memorial due to the construction of the expressway, 1946 blueprint design of the tablet with annotations and approval stamp by the Art Jury on verso, 1947 architectural drawings by Willing, Sims, & Talbutt, and 1959 site plans by Wheelwright, Stevenson, & Langran.
Dates:
1946-1962; 2007
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, 1916-1961
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes, reports, and architectural specifications related to the planning, design, and construction of the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, including an extract from the will of Ellen Phillips Samuel, a contract between the Fairmount Park Art Association and Paul Philippe Cret as architect for the memorial, a preliminary report of the Samuel Memorial Committee on the subject matter of sculpture and inscriptions, and a 1933 architectural drawing by Cret titled "Synopsis of...
Dates:
1916-1961
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, 1962-2024
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection contains materials documenting the sculptures and fountains throughout Philadelphia that the Department of Parks and Recreation maintains. Both photographic materials and records, such as restoration plans, are contained within the collection.
Dates:
1962-2024
Embodying Thoreau: dwelling, sitting, watching, 2001-2004
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection contains materials documenting the sculptures and fountains throughout Philadelphia that the Department of Parks and Recreation maintains. Both photographic materials and records, such as restoration plans, are contained within the collection.
Dates:
2001-2004
Evelyn Taylor Price Memorial Sundial, 1946-1947, 1962
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding the proposed location of the sundial in Rittenhouse Square, including a suggestion by Henri Marceau that it replace the Giant Frog at its current location (1946), architectural drawings by Sydney E. Martin titled "Memorial to Mrs. Eli Kirk Price by Beatrice Fenton" (1947), and correspondence regarding the pedestal design and inscription, including a debate over whether Mrs. Price's given name and dates should appear on the inscription. Representatives of the women's...
Dates:
1946-1947; 1962
Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.004
Abstract
Items in this collection relate to East and West Fairmount Park, the original components of what has become the vast Fairmount Park system. Unique in its composition, these areas not only contain naturalist landscapes, but they are also home to a truly diverse set of historic and functional structures. In addition to a vast trail system and traditional recreational facilities (such as swimming pools and baseball diamonds), these parks are also home to an array of 18th and 19th century...
Dates:
c. 1750-2023