Norman Morrison Isham architectural drawing, 1893.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Isham, Norman Morrison, 1864-1943.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Isham, Norman Morrison, 1864-1943.

Architects--Archives.

Architects.

Architectural design--History--19th century--Sources.

Architectural design.

Architectural drawing--United States.

Architectural drawing.

Architecture--United States--History--19th century--Designs and plans.

Architecture.

Genre:

Architectural drawings -- American.

Physical Description:

1 sheet.

Other Title:

Norman Morrison Isham collection.

Place of Publication:

1893.

Biography/History:

A noted scholar, author and architect, distinguished for his restoration of colonial buildings, Norman Isham (1864-1943) was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and educated at Brown University. He worked for six years in the Providence architectural firm of Stone, Carpenter & Wilson prior to establishing his own office in 1893. As an author, he collaborated with Albert F. Brown on two books regarded as classics in architecture, Early Rhode Island Houses and Early Connecticut Houses.

Summary:

The collection comprises one architectural rendering, signed and dated [18]93, thought to be Isham's design for the Newport Country Club, a competition won by Whitney Warren.

Finding Aid/Index:

Printed finding aid available at the Architectural Archives. For electronic finding aid see Web Link.

This collection is indexed (with electronic access to selected images) in Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a searchable database of architectural research materials. See Web Link.

Cited as:

Norman Morrison Isham Collection, The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.

Access Restriction:

Collection available for research by appointment only.

Online:

Finding Aid (PDF)

Philadelphia Architects and Buildings