Architectural drawings collection formerly housed in the Chapter office, 1868-1939.

Format:

Archive

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

American Institute of Architects. Philadelphia Chapter

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

609 items.

Contained In:

American Institute of Architects. Philadelphia Chapter. Records, 1840-1956.

Arrangement:

Cataloged by architect name, by specific architectural project. RLIN visual materials file.

Place of Publication:

1868-1939.

Summary:

This collection contains original drawings and prints for historic buildings located primarily in the Philadelphia area. Many of these drawings may be preliminary drawings or references drawings for those created for the Historic American Buildings Survey, which are summarized in record 95-A4. Other items may have arrived at the office through member or Chapter committees involved in a design project.

Notes:

Forms part of: American Institute of Architects. Philadelphia Chapter. Records, 1840-1956.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Deposited at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by the Chapter in 1956, along with other materials summarized in RLIN PAPV95-A2. Given to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia in 1986, when the bulk of the Chapter's holdings was consolicated to form the American Institute of Architects. Philadelphia. Architectural Archives.