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Washington Arch at Valley Forge Park [graphic] / Paul P. Cret, architect, 1524 Chestnut St., Phila.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Visual Materials CRE*003*001
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- Format:
- Image
- Author/Creator:
- Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- monuments--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge.
- arches--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge.
- Architecture, American--History--20th century--Designs and plans.
- Architecture, American.
- Valley Forge National Historical Park (Pa.).
- Washington Memorial Arch (Valley Forge, Pa.).
- Local Subjects:
- Washington Memorial Arch (Valley Forge, Pa.).
- Genre:
- Architectural drawings -- American.
- Blueprints.
- Physical Description:
- 1 photomechanical reproduction : blueprint ; 62 x 93 cm. + Descriptive card
- Place of Publication:
- Feb. 20, 1911.
- Notes:
- Includes two images: [1] South elevation [2] Section.
- Sheet no. 3.
- One of several blueprints of this composite of Cret images which Mr. Coxe had made to send as Christmas greetings during 1980. Descriptive card enclosed with drawing reads: Washington Arch at Valley Forge Park, Valley Forge, Pa. The arch bears the inscription quoted from Washington at Valley Forge, December 26, 1777: "Naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery". The Washington Arch was designed by Architect Paul Cret in 1910-11 and constructed in 1912-13. This print is a composite of original working drawings which were drafted in 1911 by John F. Harbeson, FAIA as his first assignment in the Cret office. Mr. Harbeson, now 92 and still active, is currently consulting with is successor firm, H2L2 Architects/Planners, on the restoration of the arch to stand another 70 years or more watching over the Valley Forge battlefield. Best wishes for the holiday season! Neil Bogert, Weld Coxe, Nina Hartung, Hugh Hochberg, Pauline Lewin, Brian Lewis, Robert Mattox, Mimi McFadden, Peter Piven, Henry Schirmer, Robert Tufts. The Coxe Group. December 1980.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Weld Coxe,
- Cited in:
- Laverty v.1, p.36, CRE*003/001
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