Bird House, Zoological Society of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park, Phila. [graphic] / J.S. Thorn Company, Rolled steel and sheet metal products, Twentieth Street and Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Penna.

Format:

Image

Author/Creator:

J.S. Thorn Company.

Contributor:

Mellor & Meigs.

Zoological Society of Philadelphia.

Visual Materials Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zoos--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

aviaries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Architecture, American--History--20th century--Designs and plans.

Architecture, American.

Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Philadelphia Zoological Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) Bird House--1915.

Local Subjects:

Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Philadelphia Zoological Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) Bird House--1915.

Genre:

Architectural drawings -- American.

Physical Description:

5 photomechanical reproductions : blueprints ; 106 x 164.5 cm. or smaller

Contained In:

Zoological Society of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) Architectural drawings and correspdence.

Place of Publication:

Apr.-Oct. 1915.

Notes:

Although not named, Mellor & Meigs are known to have been the architects for this project, and the J.S. Thorn Company was evidently one of the subcontractors.

Drawings show Thorn Co. project no. 209.

Forms part of: Zoological Society of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) Architectural drawings and correspondence.

Finding Aid/Index:

Zoological Society of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) Architectural drawings collection inventory. 1992. item level control.

Cited as:

Athenaeum copy: Zoological Society of Philadelphia architectural drawings collection on loan to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, with the support of the Pew Charitable Trusts through its Museum Loan Program.