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House for Wm. H. Shelmerdine, Esq., Walnut Lane, Germantown, [Pa.] [graphic] / Rankin & Kellogg, Architects, 1024 Walnut St., Phila.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Visual Materials RAK250*020
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- Format:
- Image
- Author/Creator:
- Rankin & Kellogg.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Houses--Pennsylvania--Germantown.
- Stables--Pennsylvania--Germantown.
- Fireplaces.
- Architecture, American--19th century--Designs and plans.
- Architecture, American.
- Walnut Lane (Germantown, Pa.).
- Wm. H. Shelmerdine Residence (Germantown, Pa.).
- Local Subjects:
- Walnut Lane (Germantown, Pa.).
- Wm. H. Shelmerdine Residence (Germantown, Pa.).
- Genre:
- Architectural drawings -- American.
- Ink drawings.
- Pencil drawings.
- Physical Description:
- 14 drawings : ink on linen ; 47.5 x 71 cm. or smaller.
- 14 drawings : pencil, ink & wash on paper ; 61 x 91 cm. or smaller
- Contained In:
- Doe, L. Adrian. Architectural records of Rankin & Kellogg, Rankin, Kellogg & Crane, Rankin, Kellogg & Doe, and Adrian L. Doe.
- Place of Publication:
- 1899-1900.
- Notes:
- Title from drawing 250-10.
- Project no. "250". This set includes drawing nos. 10-18, 20, 29, 33, 36, 56, 59, 61-62, 64, 66, 70-72, 82, 85, 87, 89, 91, and one unnumbered sheet.
- Drawing no. RAK250*025, Architect's no. 250-89 is for the stable, rather than the house. Other stable drawings are cataloged separately under RAK251/003.
- Some drawings include initials of delineators "CSS(?)" and "JSS".
- "1899" shown on facade of building in drawing no. RAK250*001, architects no. 250-10.
- Note on verso of drawing no. RAK250*017, architect's no. 250-64, suggests that there were two Wm. H. Shelmerdine houses, this house on Walnut St. and a farm house at Broad Axe in Montgomery Co. Other drawings for this house and the Broad Axe project cataloged separately.
- Drawing no. RAK250*027 is unnumbered and undated, but has been included here with another drawing for the terrace, drawing no. RAK250*026, architect's no. 250-91.
- Forms part of: Doe, L. Adrian. Architectural records of the offices of Rankin & Kellogg, Rankin, Kellogg & Crane, Rankin, Kellogg & Doe, and L. Adrian Doe.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Doe family,
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