Athenaeum of Philadelphia [graphic] / John Notman, archt.

Format:

Image

Author/Creator:

Notman, John, 1810-1865.

Contributor:

Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

Visual Materials Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Private libraries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Men's clubs--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

6th & Adelphi Sts. (Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.).

6th & St. James Sts. (Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.).

219 S. 6th St. (Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.).

Athenaeum of Philadelphia (Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.)--1845-1846.

Local Subjects:

6th & Adelphi Sts. (Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.).

6th & St. James Sts. (Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.).

219 S. 6th St. (Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.).

Athenaeum of Philadelphia (Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.)--1845-1846.

Physical Description:

13 drawings : ink & wash on paper ; 63.5 x 68 cm. overall or smaller

Contained In:

Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Athenaeum building competition collection.

Place of Publication:

1845-1846.

Notes:

13 actual sheets currently exist within this collection, counted as 14 Grieff numbered items. This difference exists because in the past numbers NOT16.14 & 16.15 were treated as separate items, but have now been reattached to form one sheet. Also, NOT16.4 & NOT16.5, have been described separately, but are attached as one sheet. However, NOT16.5 is part of a separate AIA archival collection, and is not part of either the sheet count or the descriptions here.

Grieff(1979) documents three separate proposed projects for the Athenaeum before the building was constructed in 1845-47 according to John Notman's historic Italianate design. The first competition in 1840, for a building at 6th & Walnut Sts., is known to have included drawings by William Strickland & Thomas U. Walter, cataloged separately. The second proposal, for a joint Athenaeum and Library Company building on 5th & Library Sts., is also dated 1840, with the drawings known only from Notman, cataloged separately. Two other drawings for the joint building are located at the Library Company.

In 1845 the Athenaeum purchased a site on the corner of 6th & Adelphi (now St. James) Sts. Grieff states that drawings for the 1845 building project are known to have beens submitted by Richard A. Gilpin, John Haviland, Napoleon Le Brun and John Notman. Most known Notman drawings submitted during this third and final phase of the original building are included here.

This set contains Grieff numbers NOT16.1 to 16.4, 16.7-16.16. Drawing no. 16.5, previously housed at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, was given to the Athenaeum, along with the Archives of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, in 1986. It is cataloged separately, as part of that collection, but has physically been reattached to the bottom half, drawing no. 16.4, included here as part of the Athenaeum's competition drawings. Drawing no. NOT16.6, cited in Grieff with ownership by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, is currently housed at the Athenaeum, along with other competition drawings from Strickland & Haviland, as part of the PEW Museum Loan Program.

Forms part of: Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Athenaeum building competition collection.

Cited in:

Laverty, v.1, p.156-157, NOT*001/023 [sic 14 of 22]