Philadelphia Georgian: The City House of Samuel Powel and Some of its Eighteenth-Century Neighbors

Name/Title

Philadelphia Georgian: The City House of Samuel Powel and Some of its Eighteenth-Century Neighbors

Entry/Object ID

2016.002.120

Description

Discusses the interior embellishment of the house and its furnishings and identifies many of the talented craftsmen who executed them, such as Robert Smith, Hercules Courtenay, and James Clow. Also discusses the origins of Georgian architectural forms and compares the Powel House to other important buildings in the Philadelphia area. Charleston buildings: Custom House (work in progress 1854) -- The Old Exchange, ca. 1828 -- The Charleston Hotel, ca. 1884. xvii, 187 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2016.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2016)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Architecture--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century, Architecture, Georgian--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Architecture, Domestic--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Book Details

Author

Tatum, George B.

Publisher

Wesleyan University Press

Place Published

Location

Middletown, CT

Date Published

1976

Call No.

NA707 .T37 1976

ISBN

0819540951

LCCN

75039905

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By George B. Tatum. Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-173) and index.

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Create Date

December 21, 2016

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023