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Two Views of Phil-EllenaEntry/Object ID
2013.5.1.128a-bDescription
Photographs from Photo Scrapbook 1, Part 2, Page 128
Photograph a [top]: Please see notes for captioning and other information. This photograph shows a front view of Phil-Ellena, the mansion of George W. Carpenter, located in the present day (2013) 6800 block of Germantown Avenue (between Carpenter Lane and Westview Street). The photograph shows a stately and formal stone structure with two story stone columns with Ionic capitals . The central portion of the structure has a two story gabled roof with dentil work underneath the angular pediment. First floor windows are full-length. The structure extends on both sides of the main structure. The side extensions have stone balustrades ringing the top roof line. An elaborate cupola protrudes above the central part of the structure and is ringed with another balustrade/railing. Much of the formal entrance is obscured by trees and shrubs. The foreground shows a large display of the grounds.
Photograpg b [bottom]: This photograph shows a view of the Museum and Clock Tower building at Phil-Ellena. The bottom portion is a tall one story building into which is incorporated a multi-story tower, the roof of which is built in the "hip roof style" capped by a finial. Under the roof line are a series of arches which are embedded on all four sides of the tower. Beneath the arches a clock face can be seen on two sides of the tower (and most likely a clock face is embedded on every side of the tower). An elaborate pent eave, supported by ornamental brackets, is affixed below the clock face line. Beneath the pent eave a rounded open arch with a balcony can be seen (again most likely on all four sides). Smaller arched windows appear below this level to the first floor. While the shape of the tower is basically a square, the dimensions of the square seem to lessen as the tower reaches above the pent eave (adding an illusion of more height to the tower). A portion of the formal entrance is obscured by a tree and can be seen at the side of the tower. A stone balustrade encloses the side area at ground level. To the left background is barely visible another building. Mature trees are seen throughout the photograph.Photograph Details
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