Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
128 Pierrepont Street building architectural drawings |
Title |
Architectural Drawing for the Long Island Historical Society, Section East and West looking South |
Date |
1878 ca. |
Description |
Pencil, watercolor, and ink architectural drawing displaying the Interior view of the East and West section looking South, of the Long Island Historical Society building plan by Alexander Jackson Davis. George B. Post's plan was selected from a competition to design the new Long Island Historical Society building. Section E & W, looking South [handwritten on recto] The principal feature of this design is that the Auditorium is made to extend over the entrance lobbies, so that the room, 60 x 90 ft. has light from all four sides [handwritten on recto] Dimensions: 9 7/8" L x 15 1/4" W |
Creator |
Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892 |
Object ID |
M1980.1.2 |
Accession# |
M1980.1 |
Subject Headings |
Architectural drawings Competition drawings Historic buildings Plans Construction |
Place Names |
128 Pierrepont St. Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
Personal and Corporate Names |
Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892 Long Island Historical Society Brooklyn Historical Society |
Collection Finding Aid |
128 Pierrepont Street building architectural drawings (ARC.302) |