HAV-01-403-Z-K-101
GUSN-358093
This collection contains one portfolio containing nine graphite architectural drawings, two of which are loose and seven of which are bound, and one framed ink front elevation of an unidentified Victorian building in Boston, Massachusetts. The seven bound drawings in portfolio show floor plans for the first, second, and third floor as well as their framing and the framing for the front elevation. The two loose architectural drawings from the portfolio depict the framing for an unidentified room and another second floor plan. The framed front elevation matches the front elevation framing found within the portfolio.
The architectural drawings and elevation were completed by American architect S. S. Woodcock. They are dated circa 1850 as Woodcock operated in the Boston area during the latter half of the 19th century. The seven drawings that are bound to the portfolio are blind stamped with the following information: "S. S. Woodcock / ARCHITECT / 13 EXCHANGE ST. / BOSTON." The drawings are annoted in ink with measurements and notes indicating the use for a space.
architectural drawings (visual works)
portfolios (groups of works)
elevations (orthographic projections)
exterior elevations
floor plans
framing plans
Victorian Revival
Second Empire
mansard roofs
dormers
portfolios (groups of works)
portfolios (containers)
architectural drawings (visual works)
elevations (orthographic projections)
floor plans
S. S. Woodcock / ARCHITECT / 13 EXCHANGE ST. / BOSTON. (stamped)
1 portfolio (7 architectural drawings)
1 folder (2 architectural drawings)
1 framed architectural drawing
AR001
General architectural and cartographic collection
2021
AR001.USMA.0250.016
Gift
circa 1850
Bequest of Christopher P. Monkhouse, 2021
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Woodcock, Shepherd S. (Architect)
portfolios (groups of works)
portfolios (containers)
architectural drawings (visual works)
elevations (orthographic projections)
floor plans
Architecture
Art
Victorian
Materials were previousl conserved by Christopher P. Monkhouse. Further conservation efforts were taken during cataloging. Architectural drawings bound to the porfolio were inleaved with acid-free paper to prevent further staining. The two loose architectural drawings were removed from the portfolio and placed in an acid-free folder. They were also interleaved with acid-free paper. The framed elevation will be kept in its frame.
Architectural drawings in the portfolio are stained and torn in places. They were previously conserved by Christopher P. Monkhouse.
Item
HAV-01-403-Z-K-101
Shepard S. Woodcock, also known as S. S. Woodcock, was an American architect who practiced in Boston for the second half of the nineteenth century. He was born in Sidney, Maine on October 6, 1824 and died in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1910.
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