Architectural materials, 1849-1870, undated (bulk 1854-1857)

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1849-1870, undated, predominant 1854-1857

Location Note

HAV-01-702 (framed lithograph); HAV-01-403-Z-C-616

GUSN

GUSN-369859

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Description

Series includes an empty portfolio which was used by Bryant and architectural renderings for projects designed or remodeled by Bryant, including an extension to the Massachusetts State House, warehouses, a new alms house built on Deer Island, the new Merchants’ Bank building on State Street in Boston, and a “house of reformation” in Manchester, New Hampshire. The series also include a renderings of buildings designed by other architects, such as the new Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building in Boston designed by Alfred Bult Mullett (1834-1890) and William Appleton Potter (1842-1909) and the new building for the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association designed by an unnamed architect.

Details

Descriptive Terms

architectural drawings (visual works)
portfolios (containers)

Physical Descrption

1 framed lithograph, 6 oversized folders, and 1 letter-size folder

Collection Code

AR042

Collection Name

Gridley J. F. Bryant (1816-1899) architectural collection

Date of Acquisition

2023, 2024

Reference Code

AR042.001

Record Details

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
portfolios (containers)

Description Level

Series

Location Note

HAV-01-702 (framed lithograph); HAV-01-403-Z-C-616

Arrangement

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically, and thereunder alphabetically.

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