undated
HAV-01-403-Z-G-304
GUSN-309937
This graphite, black and white architectural rendering depicts the St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Rockland, Maine. The church is built shingle-style, a architecture popular in the 19th century that featured roofs in the old New England, colonial style of plain shingles. There is a single cross perched on the roof and chimney with two spokes near it. The church is surrounded by a small amount of shrubbery. The sketch is undated and was drawn by William Ralph Emerson.
chimneys (architectural elements)
Shingle Style
Colonial American styles
churches (buildings)
crosses (motifs)
two-point perspectives (perspective views)
renderings (drawings)
two-point perspectives (perspective views)
renderings (drawings)
matting (supporting)
1 architectural rendering : graphite drawing in black and white ; 9 x 13 inches
AR001
General architectural and cartographic collection
2011
AR001.USME.1575.001
Gift
Gifted by John R. and Judith B. Tankard, 2011
Rockland (Knox county, Maine)
Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Artist)
two-point perspectives (perspective views)
renderings (drawings)
matting (supporting)
Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917
Architecture
Rendering was originally housed in a frame and has been sinced removed.
Very good condition. Not attached to matting.
Item
HAV-01-403-Z-G-304
William Ralph Emerson (1833-1917) was an American architect and cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He designed prominently in the popular Shingle-style of the 19th century, which focused on emulating the plain, shingled roofs of Colonial New England. He built a vareity of churches, homes, and hotels throughout New England, including Felsted (1896), a cottage for Frederick Law Olmsted in Deer Isle, Maine, and the Boston Art Club in Boston, Massachusetts.
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