1846-1859, predominant 1846
HAV-01-403-Z-G-304
GUSN-356817
This portfolio contains 25 architectural drawings drawn by an unknown architect. The materials range in date from 1846 to 1859, although the bulk of the material are from 1846. Some items within the portfolio are undated. Drawings depict designs for various unidentified houses in the Boston area. Types of designs include timber plans, plumbing plans, plans for flue installation, and exterior architectural plans among others. The plans are drawn in ink but many have additional writing in pencil.
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior views
interior views
floor plans
portfolios (groups of works)
Greek Revival
pilasters
façades
interior elevations
cornices
vestibules
measurements (dimensions)
residential structures
architectural drawings (visual works)
technical drawings
portfolios (groups of works)
Tracking number 1262
1 portfolio
25 architectural drawings
AR001
General architectural and cartographic collection
2020
AR001.USMA.0250.013
Gift
Gift of Robert and Elizabeth Owens, 2020
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
architectural drawings (visual works)
technical drawings
portfolios (groups of works)
Mason, Jonathan, 1756-1831
Mason, William Powell, Esq., 1791-1867
Architecture
Some items are torn in places. Paper is delicate and stained. Should be handled with care. Drawings have been removed from portfolio as it was staining the images. The physical portfolio has been placed in a separate folder for preservation.
Item
HAV-01-403-Z-G-304
Materials are in English.
This portfolio was found in the Mason House at 63 Mount Vernon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The majority of the architectural drawings were likely plans for when William Powell Mason, politician Jonathan Mason's son and estate executor, owned the Mason House in the mid-1800s.
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