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The Hoffman homestead. Balt. Ave, and Cobbs Creek Parkway [graphic] / Frank H. Taylor. 1921.
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Creator
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927, artist.
Title
The Hoffman homestead. Balt. Ave, and Cobbs Creek Parkway [graphic] / Frank H. Taylor. 1921.
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1921
Date
1921
Physical Description
1 drawing : ink and wash ; sheet 51 x 37 cm (20 x 14.5 in.)
Description
Drawing reproduced in Frank Taylor’s Old Philadelphia series showing an exterior view of the Hamilton-Hoffman house built 1791-1800 for merchant Gavin Hamilton. Shows an oblique view of the residence with a covered porch, shuttered windows, dormers, and multiple additions. A woman stands before the front door. In the foreground, shrubs and a tree grow around a picket fence. After Gavin Hamilton’s death, the estate was sold to Samuel Woodward in 1831, then to Jacob Hoffman in 1832. The residence remained in the possession of the Hoffman family until demolished in 1960.
Notes
Title and date from item.
Signed by the artist in the lower right.
Manuscript note written on recto: Make corrections.
Contains series number written in ink and on sticker label in upper left corner: 245. Number corresponds to the series, Old Philadelphia: Artistic reproductions from drawings by Frank H. Taylor depicting old structures and scenes of historic interest.
See HABS Report No. PA-1053, https://memory.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa0700/pa0766/data/pa0766data.pdf.
Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Subject
Hamilton, Gavin -- Homes and haunts.
Hoffman Family -- Homes and haunts.
Hoffman, Jacob -- Homes and haunts.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Cobbs Creek Parkway (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 6000 block.
Genre
Ink drawings -- 1920-1930.
Wash drawings -- 1920-1930.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.62.21]
Accession number
P.2019.62.21
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David Doret and Linda Mitchell Collection of Original Art
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