Details
Creator Isaac H. Hobbs and Son, artist.
Title [Front and side architectural elevations for William M. Weigley's residence, Heidelberg Hall, in Schaefferstown, Pa.] [graphic] / Isaac H. Hobbs & Son, Architects, Phil. Pa.
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1876
Date [ca. 1876]
Physical Description 1 drawing : ink ; sheet 64 x 31 cm (25 x 12 in.)
Description Front and side architectural elevations for Heidelberg Hall after designs by Isaac H Hobbs and Son and constructed from 1876 to 1882 at 1373 Heidelberg Avenue, Schaefferstown, Pa. Shows a front and side view of the three-story, sandstone mansion with a mansard roof, ornamental cast iron roof crests, first and second-story porches with columns, and three formal entrances. The mansion was built for businessman William M. Weigley.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from active dates of the artist.
Manuscript written on recto: Wm. M. Weigley, Shafferstown [sic] Lebanon Co.
Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022.
Biographical / historical note Architects Isaac H. Hobbs (1817-1896) and his son George T. Hobbs (1846-1929) formed Isaac H. Hobbs and Son in 1870 and were active until circa 1891. The firm concentrated on the suburban or country house along the East coast but particularly in the rural areas of Pennsylvania and New York.
Subject Weigley, William M., 1818-1887 -- Homes and haunts.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Schaefferstown.
Mansions -- Pennsylvania -- Schaefferstown.
Geographic subject Schaefferstown (Pa.)
Genre Architectural drawings -- 1870-1880.
Elevations -- 1870-1880.
Ink drawings -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.16]
Accession number P.2022.62.3.16