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[South wing bronze doors, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
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Creator
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Title
[South wing bronze doors, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Date
ca. 1903
Physical Description
1 drawing : pencil and watercolor ; 42 x 56 cm. (16.5 x 22 in.)
Description
Colorful, but unfinished, design drawing of the bronze, south wing doors to the new Capitol building, designed by Joseph M. Huston, and constructed between 1902 and 1906. Shows two Pennsylvania Coat of Arms medallions in the panels and a stained glass lunette window with a keystone above the door.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloguer.
Architect's signature on recto: J.M. Huston
The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol.
LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48.
Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Subject
Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Capitols -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Doors & doorways -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Genre
Architectural drawings -- 1900-1910.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **Architectural Drawings - Huston [P.8479.65]
Accession number
P.8479.65
In Collections
Pennsylvania Capitol Collection
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