Details
Creator Brumbaugh, G. Edwin 1890-1983, architect.
Title Addition to residence of Mr. & Mrs. William J. Strawbridge near Paoli, Penna. [graphic] / G. Edwin Brumbaugh, reg. architect.
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1940
Date [ca. 1940]
Physical Description 2 drawings: graphite ; sheets 24 x 39 cm (9.5 x 15.5 in.)
Description Architectural drawings showing the first floor plan and exterior of the Strawbridge estate in Willistown, PA. Plan includes terraces, library, reception room, dining room, gallery, hall, lavatory, closet, living room, garden court, and box garden. Also includes details for a "beam over"; cedar dipping well; measurements for the reception room, hall, gallery, living room, and garden court; and a compass.
Notes Title from drawings.
Signature of architect in lower right corner. P.2018.62.3 also contains initials of architect in lower right of image.
Date inferred from architect's active dates in Philadelphia, his membership in American Institute of Architects (AIA), and the aesthetic of the drawing.
Caption on P.2018.62.2: Plan of First Floor.
Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell.
Biographical / historical note G. Edwin Brumbaugh was a Philadelphia architect and architectural historian who specialized in restoration. A member and fellow of the AIA, he worked for the firms Mellor & Meigs and Charles Barton Keen 1912-1920s, as well as started his own practice in 1916.
Subject Strawbridge, William J., approximately 1910-, -- Homes & haunts.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Willistown.
Genre Architectural drawings -- 1930-1940.
Graphite drawings -- 1930-1940.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *Doret and Mitchell Collection - Drawings and Watercolors [P.2018.62.2&3]
Accession number P.2018.62.2
P.2018.62.3