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., 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., 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.
Creator
Isaac H. Hobbs and Son, artist
Date
[ca. 1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.16]
