1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition
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Creation Date
1774
Archives Identifier
Photographer
Joseph McCarthy
Location
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Worktype
historic houses
Image Type
photographic prints
Image Measurements
8 inches x 10 inches
Inscription
[typed:] CATALOG NUMBER: / DATE: 1774 / EXHIBITIONS: / COLLECTIONS: / DESCRIPTION: JOSEPH BROWN HOUSE, 50 South Main Street, Providence. / 1774. By Joseph Brown, 1733-1785. Double stairs originally led up to / an entrance in the center of the main storey above the high basement. / The curved baroque pediment is very retardataire for the seventies. / BIBLIOGRAPHY: / NOTES:
Description
verso of photograph; Photograph exhibited in Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition, 1939, RISD Museum. Curated by RISD Museum Director Alexander Dorner (tenure 1938-1941) and architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock.
Keywords
architecture (discipline)