1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition

 

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Creation Date

1774

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)

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