1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition

 

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Creation Date

1809

Location

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Worktype

historic houses

Image Type

photographic prints

Image Measurements

8 inches x 10 inches

Inscription

[verso, typed:] CATALOG NUMBER: / DATE: / ENGRAVINGS: / REPRODUCTIONS: / EXHIBITIONS: / DESCRIPTION: SULLIVAN DORR house, North Main Street, Providence, 1809. / By John Holden Greene, 1777-1850. An unusual facade composition with raised / center and skilfully[sic] mixed "Carpenter Gothic" and "Carpenter Classic" detail. / The later wings on the right considerably detract from the original effect. /The thin, flat expression of American wooded construction is very evident / as also the extreme delicacy of the detail.

Description

exterior; 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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