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Cape May collection

 Collection
Identifier: LAC-147

Scope and Contents

Collection of architectural drawings by Jacob Handen, John J. Deery, and Otto C. Wolf, among others. Represented by 406 projects (residential, educational, commercial), completed between 1857 and 1977. Includes work by builders and architects such as John S. Cornell, J.P. Eyre, Isaac Hues, Charles W. Bolton, and William Albrecht, among others.

Dates

  • Creation: 1857-1892

Extent

TBD Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is organized chronologically by filing date at Cape May Court House.

The dates listed in the finding aid refer to the date of the creation of the building agreements and the other documents in the folder, not the filing date.

The files are titled with the number under which the building agreement was filed and the name of the client(s).

Status
In Progress
Author
Lydia Hessel-Robinson
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
  • https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/co_display_overview.cfm/483858

Repository Details

Part of the The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Repository

Contact:
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Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215-925-2688