The Woodlands
- Title:
- The Woodlands
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- Adams, Robert (American photographer, born 1937)
- Creation Date:
- 1788-1790 (building)
- Location:
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 00524_2
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00524
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 00524_2.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Classical Revival (European revival style)
- Materials/Techniques:
- reproductions
- Subject:
- mansions
porticoes
pediments
entrances
The Woodlands, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
reproductions (derivative objects) - Measurement:
- 20.0025 x 27.305 (centimeters)
- Description:
- "A 1788 remodeling of an older Georgian house transformed The Woodlands into one of the earliest and most advanced examples of Adamesque style domestic architecture in America. In 1840 the land surrounding the mansion was converted into a Rural cemetery and is the interment site of m any prominent persons." Source: National Historic Landmarks Program, National Register of Historic Places Web Site:
- Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.