Victoria or Morse-Libby Mansion
- Title:
- Victoria or Morse-Libby Mansion
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- Austin, Henry (American architect, 1804-1891)
- Creation Date:
- 1859-1863 (building)
ca. 1865-ca. 1895 (photograph)
- Location:
- Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 10046026
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00202
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 10046026.jpg
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- townscapes (built environment)
Architecture
streetscapes
mansions
Towers
Ionic columns
banners
porticoes
balconies
Arched windows
corbels
railings (balustrades)
urns
Victoria Mansion, Portland, Maine
eaves
photographs - Measurement:
- 24.13 x 19.05 (centimeters)
- Description:
- "The History of Victoria Mansion: Constructed between 1858 and 1860, the Mansion was designed by architect Henry Austin as a summer home for Ruggles Sylvester Morse (ca.1816-93) and his wife, Olive Ring Merrill Morse (ca. 1819-1903). The Mansion is built of brownstone (over brick) an d is a superb example of the Italianate style in North America." (Source: ) See also: Kostof, History of Architecture, p. 632.
- 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.