The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
OVERVIEW
OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: J. William Shaw
Title: Drawings
and blueprints
Dates: 1888-1925
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 70x81
Quantity: ca.146 items
Location: Map case 1, drawers 7-9;
Map case 6, drawer 4; oversize manuscript shelves in back
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
J.
William Shaw was an architect. His name
appears sporadically in
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
The
collection consists of pencil, pen and ink, and water color architectural
drawings by Shaw; five photographs of unidentified houses; and blueprints and
other plans related to Shaw's work for the Pennsylvania Railroad, primarily in
Plans
pertaining to the
ORGANIZATION
For the most part, the drawings are in accession
number order. Number 70x81.33cc is
oversized.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from George S. MacManus.
ACCESS
POINTS
People:
Smith, Horace F. - Homes
and haunts.
Topics:
Architecture -
Architectural drawing - Detailing.
Architecture - Designs and plans.
Construction contracts.
Church architecture.
Commercial buildings - Designs and plans.
Dwellings - Designs and plans -
Railroads - Buildings and structures -
Railroad stations.
Wayne (
St. Davids (
Architectural drawings.
Blueprints.
Photographic prints.
Specifications.
Architects.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: Map
case 1, drawers 7-9; Map case 6, drawer 4; acc. .37-.75 are on oversize
manuscript shelves in back
.1 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of the:
"Proposed Residence for Radnor
Del. Co. Pa." Queen Anne
style including mixture of medieval and classical elements.
Signed: J Wm Shaw Arch Wayne Del Co
Reverse: in pencil "Mr J. W. Shaw L" Round
Ant Oak 904 Tweedy (?).
.2 Pencil perspective rendering of a
commercial building in the late Romanesque revival style. Dated 1890 in the decorative lunette above
the second floor window. Signed: J Wm Shaw Wayne
.3 Pen and ink perspective rendering of a
stone house and garden in the Romanesque revival style. [see no. 9 for stable and carriage
house]. Signed: J. Wm Shaw,
.4 Pencil
and watercolor front and side elevations of a house in an eclectic medieval
idiom including Romanesque, Gothic, and Tudor features. Signed:
J Wm Shaw Wayne July '91.
Watermark: J. Whatman
.5 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of a house composed with an eclectic mix of medieval
and classical forms and decorations.
Signed: J Wm Shaw, Arch't Wayne,
Del. Co.
.6 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of a "Residence in
.7 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of "Residence at Wayne Pa for Mr. C. B.
Walton. J. Wm. Shaw Architect
Phil'a." Eclectic mix of Tudor,
Romanesque, and classical revival styles including stone, shingles, and half
timbering. Shown in a landscape with
barn and a woman walking a dog on the sidewalk.
Watermark: J. Whatman
.8 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of:
"Residence at Wayne Pa."
Eclectic mix of medieval forms and motifs. Depicted in landscape are trees, fence,
gazebo, and woman strolling with an umbrella.
Signed: J Wm Shaw, Archt. Wayne,
Del. Co.
.9 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of a stable and carriage house in French Romanesque
revival style. Signed: J. Wm Shaw, Archt. Wayne Del. Co.
.10 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of a stone Gothic revival church. Signed:
J Wm Shaw, Architect and A. P. Watson [
.11 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of a Gothic revival church. Depicted in landscape are a street, trees, a
house, and a man and woman on horses.
.12 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of: "Col.
Ave Presbyterian Ch. Twenty-first St. and
.13 Pen and
ink perspective rendering and floor plan of: "Design for Engine House at
Wayne, Del. Co.
.14 Floor plan
and elevation "sketch for Mr. J. Elliott Shaw,
.15 Main floor
plan for the "Sunday-school building of the Trinity Presbyterian
Church." Cor. Cambria and Coral
[Dates
between 1895 and 1899 according to the Dictionary of Phila. Architects].
.16 Gallery
floor plan for the "Sunday-school building of the Trinity Presbyterian
Church. Cor. Cambria and Coral
.17 Watercolor
and pencil perspective rendering of the "Neptune Hose Company No 1"
fire station in a streetscape setting with strollers and bicyclists. Eclectic Romanesque and 17th century Flemish
revival styles. Signed: "F. Webber '96."
.18 Watercolor
and pencil perspective rendering of "Neptune Hose Co. No. l A.D. 1896" in a streetscape with
strollers. Probably an alternative
design proposal to No. 17 or vice versa.
This one is in the Gothic revival style.
Signed: F. Webber 96.
.19 Two
interior wall elevations of a Romanesque revival church. One view "toward the pulpit" and
one view "toward 2lst Street."
Rendered in sepia ink, watercolor, and gilt. Stamped:
J.C. Finn Furnishing and Decorating Co. on obverse and reverse. Inscribed on obverse and reverse: Sketch # 2.
.20 Street
front and garden front elevations of an unidentified "1574"
house. Transitional style showing both
Gothic and Renaissance architectural features.
Pencil, ink, and watercolor.
.21 Watercolor
and pencil perspective rendering of an unidentified Colonial Revival house with
ionic columned giant portico and a port cochere with Gothic cusping at
cornice. Reverse in pencil is: Shaw and instructions for reducing the image.
.22 Ink and
watercolor perspective rendering of an unidentified house in a rural
landscape. Queen Anne style bearing
predominately Tudor revival and Romanesque features.
.23 Ground
plan and side elevation of a small, unidentified Gothic revival church. Pen and ink.
Scale l/2 inch.
.24 A
published perspective pen and ink rendering of the "residence for W. R.
Wister,
.25 Photograph
of an unidentified house in late Queen Anne/vernacular stick style
eclecticism. ca. l900.
.26 Photograph
of an unidentified house in eclectic Tudor and Romanesque revival styles. Half timbering, stone, shingles. ca. l905
.27 Photograph
of St. Davids Railroad station. Tudor
revival and Romanesque revival details.
ca. 1890s.
.28 Photograph
of an unidentified railroad station. Shingle
style with half timbering, shaped shingles, and stone. ca. 1900.
.29 Photograph
of a U.S. Custom House in the late classical revival style of the early
twentieth century. Labelled: Cass Gilbert, Arch. Isaac A. Hopper and Sons
Contractors.
.30 Engraving
of "Fairman's Mansion and Treaty Tree." Brittan, delineator; Serz, sculpsit. J.
Quig, printer,
.31 Same as
.30. Stamped on reverse:
.32a Complete
specifications for dwelling for Horace F. Smith Esq.. Upsal Station
near
.32b Specifications
for building stone wall in front of Horace F. Smith House, Upsal Station,
.33a Horace F. Smith House, Upsal Station.
.33b Same
as above (.33a) except cross section.
Sheet No. 9.
.33c House for
Horace Smith Esq.,
.33d House for
Horace F. Smith Esq. J. Wm. Shaw Arch't,
.33e House for
Horace F. Smith Esq. J. Wm. Shaw Arch't,
July 1889. Cross section. Sheet No. 9.
1/4" scale. Ink on drafting
linen.
.33f
Same as .33e except front
elevation in eclectic style including classical, Gothic,
Romanesque,
and Tudor details. Sheet No. 5.
.33g Same
as above, except rear elevation. Sheet
No. 6.
.33h Same as
above, except right side elevation.
Sheet No. 7.
.33i Same as
above, except left side elevation. Sheet
No. 8.
.33j Same as
above, except longitudinal section.
Sheet No. 10.
.33k Same as
above, except foundation plan. Sheet No.
1.
.33l Same as
above, except plans of first story including porch, vestibule, stair hall,
parlor, library, and dining room, rear stair hall, kitchen, summer kitchen, and
water closet. Sheet No. 2.
.33m Same as above, except plan of second story including stair hall,
three chambers all with closets and one with fireplace, rear stair hall, linen
closet, and bathroom. Sheet No. 3.
.33n Same as
above, except plan of third story and roof including stair hall, chamber and
closet, billiard room, girl's room, store room, and balcony. Sheet No. 4.
.33o Same as
above, sheet No. 4.
.33p Plans and
elevations for details in Horace Smith house, consisting of Dutch door and arch
in main hall. Scale:3/4"=1'; full
scale detail of door. Ink. [2 sheets].
.33q1 Same as
above, except details of linen closet, pantry, and dresser consisting of plans,
elevations, and sections. Scale:
3/4"=1'. Ink.
.33q2 Same as
above, except detail of gateway in plan, elevation, and perspective. 3/4" scale. Pencil and colored pencil.
.33r Same as
above, except details of main stairway in plans and elevation. Drawing No.
8. 3/4"scale. Ink.
Watermark: LL Brown Paper Co. and
a cartouche enclosed "C" surmounted by an arm and scabbard.
.33s Same as
above, except details of dining room bay in plan, elevation, and section. Drawing No. 4. 3/4"scale. Ink.
Watermark: LL Brown Paper Co. etc. as before.
.33t Cross
section renderings of details for the dining room bay for Mr. Horace
Smith. Drawing No. 6.
.33u Full size
detail showing ramp of rail of the house for Horace F. Smith,
.33v Unknown
drawing labelled: Part of Sheet No. 16
for the Horace F. Smith house,
.33w Details of
ceilings and cornices of the first floor of house for Horace F. Smith at Upsal
Station,
.33x Full scale
details of rail and newels for house of Horace F. Smith Esq.,
.33y Full scale section details for the front
porch of the Horace F. Smith house,
.33z Full scale
section details of window frames for Horace F. Smith house. Drawing No. 7,
.33aa Full scale
detail of dormer cornice and of galvanized iron for ridge for the Horace F.
Smith house,
.33bb Elevation rendering of front porch for Horace
F. Smith house,
.33cc Full scale detail of iron stay for the kitchen
chimney of the Horace F. Smith house,
.33dd Full scale
details of stone work for the hall mantle of the Horace F. Smith House,
.33ee Full scale
details of stone work for the hall mantle of the Horace F. Smith House,
.33ff Full
scale details of hall mantle for the Horace F. Smith House,
.33gg Full scale
details of mantle in dining room and hall for Horace F. Smith House,
.33hh Plans and
elevations of three fireplaces and elevation of metal grill over front door of
house for Horace F. Smith,
.33ii Details
of windows in summer kitchen and of second story windows, front door, and
baseboards, of house for Horace F. Smith,
.33jj Elevation
detail of finial for
.33kk Elevation
and plan of details of the circular tower for the Horace Smith house,
.33ll Section
of main cornice of house for Horace Smith at Upsal Station,
.33mm Plan and
elevation of front porch column for Horace Smith house,
.33nn Cross
section of cornice for the third story tower of the Horace Smith House,
.33oo Plan of
front porch of Horace Smith House,
.33pp Elevation
and plans of third story windows, door, and tower of Horace Smith House,
Germantown, Pa., Drawing No 13. J.
William Shaw Arch't,
.33qq Cross sections of third story windows for the Horace
Smith house,
.33rr Detail of
galvanized iron finial for dining room
.33ss Plans and
elevations and sections of first floor windows and doors of Horace Smith house,
.33tt
Elevation and sections of stair for Horace F. Smith house,
Shaw
architrect. Drawing No. 26,
.33uu Plans,
elevations, sections of doors, wainscoting, ceiling, and other decorative
details for Horace F. Smith house,
.33vv Elevation,
plan, and perspective sketch of gateway for Horace F. Smith house, Upsal Station,
.33ww Elevations
showing alteration in rear at roofline of Horace Smith house,
.33xx Plan of
Fireplaces for Horace F. Smith house,
.33yy Plan,
elevation, and cross section of bathroom for Horace F. Smith house,
.33
zz Plans, elevations, and section of
basement windows for Horace Smith
house,
Upsal Station near
.33aaa Detail for
grille over entrance for Horace F. Smith house,
.33bbb Elevation,
plan, and perspective sketch of gateway for Horace Smith Germantown, Pa. J. William Shaw architect,
.34 Mrs.
Emilie Becker house.
.35 Garage for Mr. John B. Becker, 7843
Eastern Avenue,
architect, Wayne,
elevation, plan, and section of a colonial
revival, single-car garage. Blueprint.
.36 Pen and
ink perspective rendering of a "Dwelling as remodeled for Mr. J. Elliott
Shaw.
.37a-e floor load
notice, J. Wm. Shaw, architect
blank
form on which to record safe load and breaking load per square foot
.38 plan of
lots at
label on
rolled edge: plan of
.39 plan of
lots on Audubon and Summit Avenues, Wayne Estate, George B. Mifflin, surveyor,
label on
rolled edge: Mifflin Wayne surveys
.40 plan of a
lot in the Wayne Estate about to be conveyed to Richard A. Tilghman, Geo. B.
Mifflin, surveyor,
.41 plan of
building lots, St. Davids and
.42 plan of
lots on Louella Avenue and Upland Way, Wayne, property of Wendell & Smith,
George B. Mifflin, surveyor, October 1, 1893, with penciled additions
label on
rolled edge:
.43 plan
showing building sites on the Hills of Wayne, property of The Wayne
.44 Wayne
& St. Davids, main line Pennsylvania Railroad, houses and land for sale,
The Wayne Co., Wendell & Smith, managers, July 1, 1895 [plot plan]
.45 borough
plan of proposed Wayne, Radnor Twp., Del. Co.,
label on
rolled edge: borough plan and lithograph(?)
.46 Wayne
& St. Davids, main line Pennsylvania Railroad, houses and land for sale,
The Wayne Co., Wendell & Smith, managers, January 1, 1898, with penciled
additions
.47 Edgewood
.48a plan of
lots in
.48b plan of
lots in
label on
rolled edge: survey S. Wayne Land Co., Annan(?) &
.49 not
labeled, but a plan of lots in
label on rolled edge:
.50 plan of
lots on
.51a-c diagram of
sewer pipes lines in
a on
coated paper, b is a blue line print, c is a reverse image
.52 not
labeled,
label on
rolled edge: Wayne Pa. Anti(?) Borough
.53 blueprint:
number torn, Standard Passenger Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, approved
.54 blueprint:
number 1658, specifications for stations having sewer and water [printed
material, not plans]
.55 blueprint:
number 1658, Standard Combined Passenger Station and Dwelling, Pennsylvania
Railroad, approved December 1887
.56 blueprint:
number 1992, Station plan: combined station/dwelling, Pennsylvania Railroad,
approved October 1, 1885; built at Woodbridge, Hamburg (P.S.V.R.R.), Pennyback
(1888)
.57 blueprint:
number 2017, Combined Passenger Station And Dwelling,
.58 blueprint:
number 2729, Passenger Station, Beach Haven [
.59a-b These two
plans are believed to be for the same building.
Penciled in on rolled edge of .59a: St. David [sic] Station - $2725.00,
F. McG. This is elevation drawings. .59b depicts floor plans. No date.
.60a-b Combined
passenger station and agent’s residence,
.61 blueprint:
number 3507s, Locomotive Shops,
.62 blueprint:
number 3507o, erecting shop, locomotive shops,
.63 blueprint:
number 2774, freight warehouse, 30th and Market Sts.,
.64 blueprint:
number 3909a, standard engine house, 38 stalls, Pennsylvania Railroad, approved
.65a blueprint:
full size details of wedge system and rail support, designed by Rufus Waples,
.65b blueprint:
plan and section of wedge system and rail support, designed by Rufus Waples,
.66 blueprint:
number 1750, arches (i.e. bridge) over Frankford Creek,
in roll
labeled: 3 stone bridges, P.R.R.
.67 blueprint:
number 2670,
in roll
labeled: 3 stone bridges, P.R.R.
.68 blueprint:
number 3068, Little Juniata No. 10, Middle Div., Pennsylvania Railroad,
approved by chief engineer,
in roll
labeled: 3 stone bridges, P.R.R.
.69 blueprint:
number 1719, Standard Howe Truss Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad, approved by
chief engineer,
.70 line
drawing: number 2396, Standard Timber Trestles, Pennsylvania Railroad, approved
by chief engineer Wm. H. Brown,
.71a-h pack of
papers about bents;
.71a –
obverse: No. 2 colonial house to be built at
.71b –
plan for a wood structure of some kind [on coated paper];
.71c-g –
“Bill of Materials” – lumber bill
.71h –
plan similar to that in .71b
.72 unlabeled
map of
.73 map of
part of
.74 blueprint:
table of radii, Pennsylvania Railroad
.75