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Title
Drawing of a Public Building
Creator
Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892)
Description
Top drawing: front elevation in a classical style, possibly of a public building rather than a house; central recessed portico two stories high; 11 steps to portico; 3 pilasters; 4 windows above 4 windows; simple decoration; on roof 2 urns with a statue in between; Bottom drawing: floor plan of the building; no rooms shown or dimensions. Top drawing: front elevation in a classical style, possibly of a public building rather than a house; central recessed portico two stories high; 11 steps to portico; 3 pilasters; 4 windows above 4 windows; simple decoration; on roof 2 urns with a statue in between; Bottom drawing: floor plan of the building; no rooms shown or dimensions. Davis worked first as a lithographer and then as an architect. In tandem with Ithiel Town beginning in 1829, he designed a remarkable number of buildings, public structures (hospitals, school buildings, churches, museums, state capitols) and private dwellings alike. Davis embarked on a solo career in 1843, continuing in practice alone for more than 30 years. At one point in his life, Davis claimed to have designed the most buildings of any living American architect. He is best known for Gothic revival designs.
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