Special Collections Department
Colins and Autenrieth
Architectural Works
Manuscript Collection Number: 359
Accessioned: Gift of the Moyerman family, 1972.
Extent: 422 items
Content: Drawings and sketches, floors plans, elevations, sections, details, perspectives, renderings, blueprints,
notebooks, and an indenture.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: March 1998 by Arthur Siegel.
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Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Series I.: Competitions & Exhibitions
Series II.: Public Structures
Series III: Private Structures
Series IV: Project Journals
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Series Outline
Contents List
Series III. Private Structures 1863-1904
These include elevations, sections, floorplans, details, perspectives, and
renderings of various private residences and business in the Philadelphia area,
including work done for the Lea family. The designs were drawn in a variety of
media, including pencil, ink, and watercolor.
F24 H.M. Daly, Esq. (8 items)
Although "H.W. Daly, Esq." is recorded on all of the drawings, Gopsill's
Philadelphia City Directory for 1870 lists Henry M. Daly as a dealer in liquors at
222 S. Front Street, with his residence at 1803 Spring Garden. These drawings
are for a store or factory, and are on very fragile linen paper. They date to June
1868.
Rear elevation for "H.W. Daly"
ink on linen; inscribed at bottom "Collins & Autenrieth Architects Phila June
1868"; 11 3/8 x 14 3/4"
Elevation of back building & longitudinal section through main building
ink and watercolor on linen; inscribed at lower right "Collins & Autenrieth
Architects Phila. June 1868"; 32 1/4 x 16 1/2"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
H.M. Daly, Esq. (cont'd)
F24 Longitudinal section looking east
ink and watercolor on linen; 32 1/2 x 19 3/4"
First story for H. W. Daly, Esq.
watercolor on linen; 12 x 29"
Second story for H. W. Daly, Esq.
watercolor on linen; 11 7/8 x 28"
For H.W. Daly
watercolor on linen; 25 5/8 x 18 1/4"
For H. W. Daly basement floor plan
watercolor on linen; 11 3/4 x 20 5/8"
Upper story floor plan, June 1868
ink and watercolor on linen; 11 1/2 x 27"
Projects for Henry C. Lea
These designs are likely for work on Lea's personal property, and date from 1883-1901.
F25 Building at 822 Chestnut St. (18 items)
Most of these items are inscribed "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 410 Walnut St.
Phila.," and date from October 1893 - January 1894.
Preliminary sketch for store front
pencil and red ink on paper; 23 3/4 x 17 1/2"
Working sketches, January 1894
pencil on paper; 19 5/8 x 23 7/8"
Sketches on the front and back.
Sketch for floor plans, January 1894
ink on paper; 12 7/8 x 26 3/8"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
Building at 822 Chestnut St. (cont'd)
F25 Floor plans
pencil on paper; 18 1/8 x 26 1/4"
Longitudinal section
ink and watercolor on paper; 20 3/4 x 35 7/8"
Projection of swing door, October 1893
pencil on paper; 11 1/4 x 7 1/2"
Sketch
pencil on paper; 9 1/4 x 5 3/8"
Detail for front elevation
ink on paper; inscribed at top No.2; 10 x 16"
Fronts (3 items)
ink on paper; each inscribed separately at top with "No.1, No.3, No.4"; 9 7/8 x 9
3/4"
These items are pasted together, and may be part of a set with "Detail for Front
Elevation," above.
Detail
pencil on paper; 17 3/4 x 9 1/2"
Sections
pencil and ink on paper; 23 1/8 x 14 3/4"
Floor plan
pencil on paper; 19 7/8 x 13"
Notes & sketches, December 1893 - January 1894 (4 items)
Written in pencil on lined paper.
F26 911-15 Market St. (2 items)
These designs are inscribed "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 410 Walnut St.
Phila.," and date to August 1899.
Working sketch of front elevation, August 1899
pencil on paper; 22 x 16 1/4"
Floor plans, n.d.
pencil on paper; 32 x 20 1/4"
F27 1020-24 Market St. (5 items)
These drawings are signed by Henry C. Lea, as well as James B. Doyle, who may
have been a member of the Doyle & Doak contracting firm of Philadelphia. They
are all also inscribed "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 410 Walnut St. Phila.," and
date to March 1883.
No.1, March 1883
Basement plan
watercolor on paper; 15 1/4 x 27 5/8"
No.2, March 1883
First story plan
watercolor on paper; 16 3/4 x 27 7/8"
No.5, March 1883
Front elevation
ink and watercolor on paper; 24 1/4 x 29 1/2"
No.10, March 1883
Transverse Section
ink and watercolor on paper; 26 3/8 x 24 1/4"
Third story plan, March 1883
watercolor on paper; 15 7/8 x 27 3/8"
F28 1219-21 Market St. (9 items)
Includes eight drawings and a blueprint. Many of these drawings are signed by
Henry C. Lea, as well as by the contractor, who changed from Wm. McPherson &
Sons in 1887 to George A. Payne & Co. in 1901. They are inscribed "Collins &
Autenrieth Architects 410 Walnut St. Phila."
No.1, January 1887
Floor plan for basement through 3rd floor
watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "Henry C. Lea / Wm. McPherson & Sons";
35 x 25 1/8"
No.2, January 1887
Floor plan for 6th & 7th floors
watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "Henry C. Lea / Wm McPherson & Sons";
28 1/2 x 20 1/4"
No.7, February 1887
Front details
ink and watercolor on paper; 35 x 24"
No.97, March 1897
Main cornice
ink and watercolor on paper; 21 1/8 x 33 1/8"
No.3, n.d.
Market St. Front
ink and watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "Henry C. Lea / Wm McPherson &
Sons"; 37 1/8 x 16 3/4"
No.3, July 1901
8th story
ink and watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "H.C. Lea / [G. Cross]? Lea /
George A. Payne"; 28 3/4 x 22 5/8"
No.5, July 1901
Design for additional 8th story to store
ink on paper; inscribed at right "H.C. Lea / [G.Cross]? Lea / George A. Payne";
13 3/4 x 26 1/2"
No.8, July 1901
Details of posts, girders, and tie straps
ink and watercolor on paper; 35 x 25"
Pit foundations for elevators
blueprint; 17 5/8 x 34"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
F29 1319 Market St. (20 items)
Most of the drawings are inscribed "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 410 Walnut
St. Phila.," and all but a few date from April 1897. One of the drawings is signed
by Henry Lea, as well as George L. Sipps.
No.3, May 1893
Improvements to No. 1319 Market Street
ink and watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "Henry C. Lea / George L. Sipps";
25 3/4 x 20 1/8"
No.1, April 1897
Basement and first story floor plans
watercolor on paper; 16 x 32"
No.2, April 1897
Second and third story floor plans
ink and watercolor on paper; 14 7/8 x 26 7/8"
No.3, April 1897
Fourth and fifth story floor plans
ink and watercolor on paper; 14 1/2 x 28 3/8"
No.4, April 1897
Sixth story and roof plans
ink and watercolor on paper; 14 3/4 x 29 1/2"
No.5, April 1897
Market Street elevation
ink and watercolor on paper; 32 3/4 x 21"
No.6, April 1897
Transverse section through light well looking north
ink and watercolor on paper; 36 x 21 5/8"
No.7, April 1897
Longitudinal section looking east
watercolor on paper; 33 1/2 x 54 1/8"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
1319 Market St. (cont'd)
F29 No.8, April 1897
Details for rear front and details of iron skeleton frame
watercolor on paper with notes; 15 1/2 x 16 1/4"
No.9, April 1897
Store front
ink and watercolor on paper; 27 1/8 x 23 3/4"
No.10, April 1897
Ceiling of vestibule & soffit of bay window
ink and watercolor on paper; 20 1/2 x 9 1/4"
No.11, April 1897
Sections
ink and watercolor on paper; 20 1/4 x 35"
No.12, April 1897
Top of 5th story and arch & main cornice 6th story
ink and watercolor on paper; 23 1/4 x 32 3/8"
No.13, April 1897
Window details, sections, ground plan of 4th story
ink and watercolor on paper; 19 1/2 x 21 3/8"
No.7, n.d.
Details of extending s. flue on w. wall from 2nd story to basement
pencil on paper; 13 1/2 x 9 1/4"
Sketch of floor plans of basement through 3rd story, n.d.
pencil on paper; 13 1/2 x 11"
Metal details, n.d.
pencil on paper; 6 5/8 x 14 1/2"
No.1, n.d.
Bridge in fourth story connecting 1311 & 1315 Market
pencil and ink on paper; 22 1/2 x 11 3/4"
No.1, November 1899
Store front
ink and watercolor on paper; 24 7/8 x 22 1/4"
Preliminary sketch to Market Street elevation, n.d.
pencil on paper; 31 7/8 x 18 3/4"
F30 Messrs. Charles & Arthur Lea (8 items)
These were the sons of Henry Carey Lea, who took over their father's publishing
business when he retired in 1885. These plans are for a building designed in July
and August, 1886 Most are inscribed "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 410
Walnut St. Phila."
No.1, July 1886
1st story floor plan
ink and watercolor on paper; 25 x 22"
No.2, 1886
2nd story floor plan
ink and watercolor on paper; 14 3/4 x 18 1/4"
No.3, 1886
Cross section
ink and watercolor on paper; 17 5/8 x 14 1/2"
No.4, 1886
East elevation, front elevation
ink on paper; 34 1/8 x 17 7/8"
No.5, 1886
West elevation, back front
ink on paper; 36 1/4 x 18"
attached is a small detail of a side room, inscribed No.25
No.6, 1886
Longitudinal section
ink and watercolor on paper; 17 7/8 x 21 3/8"
No.7, 1886
Details of stable windows
ink on paper; 8 x 10 1/2"
Unidentified section, n.d.
ink on paper; 5 1/2 x 7"
F31 Building for Charles Lentz (4 items)
Design of a building on 11th and Hunter Streets, three of the drawings are on
linen paper, and one on waxed paper. They are inscribed "Collins & Autenrieth
Architects 410 Walnut St. Phila. Feb 1886."
No.1
Inside finish of bulk (detail)
ink on waxed paper; 16 x 23"
No.1
Side elevation for C.H. Lentz
watercolor on paper; 21 1/4 x 31 5/8"
No.2
Floor plans and section
ink on paper; 21 3/4 x 32 7/8"
No.9
Store front elevation
ink and watercolor on paper; 20 7/8 x 31 1/2"
F32 Store Plans for R.T. Lowndes (13 items)
Lowndes resided in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The designs are inscribed at
lower right "Collins and Autenrieth Architects 410 Walnut St. Phila.," and date
from April to December, 1902.
No.3, May 1902
Front elevation
ink on paper; 22 1/8 x 15 1/2"
No.4, April 1902
North front for R.T. Lowndes
ink on paper; 20 1/4 x 16"
No.5, April 1902
Longitudinal view
ink and watercolor on paper; 21 3/4 x 33 1/2"
No.6, n.d.
Cross section looking north
ink and watercolor on paper; 21 x 15 3/4"
No.7, April 1902
Basement and first story floor plans
ink and watercolor on paper; 36 1/8 x 28 3/8"
No.8, April 1902
Second story and top view of roof
ink and watercolor on paper; 36 1/8 x 28 1/4"
No.12, n.d.
Details of columns, girders and stairs
ink on paper; 11 1/8 x 31 7/8"
No.13, May 1902
Section through vestibule and store door
ink on paper; inscribed at lower right "Collins & Autenrieth / Architects / May
1902"; 28 5/8 x 21 1/2"
No.18, May 1902
Section through basement and first story / back of bulk
ink on paper; 25 1/4 x 27 1/2"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
Store plans for R.T. Lowndes (cont'd)
F32 No.21, May 1902
Paneling details
ink on paper; 17 1/4 x 34 1/4"
No.24, July 1902
Basement back front (elevation)
ink on paper; inscribed at lower right "C & A July 26 1902"; 7 1/2 x 14 1/4'
Brick stove grading, May 1902
colored ink on graph paper; inscribed at bottom "Brick Stove Room Grade est. by
D. Brett, City Engineer May 8, 1902"; 15 x 6"
Details of stairs, December 1902
ink on paper; 18 7/8 x 15 3/4"
Projects for Jacob Steinmetz Thorn
According to Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory for 1894, J.S. Thorn Co. is
listed as a manufacturer of galvanized iron and copper cornice, and sheet metal
works, at 1227 Callowhill St. The plans listed below are for the factory, with its
component drafting rooms and offices. Some of the drawings are signed by Thorn
himself, as well as Rea and Riley. Uriah H. Rea and Samuel R. Riley are listed in
Gospill's directory for 1873 as carpenters, and their company was located at 621
Filbert St. Most of the items are inscribed "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 410
Walnut St. Phila."
F33 Callowhill Street Project (General) (2 items)
Plan of property surveyed for Collins and Autenreith / Fourteenth Ward /
Philadelphia
ink on paper; inscribed at right "W.W. Thayer Surv. and Reg. 4th Dist. Oct 19th,
1891," inscribed at bottom with stamp from Thayer; 19 1/2 x 16"
Ground plan for offices and drafting rooms
ink and watercolor on paper; 26 1/4 x 24"
F34 1223 Callowhill Street (7 items)
These plans are for alterations to a building at this location, and date from
December 1891
No.2
Sections
ink and watercolor on paper; 19 x 10"
No.3
Basement plan
ink on paper; 10 1/2 x 20"
No.5
North and Longitudinal views
ink and watercolor on paper; 17 3/3 x 27 1/2"
No.6
Cross section looking north
ink and watercolor on paper; 8 1/2 x 15"
No.20
Cornice and sign over new east wing
ink and watercolor on paper; 23 3/4 x 11 3/4"
Front elevation
ink on paper; 24 x 24"
1st floor plan / stock room plan
ink and watercolor on paper; 35 7/8 x 19 1/4"
F35 1225-1229 Callowhill Street (19 items)
These designs date from March to May 1889.
No.1
Basement, 1st, 2nd floor plan
watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "J.S. Thorn"; 33 5/8 x 19"
No.2
Front elevation
ink and watercolor on paper; 24 1/2 x 29 1/4"
No.3
Cross section looking south
ink and watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "J.S. Thorn / Rea & Riley"; 23 x
26 5/8"
No.4
Cross section looking north
ink and watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "J.S. Thorn / Rea & Riley"; 21 1/4
x 31 3/4"
No.5
Longitudinal section looking west
ink and watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "J.S. Thorn / Rea & Riley"; 20 1/4
x 14 5/8"
No.6
Longitudinal section looking east
ink and watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "J.S. Thorn / Rea & Riley"; 15 7/8
x 20 1/4"
No.7
Longitudinal section looking west
ink and watercolor on paper; inscribed at right "J.S. Thorn / Rea & Riley"; 15 7/8
x 20 1/4"
No.10, March 1889
Section through drafting room, cartway and gallery
ink and watercolor on paper; 15 1/4 x 27 3/4"
No.16, March 1889
Partition between general and private office
ink and watercolor on paper; 18 x 19 5/8"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
1225-1229 Callowhill Street (cont'd)
F35 No.17, March 1889
Details of caps and saddles
ink and watercolor on paper; 11 1/2 x 36"
No.60, April 1889
Main cornice, french roof and dormers
ink and watercolor on waxed paper; 29 3/4 x 22"
No.66, March 1889
Section through oil vault, looking east
ink and watercolor on paper; 9 3/4 x 11 1/8"
No.73
Detail of sign
ink on paper; 20 3/4 x 17 3/8"
No.77, April 1889
Section through office railing looking south
ink on paper; 23 1/8 x 19"
No.81, May 1889
Detail of door to upper stories
ink on paper;
No.83, May 1889
Section of door to cartway and windows in transom
ink on paper; 17 7/8 x 20 1/2"
No.88
Office section
ink on paper; 14 3/4 x 29 1/4"
Main cornice, french roof and dormers
ink on tracing paper; 28 x 22"
Basement, 1st, 2nd floor plan (sketch)
pencil on paper; 31 3/8 x 21 1/2"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
F36 1233 Callowhill Street (11 items)
These designs date from October to November 1891
No.1, October 1891
Front elevation
ink and watercolor on paper; 8 5/8 x 10 5/8"
Front elevation (tracing)
ink on waxed paper; 9 1/4 x 10 5/5"
North elevation, October 1891
ink on paper; 15 1/8 x 11 1/4"
North elevation (tracing)
ink on tracing paper; 8 1/2 x 9 1/4"
No.4, October 1891
Longitudinal sections
ink and watercolor on paper; 32 3/4 x 15 5/8"
No.4, November 1891
Longitudinal sections (tracing)
ink on waxed paper; 33 1/2 x 15 1/8"
Section a- b of building and stairs
ink on paper; 24 x 12 5/8"
No.5, November 1891
Section of a - b of building and stairs (tracing)
ink on waxed paper; 12 5/8 x 23 3/8"
No.6, October 1891
Cellar, 1st, 2nd floor plans
ink and watercolor on paper; 24 1/4 x 19"
No.6, November 1891
Cellar 1st, 2nd floor plans (tracing)
ink on waxed paper; 23 1/4 x 19 1/8"
No.5, October 1891
Sections
ink and watercolor on paper; 24 1/8 x 12 3/4"
F37 Callowhill above 12th Street (11 items)
These designs date from March 1889 to December 1891.
No.8, March 1889
Sections of shingle office, main stairs, & stock room
ink and watercolor on paper; 12 x 31 3/4"
No.9, March 1889
Section and floor plan of Offices
ink and watercolor on paper; 12 7/8 x 22 5/8"
No.11, March 1889
Elevation of rear end of cartway
watercolor on paper; 13 3/4 x 12 1/4"
No.12, June 1889
Section of entrance to offices
ink and watercolor on paper; 19 1/8 x 27 7/8"
No.39, March 1889
Section through vestibule and office looking south
ink on paper; 16 3/4 x 14 1/2"
No.76, May 1889
Section through window
ink on paper; 8 1/2 x 21 1/2"
No.79
Sections of window and door
ink on paper; 14 x 20 1/2"
No.93, August 1889
Section of offices
ink and watercolor on paper; 12 1/4 x 23 1/4"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
Callowhill above 12th Street (cont'd)
F37 No.8, December 1891
Section through drafting room
ink and watercolor on paper; 19 1/8 x 12 1/2"
No.16, December 1891
Sections and details of new window and door to stairs in w. office
ink and watercolor on paper; 18 1/2 x 17 5/8"
No.17, December 1891
Section of partitions
ink and watercolor on paper; 9 x 18 1/2"
F38 Miscellaneous Callowhill Street Projects (17 items)
There are several pencil sketches and notes in a green envelope. Also included
are various blueprints.
Section
pencil on paper; 12 7/8 x 12 1/2"
Floor plan
pencil on paper; 12 7/8 x 12 1/8"
Sketches and notes (6 items)
these are in pencil on scrap paper
No.9, December 1891
Double swing door (tracing)
ink on waxed paper; 10 3/8 x 7 1/2"
F39 Hatch & overhead for elevators, June 1887
blueprint; 24 1/4 x 22 3/4"
Basement plans
blueprint; 29 x 21 1/2"
Ceiling plans
blueprint; 29 x 21 1/2"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
Miscellaneous Callowhill Street Projects (cont'd)
F39 Second story columns
blueprint; 29 x 21 1/2"
Details showing arrangement of bay windows
blueprint; 29 x 21 1/2"
Pumping plant for hydraulic elevator, August 1897
blueprint
Hydraulic passenger elevator, August 1897
blueprint
Hydraulic freight elevator, August 1897
blueprint
F40 Johnes Abbot & Co. (1 item)
Merchants in silk goods, located in Philadelphia.
Presentation drawing of store front, 1859
ink and watercolor on paper; inscribed at bottom "Collins & Autenrieth Architects
Philadelphia January 1859"; 22 3/8 x 13 7/8"
Mrs. Drexel (1 item)
Only one of the several listings for "Drexel" in Gopsill's Philadelphia City
Directory for 1870 was a woman -- Catherine Drexel, widow of Francis M.
Drexel, who lived at 1900 S. Rittenhouse Sq.
Front and rear elevations of family vault in Norman style, 1863
watercolor on paper; inscribed at bottom "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 410
Walnut St. Philadelphia July 1863"; 19 3/8 x 25"
F41 John Campbell Harris, n.d. (162 items)
Harris was a prominent lawyer, capitalist, and trustee. Included in this folder are
plans for a neo-Renaissance residence at 1607-09 Walnut Street in Philadelphia.
There are 162 drawings and tracings of architectural details, including paneling,
windows, mantel, and slop box for the yard. Many of these are pen and ink
drawings on tracing paper, though there are several ink and watercolor drawings
on heavier paper.
F42 Thomas G. Harrison (1 item)
It is uncertain who this individual is, though Gopsill's Philadelphia City
Directory for 1904 lists a "Thomas G. Harrison, barber" at 1736 Market street.
These plans are for a building at 1520 Locust Street
No.3, July 1890
South side of room -- measures of exposed wall surfaces
pencil on paper; 17 7/8 x 24"
F43 Hernig's Dairy (1 item)
Peter Hernig is listed in Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory as a dealer in milk,
whose address was 104 Diamond St.
Presentation, 1898
watercolor on paper; 25 3/8 x 20 3/4"
F44 Joshua Lippincott, Esq. (1 item)
Joshua B. Lippincott was a prominent Philadelphia publisher.
Ground plan and section for vault, 1869
ink and watercolor on linen paper; inscribed "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 410
Walnut St. Philadelphia April 26, 1869"; 18 5/8 x 29"
F45 Thomas Martindale (1 item)
Listed in Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory for 1904 as "Thomas Martindale
& Co. -- grocers, 941 Market."
A cottage at Wild-Wood-by-the-Sea, 1904
Presentation drawing, elevations, floorplans
watercolor on paper; inscribed "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 410 Walnut St.
Phila. November 1904"; 15 1/4 x 18 3/4"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
F46 John Rice, Esq. (3 items)
John Rice was a contractor in the Philadelphia area. It is uncertain what
connection the project which includes the "1st & 2nd Story Plans of a Store" has
with the firm of Collins & Autenrieth. The James E. Caldwell Jewelry Store, at
822 Chestnut St., was originally designed by John McArthur, Jr., but was
maintained by the firm of Collins & Autenrieth. A note in the upper right corner,
dating to 1893, shows the firm's involvement in alterations to the building. The
elevation is matted, and the top part of an alternate design is included.
1st & 2nd story plans of a store
ink and watercolor on waxed paper; inscribed at right "Ground Plan of Store for
John Rice, Esq. -- from J. Struthers & Son."; 16 3/4 x 32 «"
James E. Caldwell Jeweler (2 items)
North elevation and partial section of facade, 1858
pencil and ink on paper; inscribed at lower right "J. McArthur Jun Arch Feb 11
1858"; 20 1/4 x 17 1/8"
F47 Messrs. L. & S. Sternberger (1 item)
Listed in Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory for 1870 as Leopold & Samuel
Sternberger, they were clothing merchants at 911 N. 4th Street. This project is for
a building on 10th and Filbert Streets in Philadelphia.
No.4, n.d.
Front elevation and longitudinal section
ink on paper; 29 x 20"
Unidentified Clients (12 items)
The Italianate Villa is similar to Figure 23 "An Italian Villa" in Samuel Sloan,
Homestead Architecture. F49 includes an envelope with watercolor scraps from
the drawing of the villa, as well as an envelope with miscellaneous scraps from
other drawings.
F48 Cottage in the Gothic Revival style, n.d.
Front and Side Elevations
watercolor on paper; inscribed at bottom "Collins & Autenrieth Architects 123
Walnut St. Phila"; 14 5/8 x 28 7/8"
Series III. Private Structures (cont'd)
Unidentified Clients (cont'd)
F48 Fountain, 1869
Perspective
watercolor on paper; 13 3/4 x 17 7/8"
F49 Italianate Villa, n.d. (3 items)
Perspective
watercolor on paper; 27 3/4 x 38 3/4"
F50 Storefront, n.d.
Elevations of two alternate plans watercolor on paper; 17 1/4 x 23 7/8"
Presentation elevation for unknown house and shop, n.d.
watercolor on paper; 12 1/4 x 16 5/8"
Elevation of unidentified school
pencil on paper; inscribed at lower right "C.L. Kladder"; 21 1/2 x 5 5/8"
Survey map of Ridge & Fairmount Ave., 1877
ink on paper; inscribed at lower right "Edward Roberts Surv & Reg. 4th Dist.
February 26, 1877"; 10 x 12 7/8"
Ground plan of unidentified building
ink on paper; 29 3/4 x 39 1/8"
Front elevation of first story
ink on paper; 21 1/4 x 36 1/4"
Elevation fragment of unknown building
print on paper; 8 1/2 x 9 1/2"
Series IV. Project Journals 1857 - 1900
This series contains miscellaneous material from the office of Collins &
Autenrieth, including an architect's plan book, a journal, and an indenture
between Collins & Autenrieth and Matthew Carey Lea. These items are kept in a
manuscript box, separate from the remainder of the collection.
1 F1 Architect's Plan Book, January 1877- August 1879 (128 pp.)
A small sketchbook for various projects, bound in board, which includes sketches
of floorplans and elevations in both pencil and ink, as well as calculations,
measurements and some personal notes. The book is arranged chronologically,
with the date and project name heading each section. Some of the projects
include Baltz's Malt House, the Vanderbilt House at Broad & Fairmount Ave., a
school building at 22 & Spruce, a building for Mr. H.C. Lea, and a building for E.
Biddle, Esq. at 3915 Locust St. Inlaid at the end is a fold-out Floor plan of a
structure at 134 Walnut St.
F2 Indenture, January 1857 (1 item)
Contracted between Collins & Autenrieth and Matthew Carey Lea, and signed by
both parties. This is an agreement for the rental of office space by Collins &
Autenrieth at 92-94-96 Walnut St., and is to last for a period of two years.
F3 Ledger, 1866-1900 (163 pp.)
Bound in board and manufactured by Siebeling Bros. of Philadelphia. Includes
notes, diagrams, and surveys of Philadelphia properties, some of which
are inlaid between the pages and others which are pasted to them. Many of the
pages are blank, and there is no chronological order to the journal.
Series I.: Competitions & Exhibitions
Series II.: Public Structures
Series III: Private Structures
Series IV: Project Journals
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Series Outline
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