Old Fire House, 1823
This image is a watercolor painting of an old fire house in Mobile, Alabama done by Darcy Tatum, Jr. sometime between 1917 and 1942. The fire house was built in 1823. The painting shows the front exterior of the firehouse with its doors, windows, shutters, columned porch, balcony with iron railing,...
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Architectural drawings Architectural drawing; Watercolor painting; Fire stations; Wooden-frame buildings; Doors; Windows; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Hand-railing; Architectural ironwork; Roofs; Streets; Carriages and carts; Horse-drawn vehicles; Men; Women; Trees architectural drawings; watercolors; fire stations; buildings; doors; windows; shutters; porches; columns; balconies; handrails; ironwork; roofs; streets; carriages; horse-drawn vehicles; men; women; trees Architectural drawings; Watercolors; Fire stations; Wooden buildings; Doors & doorways; Windows; Shutters; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Hand railings; Ironwork; Roofs; Streets; Carriages & coaches; Men; Women; Trees Arts & Literature -- Architecture; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts Historic Buildings |
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This image is a watercolor painting of an old fire house in Mobile, Alabama done by Darcy Tatum, Jr. sometime between 1917 and 1942. The fire house was built in 1823. The painting shows the front exterior of the firehouse with its doors, windows, shutters, columned porch, balcony with iron railing, and peaked roof with the number "5." The firehouse is situated on a street with buildings on either side and a tree in the background. There is a horse-drawn carriage with driver, two men and a woman on the street. The firehouse is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including close-ups of the door and iron railing, a floor plan and various scales. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with a handwritten inscription "2nd Medal." The painting is in good condition with minor edge wear and is encapsulated. |
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Old Fire House, 1823This image is a watercolor painting of an old fire house in Mobile, Alabama done by Darcy Tatum, Jr. sometime between 1917 and 1942. The fire house was built in 1823. The painting shows the front exterior of the firehouse with its doors, windows, shutters, columned porch, balcony with iron railing, and peaked roof with the number "5." The firehouse is situated on a street with buildings on either side and a tree in the background. There is a horse-drawn carriage with driver, two men and a woman on the street. The firehouse is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including close-ups of the door and iron railing, a floor plan and various scales. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with a handwritten inscription "2nd Medal." The painting is in good condition with minor edge wear and is encapsulated.Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/item/al0609/ ; Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Firehouse_No._5Tatum, Darcy, Jr.ca. 1917-1942Mobile -- Mobile County -- Alabama7 North Lawrence Street, Mobile, Mobile County, ALArchitectural drawing; Watercolor painting; Fire stations; Wooden-frame buildings; Doors; Windows; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Hand-railing; Architectural ironwork; Roofs; Streets; Carriages and carts; Horse-drawn vehicles; Men; Women; Treesarchitectural drawings; watercolors; fire stations; buildings; doors; windows; shutters; porches; columns; balconies; handrails; ironwork; roofs; streets; carriages; horse-drawn vehicles; men; women; treesArchitectural drawings; Watercolors; Fire stations; Wooden buildings; Doors & doorways; Windows; Shutters; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Hand railings; Ironwork; Roofs; Streets; Carriages & coaches; Men; Women; TreesArts & Literature -- Architecture; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Artswatercolor painting, 133 x 98 cmImagePDFAdobe Reader software is required to view this document. You can download a free copy at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/RG457_014.pdfRG 457, no. 14Architecture, School of -- Architectural Renderings Student ProjectsAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives Dept.Auburn University LibrariesengThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.Historic Buildingshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/watercolors/id/11 |
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