Gaineswood

This image is a watercolor painting of Gaineswood, also known as Whitfield Home, in Demopolis, Alabama done by Morris A. Hall in 1938. The painting shows the front exterior of the house with its windows, door, niches with statues, columned porch and a flat roof with two chimneys and a round railing....

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Main Author:	Hall, Morris Aaron
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:	Architectural drawings
Online Access:	http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/watercolors,5

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Polytechnic Institute Architecture Student Watercolors Collection
building	Auburn University Digital Library
publisher	Auburn University Libraries
topic	Architectural drawings
spellingShingle	Architectural drawings Gaineswood Hall, Morris Aaron
fulltopic	Architectural drawings Architectural drawing; Watercolor painting; Gainswood House (Demopolis, Ala.); Dwellings -- Alabama -- Demopolis; Mansions; Wooden-frame houses; Doors; Niches (Architecture); Statues; Windows; Porches; Columns; Stairs; Hand-railing; Roofs; Chimneys; Moldings; Stone vases; Trees; Landscape gardening architectural drawings; watercolors; mansions; houses; dwellings; doors; niches; statues; windows; porches; columns; steps; handrails; roofs; chimneys; moldings: architectural; stoneware; vases; trees; landscaping Architectural drawings; Watercolors; Dwellings; Mansions; Houses; Doors & doorways; Niches; Sculpture; Windows; Porches; Columns; Hand railings; Roofs; Chimneys; Moldings; Vases; Trees; Landscapes (Representations) Arts & Literature -- Architecture; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts Historic Buildings
description	This image is a watercolor painting of Gaineswood, also known as Whitfield Home, in Demopolis, Alabama done by Morris A. Hall in 1938. The painting shows the front exterior of the house with its windows, door, niches with statues, columned porch and a flat roof with two chimneys and a round railing. The house also has two wings that also have columned porches. One wing porch is one story with a railing and the other is two stories and has steps. There is a tree in front of the house and landscaping around it. The house is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including a including a small inset of the back exterior of the house and a close-up of the columns and the molding under the roof, the handrail on one of the porches, and a stone vase. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with the handwritten inscription "2nd Medal" and the artist's information block which reads: "Measured drawing, Major II, Arch 476, Morris A. Hall, April 9, 1938." The painting is in fair condition with a few pieces missing from the edges and is encapsulated.
spelling	GaineswoodThis image is a watercolor painting of Gaineswood, also known as Whitfield Home, in Demopolis, Alabama done by Morris A. Hall in 1938. The painting shows the front exterior of the house with its windows, door, niches with statues, columned porch and a flat roof with two chimneys and a round railing. The house also has two wings that also have columned porches. One wing porch is one story with a railing and the other is two stories and has steps. There is a tree in front of the house and landscaping around it. The house is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including a including a small inset of the back exterior of the house and a close-up of the columns and the molding under the roof, the handrail on one of the porches, and a stone vase. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with the handwritten inscription "2nd Medal" and the artist's information block which reads: "Measured drawing, Major II, Arch 476, Morris A. Hall, April 9, 1938." The painting is in fair condition with a few pieces missing from the edges and is encapsulated.Library of Congress (Historic American Buildings Survey): http://www.loc.gov/item/al0370/ ; Alabama Department of Archives and History: http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/photo/id/15082 ; http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/photo/id/1293 ; http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/photo/id/2320 ; http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/photo/id/15077 ; http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/photo/id/7356 ; http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/photo/id/15078 ; http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/photo/id/1279Hall, Morris Aaron1938-04-09Demopolis -- Marengo County -- Alabama805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, ALArchitectural drawing; Watercolor painting; Gainswood House (Demopolis, Ala.); Dwellings -- Alabama -- Demopolis; Mansions; Wooden-frame houses; Doors; Niches (Architecture); Statues; Windows; Porches; Columns; Stairs; Hand-railing; Roofs; Chimneys; Moldings; Stone vases; Trees; Landscape gardeningarchitectural drawings; watercolors; mansions; houses; dwellings; doors; niches; statues; windows; porches; columns; steps; handrails; roofs; chimneys; moldings: architectural; stoneware; vases; trees; landscapingArchitectural drawings; Watercolors; Dwellings; Mansions; Houses; Doors & doorways; Niches; Sculpture; Windows; Porches; Columns; Hand railings; Roofs; Chimneys; Moldings; Vases; Trees; Landscapes (Representations)Arts & Literature -- Architecture; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Artswatercolor painting, 105 x 152 cmImagePDFAdobe Reader software is required to view this document. You can download a free copy at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/RG457_010.pdfRG 457, no. 10Architecture, 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/5
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Gaineswood

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