Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Baptistery Elevation |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
Washington National Cathedral Collection |
Description |
Possibly scheme number 1; exterior elevation; drawing uses spelling Baptistery but also referred to as Baptistry; labeled as "A" as well as "2"; note to refer to "sketch no. 1" for section but unsure what drawing is being referred to; identifies courses of North Transept; currently (a/o 2019) houses the Cathedral Cafe and is sometimes referred to as the Herb Cottage and Old Baptistery |
Context |
The Washington National Cathedral Construction Archive Collection consists of roughly 32,000 drawings by architects such as Ernest Flagg, Bodley & Vaughn, Frohman Robb & Little, Phillip Hubert Frohman, Trevilian Architects, and Sergretti Tepper. The Collection dates from 1896 to 2007 and includes drawings of the Saint Albans School for Boys, the National Cathedral School for Girls, Beauvoir Elementary School, the Cathedral College, the Cathedral Library, the Deanery, and Olmsted Woods. |
Catalog Number |
2016.2.1.7377 |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of Washington National Cathedral Construction Archives Collection at the National Building Museum |
Site Name |
Baptistry |
Area / Region |
Washington, DC |
Building Information |
Drawing Type: Architectural Drawing Drawing Number: 2 or A |
Creator |
Frohman, Robb & Little assumed |
Year |
20th c |
Donor |
Washington National Cathedral |
Medium |
vellum, pencil |
Dimension |
19.5" x 17.75" |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Search Terms |
Washington, DC Cathedral Church Baptistry Baptistery Herb Cottage elevation Frohman, Robb & Little Frohman Robb Little 20th Century |