Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Architectural Drawing |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
Washington National Cathedral Collection |
Description |
St. Joseph of Arimathea; Sketches for Crossing Crypt Chapel; Crypt 2nd contract |
Context |
The Washington National Cathedral Construction Archives consist of more than 32,000 historic architectural drawings related to the design and construction of the Cathedral and other historic buildings on its 57-acre campus in Northwest Washington. 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. The collection is comprised of sketches on trace paper, correspondence with contractors and craftsmen, iterative renderings, design cartoons, and construction drawings for woodwork, ironwork, stone carving and stained glass featuring the contributions of the many prominent architects and landscape architects who worked on the Cathedral: Ernest Flagg, Bodley & Vaughn, Frohman Robb & Little, Philip Hubert Frohman, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., Trevillian Architects, and Segretti Tepper. |
Currently On Display In |
Visible Vault: Open Collections Storage |
Catalog Number |
2016.2.1.9181 |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of Washington National Cathedral Construction Archives Collection at the National Building Museum |
Site Name |
Chapels - St. Joseph of Arimathea |
Area / Region |
Washington, DC |
Building Information |
Category; Arch Drawing #: |
Creator |
Frohman, Robb & Little |
Year |
2/25/1925 |
Donor |
Washington National Cathedral |
Medium |
Vellum, pencil |
Scale |
1/8" = 1' 0" |
Dimension |
15.75" x 21" |
Search Terms |
Washington, DC Cathedral St. Joseph Crossing Chapel Parabolic Arch Semicircular Arch Rib Vault Great Piers Altar Stone carving intrados Pencil sketch |