Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Baptistery Floor Plan |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
Washington National Cathedral Collection |
Description |
Floor plan; drawing spells Baptistery but also called Baptistry; drawing includes location of font and steps; sextons room; vestibule; Vestry; details hand drawn at bottom; also referred to as the Herb Cottage, the Old Baptistery, and the Cathedral Café |
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 |
2016.2.1.7399 |
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: |
Creator |
T. Henry Randall |
Year |
20th c |
Donor |
Washington National Cathedral |
Medium |
drafting cloth |
Scale |
1/4" |
Dimension |
21.25" x 28.5" |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Search Terms |
Washington, DC Cathedral Church Baptistry Baptistery Herb Cottage floor plan Randall 20th Century |