Addison Hutton architectural drawings, ca. 1891-1892.

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Addison Hutton architectural drawings, ca. 1891-1892.

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This collection comprises two original drawings for two projects on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania: a watercolor rendering of the Nurses' Home (1891, built) and a plan for a proposed dormitory building (1892, unbuilt). Both drawings are by Hutton from his office at 400 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Architectural drawings 2 sheets.

University of Pennsylvania, Architectural Archives

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University of Pennsylvania.

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The Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania was part of the Towne Scientific School until 1920, when a separate School of Fine Arts was established, teaching architecture and other fine arts. Teaching staff and courses of instruction of the Towne Scientific School, Department of Architecture were listed in the Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania. The School of Fine Arts published its teaching staff, regulations, courses of study, competitons and, in some years, curre...

Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916

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Addison Hutton was born in 1834 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. As a young man, he worked as both a teacher and a carpenter and learned architectural drawing from a fellow workman. He worked as office assistant and draftsman for Samuel Sloan from 1857 to 1861. He opened his own office in Philadelphia in 1863. After a brief period in partnership with Samuel Sloan (Sloan & Hutton, 1864-1867), he returned to independent practice. Hutton was the architect for the Nurses' Residence, which w...