Indiana State Capitol architectural illustrations [art originals], ca. 1831.

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Indiana State Capitol architectural illustrations [art originals], ca. 1831.

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This collection consists of two architectural renderings of the first Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. The first illustration was drawn by Alexander Jackson Davis. The rendering is done on paper in graphite pencil, pen, and light watercolor. The second illustration appears to be a print of two drawings that were created ca. 1834. It shows two ink drawings of the Statehouse on one sheet of paper enhanced with a watercolor wash. The image at the top shows an exterior view of the statehouse, the drawing at the bottom shows a floor plan for the principal floor of the statehouse.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892

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Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892), the American architect, started working as a draftsman for Josiah C. Brady and Ithiel Town in New York City. He became Town's partner in 1829 and they collaborated on public structures, including the New York Customs House (1832) and various state capitols. When Davis went into business on his own, he continued to design public buildings but concentrated on designs for large country and suburban houses. Collection consists of the papers of Alexander Jackson D...

Town and Davis (Firm)

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Construction of this state capitol building at Indianapolis began in 1831 and was completed in 1835. It was modeled after the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. By the 1860s the legislature had outgrown the structure. It was razed in 1878 and was replaced in 1888 by the structure that is still being used today. From the description of Indiana State Capitol architectural illustrations [art originals], ca. 1831. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 697485479 ...

Town, Ithiel, 1784-1844

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Ithiel Town was an architect and bridge builder. He studied with Asher Benjamin in Boston and was a partner with Alexander J. Davis for a few years. Town was a leader in the Greek and Gothic Revival styles in American architecture. But it was his profits from bridge building that enabled him to amass the largest library of art, architecture, and engineering books and prints in the United States. He began to sell off his library before his death in 1844. From the description of Auctio...