Phildelphia apartment building, appearing in The Year Book of the Annual Architectural Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1929.

Title

Phildelphia apartment building, appearing in The Year Book of the Annual Architectural Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1929.

Description

This is a photograph of a tall Georgian style apartment building, 400 South 15th Street,  appearing in The Year Book of the Annual Architectural Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1929 (Philadelphia: 32nd Joint Exhibition Board of the American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia, advertisements, p. 75.  Note the columnar form in the classic and Georgian style--base (limestone), column (brick), and capital (limestone again).  The architect is not identified in this ad for General Electirc appliances.

The book is from the collection of White & Weber, architects, Chicago; donated by John Weber. 

Howard Van Doren Shaw also designed apartment buildings in Chicago that reflect the same classic relationships to manage height.  One example is 2450 North Lakeview, Chicago: http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/3880/2450-North-Lakeview-Avenue.php

Source

The Year Book of the Annual Architectural Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1929 (Philadelphia: 32nd Joint Exhibition Board of the American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia Chapter and the T Square Club, 1929), advertisements, p. 75.

Publisher

Lake Forest College

Date

1929

Rights

http://www.lakeforest.edu/library/archives/permission.php

Format

Still image

Language

eng

Type

jpg

Files

Philad., 1929, ads p. 75.JPG

Citation

“Phildelphia apartment building, appearing in The Year Book of the Annual Architectural Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1929.,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/4017.

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