Drawing

Title:

Eagle Coffee House

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1914.013

Creator:

Unknown

Place of Origin:

Concord NH

Date:

1836-1849

Description:

Drawing of Eagle Coffee House, artist unknown, 1836-1849. Pen and ink on paper. Long, three-story building with complex hipped roof and four tall chimneys; cupola at right of center. Facade thirteen bays wide. Two-story projections at rear, visible on right and having large arched opening on first story. Piazzas, with attenuated columns, running full length of facade on second story and between projecting end pavillons on first story. Five doorways at ground level, one door with sidelights on second story. Shop signs in first story windows of end shops: "J. & C. MONROE" and "J. CARTER & SON". At third story level is an arched sign with a spread eagle on top, reading :"EAGLE COFFEE HOUSE / WM. WALKER." Image surrounded by ink border with inset, rounded corners. Unsigned. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-13.4 W-20.35 inches

Provenance:

The Eagle Coffee House in Concord, NH, built in 1827, was owned by William Walker, father-in-law of the donor, from 1836-1844. Object is said to be an architect's drawing; probably a plan for mid-century alterations.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary C. B. Walker

People:

Walker, William (1786-1858)

Subjects:

Eagle Coffee House, Architectural drawings, Architecture