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Unidentified house plans

Description

Autograph manuscripts, pen and ink. HM 9384 (1) possibly a sketch for Farmington. The Huntington Library's exhibit catalog A Selection of Original Plans and Drawings by Thomas Jefferson (1938) identifies HM 9384 (2) as possibly a floor plan for rebuilding Shadwell, and HM 9384 (3) and (4) as probably sketches for the McRae house in Richmond and a plan intended for a townhouse. Frederick Nichols identifies HM 9384 (2) as possibly a sketch for Poplar Forest, 1803? and HM 9384 (4) as possibly for house in Philadelphia, 1776?; Fiske Kimball has the same identification note for HM 9384 (4). Some plans include calculations; some are drawn on backs of notes or invitation. (4 pages)

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1776-1803
Call number
HM 9384 (1-4)
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from American Art Association, 1920, 1921.
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1915-1920.
Purchased from Maggs Bros. 1916, 1918.
Purchased from George D. Smith,
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bacon, Edmund, (1785-)
Barnes, John, (1730-1826,)
Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,)
Brockenbrough, Arthur S., (1780-1832,)
Carr, Martha Jefferson, (1746-1811,)
Cocke, John Hartwell, (1780-1866,)
Eppes, Elizabeth Wayles, (1752-1810,)
Eppes, Francis, (1747-1808,)
Eppes, Francis, (1773-1823,)
Eppes, John Wayles, (1778-1804,)
Eppes, Maria, (-1817,)
Lemaire, Étienne, (1772-1836,)
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, (1768-1828,)
Randolph, Thomas M. (1849-1937,)
Taylor, Cornelia Jefferson,
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