The Ebenezer Maxwell Residence - 1859
- Building name: The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
- Designer/Architect: Samuel Sloan
- Date of construction:; 1859
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Style: Tudor/Gothic Style Home
- Number of sheets: 7 sheets measuring 18" x 24"
Sheet List
- Cover Sheet, Notes
- First Floor Plan, 3/16"=1'-0"
- Second Floor Plan, 3/16"=1'-0"
- Attic Floor Plan, 3/16"=1'-0"
- 2 Sheets of Elevations, 3/16"=1'-0"
- Details, various scales
Ebenezer Maxwell, a prominent merchant in Philadelphia, built for himself this fine, upstanding mansion in the Tudor Gothic style that was currently in high fashion. The design is attributed to Samuel Sloan, an architect at the peak of his fame. Sloan had recently completed several important civic buildings and mansions. He was also deep into the writing of his first of several books on architectural styles. These books and Samuel Sloan's work were influential in the development of Victorian design in the second half of the 1800s.
As a work of art these prints are worth purchasing in their own right. For those of you interested in building a historically inspired house, these plans offer an excellent starting point. The main entry is through the prominent tower that graces the front elevation. This leads to a central hall with a very large reception room on the left. Other social rooms on the right eventually lead to the kitchen wing. The second floor and attic contain many bedrooms that could be adapted to modern standards by the addition of a few baths. This Tudor home design could easily by adapted to a smaller area by the elimination of the kitchen wing. The plan is ideally suited for a flat site. This house would be comfortable in a suburban or country setting. This spacious home has outside dimensions of approximately 46' x 81'.
Please visit my other listings for many other drawings I am offering. I have house plans in wide variety of styles including Colonial, Craftsman, and Prairie, as well as plans of architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Irving Gill, Purcell & Elmslie and others.
SHIPPING: Your drawings are shipped to you, rolled, not folded, in a Priority Mail tube. This listing includes architectural prints ONLY. Any photos shown in the description are for information only and are NOT included in your purchase. Thanks.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BUILD: These plans are not complete architectural drawings as might be required by your local permitting agency and do not contain all the structural, waterproofing and other details and information necessary for construction. But your local builder or architect should be able to adapt these drawings and add to them as necessary. What they do provide is accurate design information about a REAL historic house, not a pseudo-historic tract house as you will find in the house plan magazines on your supermarket shelf
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: Orders shipped to addresses outside the USA may be subject to customs duties at their destination. The buyer is responsible for any such duties.
The original drawings from which these dimensionally accurate scans were made are kept at the Historic American Building Survey, in the Library of Congress.
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