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Collection: Thomas Ustick Walter Collection

Institution: Athenaeum of Philadelphia

MARC Description:
Title from drawing WTU*045*002, which shows design scheme nos. 2 & 3 for the railing. Drawing WTU*045*001 is unidentified & attributed to this project by its similarity of subject, size & rendering style. It shows design scheme no. 1 for a railing. Walter's diaries, also part of the Athenaeum's Walter Archives, show entries for the Chester County Court House at West Chester from Feb. 1946 to May 9, 1948. These railing drawings are the last drawings Walter documented for this project. See also 2 manuscript items located in the Walter archives: [1] Specifications for building a new court house in the borough of West Chester ... [signed] William Ingram, Chalkley Jeffers, James Powell, D.H. Taylor ; drawn up by Tho. U. Walter, arch. Feb. 25, 1846. [2] [Receipt] from Pascal Iron Works, patterns for the foundry received and castings delieved ... bouth of Morris, Tasker & Morris ... [signed] T.U.Wlater, 1846.

Quantity: 2 drawings : ink & wash on paper ; 32.5 x 29.5 cm. or smaller

Local Call: WTU*045

RLIN: PAPV93-F463

Item dates: 1848

Holding types: Drawings

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Documented Projects

• Chester County Courthouse
   

Documented Architects, Engineers, and Others

• Walter, Thomas Ustick (1804-1887) (Architect)

Location

West Chester Borough, Chester County, PA

Image Gallery

[Design for railing for Chester County Court House] Railings #2 and #3 (T. U. Walter, Architect, 5/5/1848) Thomas Ustick Walter Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: WTU*045*002

[Design for railing for Chester County Court House] Railing #1 (T. U. Walter, Architect, 1848) Thomas Ustick Walter Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: WTU*045*001

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