Historic New England

House for John Buchanan, Wollaston, Mass., 1905

This set includes two perspective drawings of a house for John Buchanan in Wollaston (Quincy), Massachusetts. The first depicts the street front, the second the garden front.

Date: 1905

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252616

Ref. Code: AR003.003.014

Alterations and additions to a house at Framingham, Mass., undated

1 architectural drawing

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252617

Ref. Code: AR003.003.015

Brownprint of stone wall backdrop, 1906

Stone wall backdrop for Set E, Act 2 of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theater in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252621

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.009a

English Brick House, undated

Item

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252622

Ref. Code: AR003.003.016

Brownprint of columned structures for set E, 1906

A reverse print of the sketches of columned structures of Set E, Act 2, the forum scene.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252623

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.010a

Brick house at West Newton, ca. 1935

The drawing for this unidentified brick house in West Newton, Massachusetts, is an oblique view, front elevation.

Date: ca. 1935

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252625

Ref. Code: AR003.003.017

Brownprints of forum backdrops for set E, 1906

Reverse prints of the forum backdrops from Set E, Act 2 for Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252626

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.010b

Delineator magazine's $3000 house, 1908

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. This set of two drawings illustra...

Date: 1908

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252645

Ref. Code: AR003.003.018

Brownprint of backdrop for set F, 1906

A reverse print of the backdrop with trees and a fence detail for Set F, Act 3 of a production of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252628

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.011a

Brownprint of backdrop for sets G and H, 1906

A reverse print of the rocky backdrop for Sets G and H, Act 4 in Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252631

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.012a

Brownprints for stage set G, 1906

Two reverse prints of a drawing for Set G, Act 4, Sc. 1 and 2 of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theater in Boston, Mass. The scene is the Pass at Philippi, a profile in Scene of cliffs.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252633

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.013a

Brownprints of backdrops for Act 4, 1906

Reverse prints for cut drops for Act 4 of a production of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. One is for the last scene of Sc. 1 and 2, a sketch of a tree and cliffs. The other is for the last scene of Sc. 3.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252635

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.014a

Brownprint of backdrop for set H, 1906

Reverse print of trees for the cut drop for Set H, Act 4, Sc. 3 for Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252636

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.015a

Three female figure drawings for a backdrop, 1906

A reverse print of three female figures in Roman togas. Possibly these figures were drawn for a backdrop for a production of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252638

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.016

Four figures for a backdrop, 1906

Drawings of three females in Roman togas and a male figure in a tunic and sandals. These figures were possibly drawn for a backdrop for a production of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252639

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.017

Three drawings of figures, 1906

Reverse prints of drawings of two female figures in togas, one of which is holding a mirror. There is also a seated male figure with a bowl. These figures were drawn for a production of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252642

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.018

Four female figure drawings for stage set, 1906

Reverse prints of drawings of four female figures. Each figure is wearing a toga and holding an object: one a pitcher, one an amphora, one has castanets, and one a reed pipe.

Date: 1906

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252643

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.019

Four female figures for a backdrop, 1906

A reverse print of drawings of four female figures in Roman togas. Possibly these figures were drawn for a backdrop for a production of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252649

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.020

Four figures for a backdrop, 1906

Four figures, possibly drawn for a backdrop for Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. Two figures have warrior shields and swords, one figure is clothed in a short tunic, and one figure has a cloak.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252651

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.021

Residences on Ivy Street for Warren D. Vinal, 1905

This set of drawings for residences on Ivy Street (most likely Brookline, Massachusetts), includes the following: 1) #290 "Residences on Ivy Street for Warren D. Vinal Esq. Front Elevation," black and red ink on vellum 2) #291 "Residences on Ivy Street for Warren D. Vinal Esq. Front Elevation," ...

Date: 1905

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252654

Ref. Code: AR003.003.019

Eight drawings for a stage set, 1906

A reverse print of a drawing of eight figures and details. There are four male figures: three in Roman togas and one with a tunic and sandals. There are also drawings of two female figures in Greek peplos or chitons. Also included are possibly a backview of an open cloak and a detail sketch of a...

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252655

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.022

Four figures for a backdrop, 1906

Reverse prints of drawings for a possible backdrop for Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. There are three male figures: one in a Roman commudus tunic with a staff; one in a tunic with a headdress; one in a Roman general's dress with a helmet. There is also a female figure...

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252659

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.023

Alterations to Back Bay apartments, Boston, Massachusetts, 1934

This set of drawings includes 2 sheets of plans for the upper floor of the apartment buildlings.

Date: 1934

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252657

Ref. Code: AR003.003.020

Four warriors for a backdrop, 1906

Reverse prints of drawings of four Roman warriors for a possible backdrop for Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. The warriors are wearing headdresses and carrying swords and shields.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252662

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.024

Sketches of warriors and figures for a backdrop, 1906

Reverse prints of sketches of figures for possible backdrops for Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. There is a warrior with a headdress and shield, along with a figure in a cloak. Detail drawings are also included: sword and holder; leg plates; three heads with headdresses...

Date: 1906-03

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252667

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.025

Figures and details for stage set, 1906

Reverse prints of sketches for a production of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. Sketches include: numerous Roman warrior headdresses; details of Roman women's heads; four female figures in chitons and togas.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252676

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.026

Brownprints of props, 1906

Drawings of props, including: a gold fan; goblet; urn; marble pedestal; and a marble table. Also included is a drawing of a building, possibly a store front.

Date: 1906

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252685

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.002b

Forum backdrop mock-up, 1906

A backdrop mock-up of the forum, including elements from AR003.002.02.002 and AR003.002.02.004. Both of these records include sketches of forum buildings.

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252688

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.027

Partial backdrop, 1906

Brownprint on paper

Date: 1906-02

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252692

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.010c

Plan for stage set D, 1906

Blueprint for a plan for Set D, Act 1, Sc. 5 of a production of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1906-01-29

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252696

Ref. Code: AR003.002.02.007a

Three-quarter length portrait of Mary Bowen Holt, standing, facing right, Mora, 707 Broadway, New York, New York

The card verso has two handwritten names "Mary B. Holt, Constance Holt."

Date: 1887

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 252698

Ref. Code: MS006.03.01.26.001

Double full-length portrait of Alice and Clarence Bowen, standing, facing front, Fredricks' Knickerbocker Family Portrait Gallery, 770 Broadway, corner 9th Street, New York, New York, undated

Alice Bowen stands on a chair leaning against Clarence Bowen in this photograph.

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 252699

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.03.001

Full-length portrait of Gardner Richardson, standing, facing front, Fredricks' Knickerbocker Family Portrait Gallery, 770 Broadway, corner 9th Street, New York, New York

Gardner Richardson poses at four years of age in a print made from a cabinet card owned by Mrs. Gardner Richardson. Richardson was born on February 8, 1884.

Date: 1888

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 252700

Ref. Code: MS006.03.01.36.004

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Hattie P. Fowler, sitting in a chair, facing front, Tebbetts, Danvers, Mass., dated September 3, 1888

The card verso is inscribed "Milys Adelaide Fowler from her aff. Cousin Hattie P. Fowler. Christmas '88. Photographed Sept. 3rd, 1888."

Date: 1888-09-03

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252703

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1400.05

House for Lillian Fletcher, Twigmore, 1923

This set of blueprints includes floor plans, elevations, and a section of "Twigmore," Miss Lillian Fletcher's house in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The verso of one blueprint indicates that Charles Marcus Osborn was the architect of Twigmore, so Brown's role is not entirely clear. The following blueprint...

Date: 1923

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252701

Ref. Code: AR003.003.021

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Sarah Putnam Fowler, facing front, Elmer Chickering, 21 West Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Sarah Putnam Fowler poses for this portrait done by Elmer Chickering in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252704

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1400.06

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Samuel Encleth Fowler, facing front, Parkinson, 29 West 26th Street, New York, New York, undated

Samuel Encleth Fowler is the grandson of Samuel Fowler the builder of the Fowler House in Danversport, Massachusetts.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252706

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1400.04

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Maria Fowler Black, facing front, Gendron, Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., dated July 19, 1935

Maria Fowler Black is the daughter of Sally Fowler, and the only surviving grandchild of Samuel Fowler, the builder of the Fowler House, Danversport, Massachusetts.

Date: 1935-07-19

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252710

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1400.03

Early New England entrance halls and stairways from 1677 through 1799 illustrated mainly by Massachusetts examples, undated

These drawings illustrate the entrance halls and stairways of the following structures: Elihu Coleman, Nantucket, 1722; Dillaway Thomas, Roxbury, 1750; Henry Pettis, Somerset, c. 1800; Waite-Potter, Westport, 1677; Moffatt-Ladd, Portsmouth, NH, 1763; Jabez Wilder, Hingham, 1690; Alexander Field, Lon...

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252709

Ref. Code: AR003.001.010

Drawings for window, shutters, ornament at fireplace, elevator of West Wall in living room and doors of an unidentified house, undated

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Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252711

Ref. Code: AR003.001.011

Miscellaneous renderings, undated

This group of architectural drawings include the following renderings in red-brownprint on beige cardboard 1) Cottage Nanposhemet Rd., Marblehead, Mass. 2) View of "Scrivelsby," Blue Hill, Maine 3) Mass Bay Tercentinary Celebration, "English Village on the Charles" and renderings made using...

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252712

Ref. Code: AR003.001.012

Full-length group portrait of Ellen T. DuBois, Harriet P. Fowler, Mrs. Clara P. Fowler DuBois, facing front, Taylor & Preston, 188 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., 1879

The caption on the card verso reads "Ellen T. DuBois first great grandchild of house builder and grandchild of Deacon Sam P. Harriet Putnam Fowler wife of Sam P. Mrs. Clara P. (Fowler) DuBois." The upper right corner of the verso reads "Now Mrs. Matthew Proctor."

Date: 1879

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252715

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1400.02

Various renderings of gardens, interiors, and house details, Marblehead, Mass., 1928

This group of ink on vellum renderings includes the following locales and buildings in Marblehead, Massachusetts: 1) Unidentified 17th century interior 2) A wild garden, Great Neck 3) A garden below Lee Street 4) Jeremiah Lee -- Top Training Field Hill 5) Hillside garden, Lee Street 6) Hangi...

Date: 1928

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252714

Ref. Code: AR003.001.013

Various buildings and details, 1908-1910

This group of materials consists primarily of printed material from architectural magazines and includes the following: 1) Written letter re: William Neil Smith, Contest in the Delineator, May 14, 1908 2) A. Dickey and Co. brochure -- balustrades, columns, etc. 3a) Postcard St. Bartholomew the ...

Date: 1908-1910

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252718

Ref. Code: AR003.001.014

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Maria Louisa Fowler, facing left, McCormick & Heald, Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Maria Louisa Fowler is the daughter and ninth child of Samuel Fowler, the builder of the Fowler House in Danversport, Massachusetts.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252717

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1400.01

Half-length portrait of Susannah Mary Currier Fowler, facing front, location unknown, July 1862

Susannah Mary Currier Fowler poses at age 57 for a portrait taken in July 1862. The original photo is owned by the Misses Pettingell in Concord, Massachusetts. The dress is owned by Historic New England.

Date: 1862-07

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 252720

Ref. Code: PC004.01.F.1200.01

French House, drawn May 1, 1940

This set of drawings includes elevations, a detail and a plan of the French House, built in the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. Brown made these drawings on May 1, 1940. 1) Front elevation, some measurements, 1/4" scale 2) Rear elevation, measurements, 1/4" scale 3) Wood trim detail of roo...

Date: 1940

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252719

Ref. Code: AR003.001.015

Perspective rendering prints, 1904, 1905, 1922

1) Spring Cottage, Pine Tree Sanitarium, Wells, Maine; with plan sketches, 1922 2) Greyrocks, Rockport, Mass., December 12, 1904 3) House for John Buchanan, Wollaston (2nd exhibition Portland Arts Architecture Association), 1905

Date: 1904-1922

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 252721

Ref. Code: AR003.001.016