[Houses and a church (Buildings Erected or Proposed to be Built in Virginia"). South front elevation and attic plan]" – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[Houses and a church (Buildings Erected or Proposed to be Built in Virginia"). South front elevation and attic plan]", [between 1795 and 1799] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/35/35c776e2fd46-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [Houses and a church (Buildings Erected or Proposed to be Built in Virginia"). South front elevation and attic plan]", preserved in this historic drawing. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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This drawing pairs a south front elevation with a plan of the attic, both for the John Tayloe house, and the sheet is numbered "18" in the lower margin. Benjamin Henry Latrobe made it sometime between 1795 and 1799, shortly after he arrived in America and while he was taking commissions from Virginia's landed families. Tayloe was a wealthy planter, and his house reflected the wish of Virginia's gentry to build in the latest classical style. Latrobe's ink, wash, and watercolor work shows how he planned a house from its outward appearance down to its upper rooms.
| Created / published | [between 1795 and 1799] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper. |
| Genre | Architectural drawings 1790-1800. |
| Subjects | Inscriptions on recto: Attic" -- "South front" -- "18." John Tayloe House. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 928 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115075 |
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