Richmond - McRae House (plan)
Description: McRae House plan (was at 311 N. 9th St., Richmond - now demolished), with some calculations of square footage and number of bricks necessary for the area.
Date: Undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper (envelope), watermarked: VGA
Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 15.0 cm (7-11/16" x 5-15/16") -- measured: JH 04JAN93
Condition: Linen backed; minor loss in lower right quadrant (in drawing of plan) due to acidic ink dissolving paper fibers, patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); crease marks dirty; discoloration due to dirt along right (approx. 2" wide strip); upper left quadrant very dirty; edges worn & dirty
Author: Jefferson
Owner: MHi
Classification:
N-290
, K-200
Publication History:
- Author: Kimball
- Title: Thomas Jefferson Architect
- Date: 1916
- Note:
- Author: Nichols
- Title: Jefferson's Architectural Drawings
- Date: 1984
- Note:
Commentary:
The drawing was done on a piece of scrap paper which used to be a cover sheet (envelope); at the upper right there are ends of lines of address ("Griffin / - / -ng") (not TJ ms) whose orientation is rotated 90 degrees from the drawing. (JH)
Drawing
- Description: Floor plan
- Location: Lower half of page
- Features:
- Single line drawing showing room arrangement
- Hexagonal rooms, two
- Octagonal room
- Fireplaces
- Entry, one
- Porticoes with square columns or piers, two
- Text:
- Description: Dimensions
- Location: On plan
- Author: Jefferson
- Transcription:
-
- Location: S.W.room at left
- 20
- 24.1
- 14.
- 4.1
- Location: Octagonal room
- 11.53
- Location: Rooms at entry (?)
- 1.
- 4
- 4
- 2
- 36
- 12
- 1.
- Location: Upper right room
- 10
- Location: Lower right room
- 14.1
- 14
- Location: Lower portico
- 5.64
Text
- Description: Directions
- Location: Adjacent to plan
- Author: Jefferson
- Transcription:
Text
- Description: Fragment of an address
- Location: Upper fourth of page
- Author: Unknown
- Transcription:
Text
- Description: Square footage and brick calculations
- Location: Above drawing
- Author: Jefferson