Christ Church

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Title

Christ Church

Subject

Architectural Drawings; Watercolors; Churches; Wooden Buildings; Steeples; Doors & Doorways; Porches; Columns; Roofs; Fences; Ironwork; Men; Women; Trees; Landscapes (Representations); Mobile, AL; Mobile County, AL

Description

This image is a watercolor painting of Christ Church (also known as Christ Episcopal Church) in Mobile, Alabama done by William T. Warren, Jr. in 1939. The painting shows the front exterior of the church with its steeple, doors, columned porch, steps, sloping roof. There is an iron fence in front of the church, landscaped grounds with trees, and a man on the street and a woman in the church door in period dress. The church is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including a close-up of a roof corner and the steeple, a floor plan and a side view of the church. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with a handwritten inscription "2nd Medal." The painting is in good condition and is encapsulated.

Creator

Warren, William T., Jr. (rendering); Unknown (building)

Source

Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives Dept. Architecture, School of -- Architectural Renderings Student Projects

Publisher

Auburn University Libraries

Date

1939-01-01
1838-01-01

Rights

This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archive@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.

Relation

Library of Congress (Historic American Buildings Survey): http://www.loc.gov/item/al0423/ ; Documenting the American South: http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/king/ill231.html ; Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church_Cathedral_%28Mobile,_Alabama%29

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

RG457_013.pdf

Coverage

Mobile -- Mobile County -- Alabama ; Northeast corner of Church & Saint Emanuel Streets, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

watercolor painting

Physical Dimensions

101 x 143 cm

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