Echols-Newton House, 1855-1933

Echols-Newton House, 1855-1933

Architectural drawings; Watercolors; Houses; Dwellings; Doors & doorways; Windows; Shutters; Balconies; Hand railings; Porches; Columns; Roofs; Chimneys; Stairways; Woodwork; Men; Women; Horses; Carriages & coaches; Trees; Landscapes (Representations)

This image is a watercolor painting of the Echols-Newton House in Auburn, Alabama by Robert K. Williams done in 1933. The house was built in 1855. The painting shows the front exterior of the house with its doors, windows, shutters, balcony, railings, columned porch, steps, peaked roof, and two chimneys flanked by trees and landscaping. There is a horse and carriage and people in period costume in front of it. The house is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including the floor plan, various scales, a wooden staircase and its overhead view, and a corner of the roof. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with the handwritten inscription "2nd Medal" and the artist's information block which reads: "A measured drawing, the Echols House, Auburn, Ala., Ala. Poly. Inst., Robert K. Williams." The painting is in excellent condition and is encapsulated.

Williams, Robert K. (rendering)

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

Auburn University Libraries

1933-01-01

1855-01-01

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Still image

RG457_003.pdf

Auburn -- Lee County -- Alabama

watercolor painting

99 x 143 cm