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Title
Holliday-Cary Home, 1852-1933
Subject
Architectural drawings; Watercolors; Houses; Dwellings; Doors & doorways; Windows; Shutters; Trellises; Porches; Columns; Roofs; Stairways; Woodwork; Hand railings; Women; Trees; Landscapes (Representations)
Description
This image is a watercolor painting of the Holliday-Cary Home, also known as the Holliday-Carey House or the Cary-Pick House, in Auburn, Alabama done by Harold W. Eaton in 1933. The home was built in 1852 by Shelton. The painting shows the front exterior of the house with its doors, windows, shutters, trellises, second story columned porch, steps, and peaked roof surrounded by trees and landscaping. There is a woman in period dress at the foot of the steps. The house is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including the floor plan, various scales, and an interior wooden staircase. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with a handwritten inscription "2nd Medal" and the artist's information block which reads: "Harold W. Eaton, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Arch 476 'measured drawing,' May 13, 1933." The painting is in fair condition with minor edge wear and is encapsulated.
Creator
Eaton, Harold W. (rendering); Turner, Matthew (house)
Source
Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives Dept. Architecture, School of -- Architectural Renderings Student Projects
Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Date
1933-01-01
1852-01-01
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/al0279/ ; Alabama Department of Archives and History: http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/2328
Format
jpeg
PDF
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
006 holiday cary.jpg
RG457_006.pdf
Coverage
Auburn -- Lee County -- Alabama ; 360 North College Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
watercolor painting
Physical Dimensions
100 x 143 cm