James Harrison Dakin Collection
Architectural Drawings

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Item # Drawer/
Folder
Thumbnail image Description of drawing Date Signature Measurements (in inches) Vulnerability to handling Notes
1 4/9 Ink and wash sketch of pulpit of unidentified church undated unsigned 18.5 x 23.5 minor, 1 Gothic
2 8/4 Ink and wash sketch of "Design for the House of Detention, New York, 1835" (Perspective) 1835 unsigned 51.5 x 30 moderate, 2, damage to folds and large size
3 4/9 Ink and wash sketch "Transverse Section of Wall Street Church, New York" 1834 Dakin, Archt. 29.5 x 21 minor, 1-, tears
4 8/4 Ink and wash sketch "Design for House of Detention, New York" (Front elevation) 1835 unsigned 38.5 x 26 minor, 1
5 3/1 Ink and wash sketch of first floor plan "Plan for Rebuilding Wall Street Church" (New York) 1834 Dakin, Archt. 21 x 29 minor, 1
6 4/8 Ink sketch of "Wall Street Church, New York" (Side elevation) 1834 unsigned 27.5 x 18 minor, 1
7 1/1 Ink sketch "Working drawing of the rear of the Mercer Street Church, Clinton Hall" July 30, 1834 J.H. Dakin, Archt. 19 x 14 minor, 1-, tears and brittleness
8 4/8 Ink and wash sketch "Transverse Section," obviously of Mercer Street Church undated unsigned 19.5 x 29.5 minor, 1-, tears
9 4/6 Ink drawing of first floor plan, obviously of Mercer Street Church undated unsigned 20 x 30.5 moderate, 2, composite with tears Attached to item 10
10 4/6 Ink sketch of "Plan of Gallery and Ceiling," obviously of Mercer Street Church undated unsigned 20 x 30.5 moderate, 2, composite with tears Attached to item 9
11 4/3 Ink and wash sketch of detail of rear of a church, obviously the Mercer Street Church undated unsigned 29.5 x 19.5 moderate, 2, composite Attached to item 12
12 4/3 Ink and wash sketch of floor plan (foundations?), obviously of Mercer Street Church undated unsigned 29.5 x 19.5 moderate, 2, composite Attached to item 11
13 3/1 Ink drawing of first floor plan of "Mercer Street," obviously of Mercer Street Church, New York undated unsigned 19 x 29.5 minor, 1-, tears
14 4/5 Ink drawing called "Working drawing of flank of Mercer Street Church (side elevation) July 1, 1834 J.H. Dakin, Archt., Clinton Hall, July 1, 1834 27 x 23.5 minor, 1-, damaged top edge
15 4/5 Ink drawing called "Working drawing of Mercer Street Church" (Front elevation) July 1, 1834 J.H. Dakin, Archt., Clinton Hall, July 1, 1834 20.5 x 27 minor, 1 Front width: 70' 6"
16 4/6 Ink and wash sketch of unidentified Gothic Church, probably Mercer Street Church undated unsigned 32.5 x 23.5 severe, 3, tears
17 4/10 Ink and wash drawing of "Logitudinal Section of Mercer Street Church" undated Dakin, Archt. 28 x 23.5 minor, 1 Building is 90' in length; tower is 102' high; buiding is 70' in width
18 4/10 Watercolor sketch of "Mercer Street Church, New York" undated unsigned 24.5 x 28 moderate, 2-, tears, brittleness and fragile media Obviously a completed sketch of another, designed by Dakin as "A design for a church"
19 4/4 Ink and wash sketch of "A Design for a Church," undoubtedly Mercer Street Church (Gothic) (Front elevation) undated Dakin, Archt., N.Y. 19 x 26 moderate, 2-, severely brittle edges and major tears
20 4/4 Ink and wash sketch of first floor plan of St. Patrick's Church, New Orleans, Louisiana undated unsigned 21.5 x 28.5