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Nathalie Bailey Morris photographs of American Gothic Revival architecture, 1853-1937, bulk 1933-1934

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Series 1: Mounted Photographs

N. B. Numbers in parentheses indicate quantity of duplicate prints.

This series is subdivided into four major geographic areas, and therein projects are listed in alphabetical order by state, city, and project name.

Subseries A: Hudson River Valley, New York


Box 1 Folder 1 Wardhaven Hall, Albany., 1926, 1933, Items: 2 (2)


Box 1 Folder 2 Ingleside, Dobbs Ferry. A. J. Davis, arch., 1853., undated, Items: 7 (4)


Box 1 Folder 3 Hurst Pierrepont, Garrison. A. J. Davis, arch.,1863., undated, Items: 12 (12)


Box 1 Folder 4 Lovat, Hastings-on-Hudson. Built by Thomas Fraser, circa 1850, undated, Items: 15 (15)


Box 1 Folder 5 Edmund Coffin Residence and Gatehouse, Irvington. Built circa 1850., undated, Items: 7 (1)


Box 1 Folder 6 Gray Gables, Irvington. Built by T. A. Strange, circa 1882., undated, Items: 3 (3)


Box 1 Folder 7 Lyndhurst, Irvington (now Tarrytown). A. J. Davis, arch., 1840., undated, Items: 8 (38)

Exterior views.


Box 1 Folder 8 Lyndhurst, Irvington (now Tarrytown). A. J. Davis, arch., 1840., undated, Items: 14 (5)

Interior views.


Box 1 Folder 9 Ridgeview or Stern Castle, Irvington. A. J. Davis, arch., circa 1874., undated, Items: 1 (1)


Box 1 Folder 10 Strawberry Hill, Irvington. Built for John Thomas, circa 1855., undated, Items: 1 (1)

Also known as the William Barton residence.


Box 1 Folder 11 Fonthill Castle, Mt. St. Vincent-on-Hudson. Thomas C. Smith, possible arch., 1847., undated, Items: 23 (23)


Box 1 Folder 12 a) Gothic gateposts, b) Urn at former Van Duser Place, c) Gate House at Frederick Delano Place, d) Washington's Headquarters, all in or near Newburgh., 1933, Items: 4 (4)


Box 1 Folder 13 Gate House, south of Poughkeepsie., 1933, Items: 4 (4)


Box 1 Folder 14 Ericstan or Eric's Castle, Tarrytown. A. J. Davis, arch., 1855., undated, Items: 1 (1)


Box 1 Folder 15 Pokahoe, Tarrytown. Built by J. W. Webb, 1848., undated, Items: 8 (8)


Box 1 Folder 16 Rockwood Hall (orig. William Rockefeller House) and Gatehouse, Tarrytown. G. Wheeler, arch., circa 1854., undated, Items: 8 (8)


Box 1 Folder 17 Mt. Ida, Troy. A. J. Davis, arch., 1838., 1933, Items: 16 (15)


Box 1 Folder 18 United States Military Academy, library, arsenal and cottage, West Point., 1933, Items: 9 (18)


Box 1 Folder 19 Beechwood, Yonkers. Built circa 1861., undated, Items: 10 (10)

Includes windmill and summer house on Kingman estate.


Box 1 Folder 20 Belvoir, Yonkers. Thomas S. Wall, 1854., undated, Items: 28 (27)


Box 1 Folder 21 Gothic House, 107 Buena Vista Ave., Yonkers., undated, Items: 4 (4)


Box 1 Folder 22 Lyndhurst, Ericstan, and Rockwood Hall., undated, Items: 3 (3)

Color photomechanical prints

Subseries B: New York City, New York


Box 1 Folder 23 Kingsbridge Hotel, Broadway and Old Farmers Bridge Rd., Bronx., 1910, Items: 2


Box 1 Folder 24 Old Dyckman Cemetery, near Fordham, Bronx., 1910, Items: 5

Includes view of Morris with her husband and their first car, a Matheson.


Box 1 Folder 25 Seaman-Drake Mansion, Kingsbridge, Bronx. Built by Valentine Seaman, circa 1890., 1933, Items: 12


Box 1 Folder 26 Two unidentified residences, near Morris Heights, Bronx., 1910, Items: 3


Box 1 Folder 27 Brooklyn City Prison, Lafayette St. and Ashland Pl., Brooklyn., 1933, Items: 4 (4)


Box 1 Folder 28 Views of Manhattan's southern tip and New York bay., 1932, Items: 7


Box 1 Folder 29 Mrs. Robert Bacon Townhouse, 1 Park Ave. at 34th St., Manhattan., 1933, Items: 5 (4)


Box 1 Folder 30 Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Manhattan., 1910, Items: 3


Box 1 Folder 31 William Dyckman House, Broadway at 204th St., Manhattan. Built 1783., 1910 and undated, Items: 2, with 7 postcards


Box 1 Folder 32 George Washington Bridge, official opening ceremony, Manhattan., 1931 Oct 24, Items: 9


Box 1 Folder 33 James W. Gerard Townhouse on Grammercy Park, Manhattan. Built circa 1830-1840., 1907, Items: 1

Image copied from an unidentified published source.


Box 1 Folder 34 Archibald Gracie Mansion, Manhattan., 1924, 1925, 1927, Items: 7


Box 1 Folder 35 Hunter College, Park Ave. at 68th St. and 69th St., Manhattan. D. I. Stagg, arch., circa 1870., 1933, Items: 10 (9)


Box 1 Folder 36 Jumel Mansion, Manhattan. Built by Roger Morris, 1765., 1910 and undated, Items: 7, with 10 postcards

Includes view of Morris' first car, a Matheson.


Box 1 Folder 37 James Lenox townhouse, 53 Fifth Ave. at 12th St., Manhattan. Built by James Lenox., undated, Items: 1


Box 1 Folder 38 Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Townhouse, Second Ave, Manhattan., 1932, Items: 2


Box 1 Folder 39 St. Marks-in-the-Bowerie, Manhattan., 1917, Items: 14


Box 1 Folder 40 Abigail Adams Smith Mansion, "Mount Vernon," 421 E. 61st St., Manhattan. Built by Col. William Smith, 1796-1798., undated, Items: 10


Box 1 Folder 41 Tombs Prison, Lafayette St., Manhattan. Withers & Dickson, archs., 1896., 1933, Items: 6 (6)


Box 1 Folder 42 Townhouses, 9 and 11 Lexington Ave. at 22nd St., Manhattan., 1933, Items: 2


Box 1 Folder 43 Woodcliff, Fort Washington, Manhattan. A. J. Davis, arch., 1855., 1924, Items: 7 (3)

Includes views of unidentified hexagonal residence and Washington Heights.


Box 1 Folder 44 Banker House, Staten Island. Built by Obadiah Brown (?), circa 1804., 1933, Items: 2 (2)


Box 1 Folder 45 Christopher Billop House, near Tottenville, Staten Island, circa 1699., 1932, Items: 4


Box 1 Folder 46 Janssen House, New Brighton, Staten Island. Built by P. Kissam(?), circa 1845., 1933, Items: 3 (3)


Box 1 Folder 47 Smith-Ely House, New Brighton, Staten Island. A. J. Davis, arch., 1849., 1933, Items: 4 (4)

Subseries C: Eastern Westchester County, New York


Box 1 Folder 48 San Souci, New Rochelle. A. J. Davis, arch., 1859., undated, Items: 4 (4)

Images are copied from earlier views.


Box 1 Folder 49 Wild Cliff, New Rochelle. A. J. Davis, arch., 1852., 1870, Items: 1 (1)

Copy of image given to Morris by Mrs. Stuart Scott, descendant of owner's family.


Box 1 Folder 50 Bolton Priory, Pelham. Built by Rev. Robert Bolton, 1832., 1860, 1932-1933, Items: 6 (1)

Includes view from unidentified source showing house in 1860.


Box 1 Folder 51 Gothic Pavilion on former Jay Estate, Rye. A. J. Davis, arch., 1849., 1932, Items: 5 (5)

Includes copy of earlier image given to Morris by Miss Mary Rutherford Jay.


Box 1 Folder 52 Whitby (Rye Country Club), Rye. A. J. Davis, 1852., 1932, Items: 10 (7), with 2 postcards

Includes copy prints of earlier views.


Box 1 Folder 53 S. E. Lyon House, White Plains. A. J. Davis, arch., 1842., 1933, Items: 6 (6)

Subseries D: Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island


Box 1 Folder 54 Montevideo, Avon, CT., 1933, Items: 14 (12)


Box 1 Folder 55 Bishop House, Bridgeport, CT. Built by S. R. Tomlinson, circa 1840-1850., 1933, Items: 11 (11)


Box 1 Folder 56 Harral Mansion, Bridgeport, CT. A. J. Davis, arch., 1846., 1933, Items: 12 (12)


Box 2 Folder 1 Mrs. Franklin B. Dexter Residence, 178 Prospect St., New Haven, CT., 1933, Items: 5 (2)


Box 2 Folder 2 Martinstow, near New Haven, CT. James Renwick, arch., 1851., 1933, Items: 9 (9)


Box 2 Folder 3 Stonington Manor Inn, Stonington, CT., 1933, Items: 9 (8)


Box 2 Folder 4 Garrison House, Orange, NJ. A. J. Davis, arch., 1859., 1933, Items: 11 (11)


Box 2 Folder 5 Joseph Howard House, Orange, NJ. A. J. Davis, arch., 1933, Items: 6 (6)


Box 2 Folder 6 Main Gate Lodge for Llewellyn Park, Orange, NJ. A. J. Davis, arch., 1862., 1933, Items: 3 (3)


Box 2 Folder 7 Thomas Merrick House, Llewellyn Park, Orange, NJ. A. J. Davis, arch., 1858., 1933, Items: 3


Box 2 Folder 8 Unidentified residence and barn, Llewellyn Park, Orange, NJ., 1933, Items: 10


Box 2 Folder 9 Unidentified house, Orange Mountain, Orange, NJ., 1933, Items: 5


Box 2 Folder 10 Wildmount, Montclair or Bloomfield, NJ. A. J. Davis, arch., 1863., 1933, Items: 7 (7)


Box 2 Folder 11 "The Highlands," Ambler, PA. Built by A. Morris, 1796., 1929, Items: 3 (3)


Box 2 Folder 12 Gothic House, Mary St., Newport, RI., 1933, Items: 3 (2)


Box 2 Folder 13 Kingscote, Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI. Richard Upjohn, arch., 1838., 1933, Items: 21 (18)