Exterior details, St. Mary's Chapel, Raleigh, North Carolina

St. Mary's Chapel (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Exterior details, St. Mary's Chapel, Raleigh, North Carolina
Description:
6 of 6 (6 of 10) | Drawing Note: The folder contains a group of six pencil drawings and a group of four black line prints on Historic American Building Survey paper.
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Architecture, Domestic -- Carpenter gothic
Chapels
Doors
Moldings
Windows
Original Format:
Measured drawing
Extent:
scale: 1/2 in. = 1 ft., 3/4 in. = 1 ft., 3 in. = 1 ft.; 445mm x 572mm
Item identifier:
bh000206501
Delineator:
Dove, Bill more info on Dove, Bill 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Detail drawings
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
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Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Saint Mary's Chapel (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Upjohn, Richard, 1802-1878 
Built:
Community:
Raleigh
State:
North Carolina
Architectural note:
The structure is a prime example of Richard Upjohn's Carpenter Gothic style. Principal Aldert Smedes chose the design from Upjohn's "Rural Architecture" and requested alterations from the architect, who responded with a custom design. The transepts were added in 1905.
Historical note:
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
Chapels
Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places