Victorian Italianate house, large porches, printed architectural floor plans

Description

The George Allen House - 1863
Building name: George Allen Mansion
Designer/Architect: Samuel Sloan
Date of construction: 1863
Location: Cape May, New Jersey
Style: Italianate Victorian Style Home
Number of sheets: 4 sheets measuring 24" x 36"
Sheet List
First Floor Plan, 1/4"=1'-0"
Second Floor Plan, 1/4"=1'-0"
Third Floor Plan, 1/4"=1'-0"
Elevation, 1/4"=1'-0"
This listing is for prints on 20# bond paper. It is for architectural drawings only. Any photos shown in the description are informational only and not included in this package. To purchase an emailed PDF file go
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HISTORY: In 1863, Philadelphia industrialist George Allen decided it was time to reward himself and his family with a country residence on the coast. Not one to do things by half measures, he turned to one of the most popular architects of the day, Samuel Sloan. By 1863 Sloan had already designed several notable public buildings and residences. His designs had been appearing in the magazine
Godey's Lady's Book
and his book
Sloan's Homestead Architecture and American Houses
, published in 1861, was a major success. With the commission of a country home for the Allens, Sloan set out to design the quintessential Italianate Villa, and succeed, he did.
As a work of art these prints are worth purchasing in their own right. For those of you interested in building a historically inspired house, these plans offer an excellent starting point. The first floor of the main block consists of 3 large reception rooms along a central corridor which leads to a single story wing at the back. This wing contains a large kitchen, pantry, living room and bath. The second and third floors each contain 4 bedrooms and 1 bath. Additional baths could easily be worked into the plans. The main house and rear wing have outside dimensions of approximately 70' x 110'. The scale of this villa demands a spacious suburban or country setting.
SHIPPING: Your drawings are shipped to you, rolled, not folded, in a Priority Mail tube. This eBay listing includes architectural prints ONLY. Any photos shown in the description are for information only and are NOT included in your purchase. For information about the photos please send me a message through eBay. Thanks.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BUILD: These plans are not complete architectural drawings as might be required by your local permitting agency and do not contain all the structural, waterproofing and other details and information necessary for construction. But your local builder or architect should be able to adapt these drawings and add to them as necessary. What they do provide is accurate design information about a REAL Victorian house, not a pseudo-Victorian tract house as you will find in the house plan magazines on your supermarket shelf
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: Orders shipped to addresses outside the USA may be subject to customs duties at their destination. The buyer is responsible for any such duties.
The original drawings from which these dimensionally accurate scans were made are kept at the Historic American Building Survey, in the Library of Congress.
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