Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective)

Alexander Jackson Davis

ca. 1831 · Watercolor · Drawings and Prints

With this inventive design, Davis presented a new concept for rowhouses, siting two long rows crosswise through the block, facing each other over an open central court. The roofs were topped with walkways intended for pleasurable strolls.

Artist

Alexander Jackson Davis

Date

ca. 1831

Medium

Watercolor

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924