Design for the North Wing of the Library and Chapel Building at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Alexander Jackson Davis

1838–39 · Pen and ink over graphite, watercolor · Drawings and Prints

Design for a neo-gothic building presented in an open field. The building is characterized by an entrance risalite on the left side and six window bays to the right. On the far right are construction lines with annotations containing measurements. The inscription below the design identifies it as part of the plans A. J. Davis developed for the University of Michigan. He proposed a scheme in neo-gothic style, and another in a neoclassical style, neither of which were executed.

Artist

Alexander Jackson Davis

Date

1838–39

Medium

Pen and ink over graphite, watercolor

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924