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Alice Weston Great Houses mediaCollectionId univcincin~32~32 Alice Weston Great Houses Collection true
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Architecture work_class Architecture Work Class false
Work Type:
house work_type house Work Type false
Title:
May House (Avondale) title May House (Avondale) Title false
Title Type:
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Creator:
Adkins, John Scudder, 1872-1931 creator Adkins, John Scudder, 1872-1931 Creator false
Creator Dates:
1872-1931 creator_dates 1872-1931 Creator Dates false
Creator Nationality:
American creator_nationality American Creator Nationality false
Creator Type:
personal creator_type personal Creator Type false
Creator Role:
architect creator_role architect Creator Role false
Date:
1910-1912 date 1910-1912 Date false
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Location:
Avondale (Cincinnati, Ohio) location Avondale (Cincinnati, Ohio) Location false
Location Type:
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Location:
3723 Washington Avenue, Avondale (Cincinnati, Ohio) location 3723 Washington Avenue, Avondale (Cincinnati, Ohio) Location false
Style Period:
Beaux-Arts style_period Beaux-Arts Style Period false
Culture:
American culture American Culture false
Subject:
Cincinnati (Ohio) subject Cincinnati (Ohio) Subject false
Subject:
engaged columns subject engaged columns Subject false
Subject:
dormers subject dormers Subject false
Subject:
arches subject arches Subject false
Subject:
Avondale (Cincinnati, Ohio) subject Avondale (Cincinnati, Ohio) Subject false
Subject:
formal gardens subject formal gardens Subject false
Subject:
faience tile subject faience tile Subject false
Description:
"The May House is located in the western part of northern Avondale, where the terrain is fairly hilly. Framed by trees, it is set diagonally on the lot to face the corner intersection, which is marked by a graceful wrought-iron arch on stone gateposts. The house forms a compact but richly ornamented limestone block, its formality enlivened by a green glazed-tile roof. The central section of the facade has the full panoply of Beaux-Arts classicism, with engaged columns, urns, carved swags and panels, and volute-framed dormers. This central "pavilion," with its restrained but carefully calculated rectangular and curved rhythms, is flanked by barely projecting wings. Everything is governed by fine proportions and high-quality craftsmanship. The internal arrangements dictate a much less orderly massing at the back of the house, but the handsome detached garage with chauffeur's quarters has a cubical form that echoes the main block. A small formal garden is centered on the room-size side-porch off the living room to the right." description "The May House is located in the western part of northern Avondale, where the terrain is fairly hilly. Framed by trees, it is set diagonally on the lot to face the corner intersection, which is marked by a graceful wrought-iron arch on stone gateposts. The house forms a compact but richly ornamented limestone block, its formality enlivened by a green glazed-tile roof. The central section of the facade has the full panoply of Beaux-Arts classicism, with engaged columns, urns, carved swags and panels, and volute-framed dormers. This central "pavilion," with its restrained but carefully calculated rectangular and curved rhythms, is flanked by barely projecting wings. Everything is governed by fine proportions and high-quality craftsmanship. The internal arrangements dictate a much less orderly massing at the back of the house, but the handsome detached garage with chauffeur's quarters has a cubical form that echoes the main block. A small formal garden is centered on the room-size side-porch off the living room to the right." Description false
Information Source:
Langsam, Walter E. Great Houses of the Queen City: Two Hundred Years of Historic and Contemporary Architecture and Interiors in Cincinnati and Northern Kentuchy. Cincinnati, OH: The Cincinnati Historical Society, 1997. information_source Langsam, Walter E. Great Houses of the Queen City: Two Hundred Years of Historic and Contemporary Architecture and Interiors in Cincinnati and Northern Kentuchy. Cincinnati, OH: The Cincinnati Historical Society, 1997. Information Source false
Reproduction Creator:
Weston, Alice, 1926 reproduction_creator Weston, Alice, 1926 Reproduction Creator false
Reproduction View:
Dining room reproduction_view Dining room Reproduction View false
Reproduction View Type:
interior view reproduction_view_type interior view Reproduction View Type false
Reproduction Information Source:
Photograph collection of Cincinnati Museum Center-Cincinnati Historical Society Library reproduction_information_source Photograph collection of Cincinnati Museum Center-Cincinnati Historical Society Library Reproduction Information Source false
Reproduction Rights Statement:
These images are for non-profit use educational use. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of material in physical or digital form requires prior written permission from the copyright holder. reproduction_rights_statement These images are for non-profit use educational use. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of material in physical or digital form requires prior written permission from the copyright holder. Reproduction Rights Statement false

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