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| − | *[[Hannah Callender|Callender, Hannah]], 1762, describing Belmont mansion, estate of Judge William Peters, near Philadelphia, Pa. (quoted in Vaux 1888: 455) <ref> Vaux, George. 1888. “Extracts from the Diary of Hannah Callender.” ''Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography'' 12 (1): 432–56. [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/STWXKSK3 view on Zotero]</ref> | + | *[[Hannah Callender|Callender, Hannah]], 1762, describing [[Belmont]] mansion, estate of [[Judge William Peters]], near Philadelphia, Pa. (quoted in Vaux 1888: 455) <ref> Vaux, George. 1888. “Extracts from the Diary of Hannah Callender.” ''Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography'' 12 (1): 432–56. [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/STWXKSK3 view on Zotero]</ref> |
:"A broad [[walk]] of English Cheery trees leads down to the river. The doors of the house opening opposite admit a [[prospect]] of the length of the garden over a broad gravel [[walk]] to a large handsome [[summerhouse|summer house]] on a [[green]]. From the windows a [[vista]] is terminated by an [[obelisk]]. On the right you enter a [[labyrinth]] of [[hedge]] of low cedar and spruce. In the middle stands a [[statue]] of Apollo. In the garden are [[statue]]s of Diana, Fame and Mercury with [[urn]]s. We left the garden for a [[wood]] cut into [[vista]]s. In the midst is a Chinese [[temple]] for a [[summerhouse|summer house]]. One [[avenue]] gives a fine [[prospect]] of the City. With a spy glass you discern the houses and hospital distinctly. Another [[avenue]] looks to the [[obelisk]]." | :"A broad [[walk]] of English Cheery trees leads down to the river. The doors of the house opening opposite admit a [[prospect]] of the length of the garden over a broad gravel [[walk]] to a large handsome [[summerhouse|summer house]] on a [[green]]. From the windows a [[vista]] is terminated by an [[obelisk]]. On the right you enter a [[labyrinth]] of [[hedge]] of low cedar and spruce. In the middle stands a [[statue]] of Apollo. In the garden are [[statue]]s of Diana, Fame and Mercury with [[urn]]s. We left the garden for a [[wood]] cut into [[vista]]s. In the midst is a Chinese [[temple]] for a [[summerhouse|summer house]]. One [[avenue]] gives a fine [[prospect]] of the City. With a spy glass you discern the houses and hospital distinctly. Another [[avenue]] looks to the [[obelisk]]." | ||
| − | *[[Joshua Rowley Watson|Watson, Joshua Rowley]], 17 June 1816, describing [[Belmont]] Mansion, estate of Judge William Peters, near Philadelphia, Pa. (quoted in Foster 1997: 292-93) <ref> Foster, Kathleen A. 1997. ''Captain Watson’s Travels in America: The Sketchbooks and Diary of Joshua Rowley Watson, 1772-1818''. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/J6Q29IVS view on Zotero]</ref> | + | *[[Joshua Rowley Watson|Watson, Joshua Rowley]], 17 June 1816, describing [[Belmont]] Mansion, estate of [[Judge William Peters]], near Philadelphia, Pa. (quoted in Foster 1997: 292-93) <ref> Foster, Kathleen A. 1997. ''Captain Watson’s Travels in America: The Sketchbooks and Diary of Joshua Rowley Watson, 1772-1818''. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/J6Q29IVS view on Zotero]</ref> |
:"Belmont house is old, but is well built of stone and like all the Country houses, has a [[Piazza]] in front. I don't see why those in England should not have the same, which would secure a fine airy [[walk]] in all weathers, besides being ornamental to the building." | :"Belmont house is old, but is well built of stone and like all the Country houses, has a [[Piazza]] in front. I don't see why those in England should not have the same, which would secure a fine airy [[walk]] in all weathers, besides being ornamental to the building." | ||
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
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- Callender, Hannah, 1762, describing Belmont mansion, estate of Judge William Peters, near Philadelphia, Pa. (quoted in Vaux 1888: 455) [1]
- "A broad walk of English Cheery trees leads down to the river. The doors of the house opening opposite admit a prospect of the length of the garden over a broad gravel walk to a large handsome summer house on a green. From the windows a vista is terminated by an obelisk. On the right you enter a labyrinth of hedge of low cedar and spruce. In the middle stands a statue of Apollo. In the garden are statues of Diana, Fame and Mercury with urns. We left the garden for a wood cut into vistas. In the midst is a Chinese temple for a summer house. One avenue gives a fine prospect of the City. With a spy glass you discern the houses and hospital distinctly. Another avenue looks to the obelisk."
- Watson, Joshua Rowley, 17 June 1816, describing Belmont Mansion, estate of Judge William Peters, near Philadelphia, Pa. (quoted in Foster 1997: 292-93) [2]
- "Belmont house is old, but is well built of stone and like all the Country houses, has a Piazza in front. I don't see why those in England should not have the same, which would secure a fine airy walk in all weathers, besides being ornamental to the building."
Images
William Russell Birch, "View from Belmont Pennsyla. the Seat of Judge Peters," from The Country Seats of the United States of North America (1808), n.p.
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Notes
- ↑ Vaux, George. 1888. “Extracts from the Diary of Hannah Callender.” Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 12 (1): 432–56. view on Zotero
- ↑ Foster, Kathleen A. 1997. Captain Watson’s Travels in America: The Sketchbooks and Diary of Joshua Rowley Watson, 1772-1818. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. view on Zotero
