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Spiers House, Plan No. 1, Plan of Foundation, and Plan No. 5, Framing of Front
Plan of stone foundations (No. 1) and plan of timber framing for the facade wall (No. 5) including notes as to size of beams and method of joining. Signed and dated: "John W. Cosby archt/ Jan 14th 1862, Raliegh/NC". Condition: has sustained vertical…
Spiers House, Plan No. 8, North Side Elevation.
Colored presentation drawing, elevation of north side of house. Labeled, "Plan No 8". Signed, "John W Cosby Architect/Jan 14th 1862 Raleigh/NC". Condition, good; corner losses and some mulberry paper repairs on back to small edge tears.
Spiers House, No 9, Cornice and Cantilever of Main Building
Full scale, detail of the upper frieze of the main building cornice including a section through the gutter and details of moldings for the bed mold and cantilever brackets. Unsigned. Condition: good with some corner and edge losses, lined with…
Spiers House, No. 7, South Side Elevation
Colored presentation drawing, elevation of south side of house. Labeled, "Plan No 7". Signed, "John W Cosby Architect/ Jan 14th 1862 Raleigh/NC". Condition, good; corner losses and some mulberry paper repairs on back to small edge tears.
Spiers House, Plan No. 6, Front Elevation.
Colored presentation drawing, elevation of east side of house, principal facade. Labeled, "Plan No 6". Signed, "John W Cosby Architect/Raleigh/Jan 14th 1862/NC". Condition, good; some staining and foxing on perimeter of support, some mulberry paper…
Spiers House, Plan No. 4, Section Through on Line A(subscript 1) A(subscript2)
Cross section of main house through principal formal rooms. Signed: "John W Cosby Archt/ Raleigh/ Jan 14, 1862/ N.C. " Condition: good
Spiers House, Verso of Plan No. 3 with penciled redrawing of plan.
Pencil redrawing of second floor plan reflecting changes (/). Unsigned and undated. Condition: good.
Spiers House, No. 3, Second Floor Plan
Second floor plan of house. Signed: "John W Cosby archt/Raleigh/Jan 14 1862 N.C." Condition: Good, some mulberry paper repairs on back to small edge tears.
Spiers House, First Floor Plan, No. 2.
Scaled first floor plan, numbered plan 2. Signed: "John W Cosby Archt/ Raleigh/ Jan 14 1862 N.C." Condition, good, some mulberry paper repairs on back to small edge tears.
Spiers House, Written specifications for house construction, pages 2 and 3
Detailed specifications for Spiers house including requirements for materials and construction. Interior of folio, pages 2 and 3. Condition: good.
Spiers House, Specifications to Accompany Plans of a House for J. B. Spiers Esq.
Detailed specifications for Spiers house including requirements for materials and construction. Written in longhand. Page 1 of four-page folio (pages 2 and 4 blank). Condition: good.
Verso of Older Man in a Frock Coat [profile]
Verso of bust-length profile portrait of a balding man facing left. Condition: Poor, paper has an arched top, acid mat burn, horizontal tear from right side three-quarters across the image, chips from the side and top edges, evidence of water damage…
Spiers House [blank fourth page of written specifications for construction]
Page 4 of four-page folio (blank).
Older Man in a Frock Coat [profile facing left]
Bust-length profile portrait of a balding man facing left. He wears a carefully tied cravat and dark frock coat. Signed l.r." Bessie A. Batchats [?] / Raleigh 1875" Condition: Poor, paper has an arched top, Acid mat burn. Horizontal tear from left…
Spiers House, No 22 Section of a Window Frame and No 23 Section of the Casings and Jamb Linings of Doors
Drawings of full size detailed section of windows and doors with notes specifying materials and methods of construction. Good condition; minor losses to edges; lined with mulberry paper repairs. Signed: "John W. Cosby archt / Raleigh / Jan 14th 1862…