Spiers House, No 15, 16, 17, and 18, Front Door and Portico
Title
Spiers House, No 15, 16, 17, and 18, Front Door and Portico
            Subject
Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans
                    Architecture--Details
                    Architectural drawing--19th century
                    Architecture, Domestic--North Carolina
                    Building--Details--Drawings
            Description
Sheet of four drawings including a small scale elevation of the front door, fanlight, side panels and lights (no. 18), full scale renderings of portico column (no. 15), capital (no. 16), and base (no. 17). Each drawing individually signed and dated, "John W Cosby/ Raleigh / Jan 14 1862 N.C." Condition: poor, lined with mulberry paper, multiple cracks through images and losses in images, but clearly legible.
            Creator
Cosby, John W. (1815-1867)
                    John Waitt Cosby
                    John Wayt Cosby
            Source
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
            Date
1862
            Rights
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            Format
JPEG
            Language
English
            Type
Image
            Identifier
10010731
            Coverage
Raleigh (N.C.)
            Provenance
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                    Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
            Original Format
Drawing on Paper
            Physical Dimensions
4 drawings, sheet 66.2 x 93.6 cm. 26 1.8 x 36 7/8 in. Note orientation varied depending on drawing.
            Collection
Citation
Cosby, John W. (1815-1867), John Waitt Cosby, and John Wayt Cosby, “Spiers House, No 15, 16, 17, and 18, Front Door and Portico,” Hampden-Sydney College Digital Repository, accessed October 31, 2025, https://dams.hsc.edu/items/show/1007.

