III. Alexander Jackson Davis, Architectural Specifications

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{"value"=>"<p>The Architectural Specifications have no particular arrangement and generally are not dated. The Specifications include those for Phillip St. George Cocke's Belmead (1845-1848), North Carolina State Hospital for the Insane (1850-1855), Henry Sheldon's Millbrook (1838-1840), William P. Chapman's Whitby (1852-1854), a house for Mr. Wadell \"upon Murray Hill\" (1844-1845), Davidson College Dormitory Wings, and the Dutch Reformed Church in Newburgh, designed with Russell Warren (1835-1837) and miscellaneous notes. This series also contains several volumes: A book of estimates for architectural specifications; List of books and pictures belonging to Davis; and, a floricultural and horticultural notebook relating to Davis residence in Wildmont, NJ (1852-1862) that includes a personal diary kept while at Wildmont, 1852-1874.</p>"}

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1. Material and works required for building a dwelling house and kitchen offices at Belmead, near Jefferson Po., Powhatan, Co., Virginia for Philip St. Geo. Cocke
2. Material and works for building a dwelling house at Ravenswood, Long Island for P. Roach, Esq
3. Material and work for building a dwelling house at Ravenswood, Long Island for Throckmorton, undated
4. Material and work for warehouse and stores, Montgomery and Front Streets
5. Tobacco Inspection warehouse, New York, situated on Western end of the block bounded on the north by Water Street
6. Carpenter's work and material for building a two story house in Flushing, N. Y
7. Mason's work and material for building a two story house in Flushing, composed by Mr. Titus
8. Items from specification of S. T. Jones, Staten Island
9. House for J. Rathbone near Albany
10. North Carolina State Hospital for the Insane, Raleigh, N. C
11. House for Charles A. Davis, Gramercy Park, New York
12. House for Mr. Waddell upon Murray Hill, NYC. see also: folder 24 (different client)
13. Material and labor for villa erected near New Rochelle
14. House near New Haven [CT]
15. House at Augusta
16. Material and work for building a house in the English style, near Tarrytown, New York for Mr. Paulding (Lyndhurst)
17. House at Throgg's Neck, Westchester Co., N. Y. for S. M. Fox
18. Lecture Hall and Sunday School building near the rear of Mercer St. Church, NYC
19. House at Irving near Tarrytown, NY for Henry Sheldon (Millbrook)
20. Material and works for building a house near Orange, NJ
21. Material and works for building a dwelling house for B. C. Webster, Orange, NJ
22. Material and works required for building a dwelling house at Springfield, Mass., for Phelps
23. Material and works required for building a dwelling house at Rye, Westchester Co., NY for W. P. Chapman (Whitby)
24. Material and work required for building a dwelling house on Murray Hill, New York City
25. Hospital for emigrants on Ward's Island, NYC
26. Dr. Bartlett's House, Old Lyme, CT. Christ Church, Belleville, New Jersey
27. House for Isabella Donaldson, a country house near Barrytown, New York
28. Dutch Reformed Church, Newburgh
29. Church of the Holy Cross, Troy, New York
30. E. C. Litchfield-Gothic House not executed, planned for Brooklyn
31. Samuel E. Lyons, White Plains, New York
32. Competition design for Hall of Justice, NYC
33. Design for the Brooklyn Academy of Music competition
34. Agreement between L. I. Haskell and carpenter. House on Staten Island for Charles E. Butler. T. Thomas sons, architects
35. Materials and works required for building a dwelling house, or dormitory wings, for students at Davidson College, N. C
36. Miscellaneous notes re architectural specifications
37. Book of estimates for architectural specifications
38. List of books and pictures belonging to A. J. Davis
39. Floricultural and horticultural notebook relating to A. J. Davis residence in Wildmont, N. J