Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective)

Alexander Jackson Davis American

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With this inventive design, Davis presented a new concept for rowhouses, siting two long rows crosswise through the block, facing each other over an open central court. The roofs were topped with walkways intended for pleasurable strolls.

Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective), Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey), Watercolor

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Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective), Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey), Watercolor
Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective), Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey), Watercolor
Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective), Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey), Watercolor

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