Original Fireplace
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Title
Original Fireplace
Description
Builder William Shannon's contract read, "There are to be two inside partition walls of stone from the foundation to the top, one foot thick. One chimney in each end, with two fireplaces in each chimney, said chimney to go up with said building, the walls in the gable ends are to be sixteen inches thick."
In contrast to the narrow and shallower fireplaces Mr. Shannon would have seen both in his youth in Ireland and on the continent, a Federalist style was chosen for the Old Louisiana Academy.
As the Victorian era expanded, fireplaces became both center of the home and a signal of status. It is undoubted that the board would have chosen this particular fireplace with it's pilasters,bead edged plank, ornately carved dentils and mantel as a reflection of school's status.
In contrast to the narrow and shallower fireplaces Mr. Shannon would have seen both in his youth in Ireland and on the continent, a Federalist style was chosen for the Old Louisiana Academy.
As the Victorian era expanded, fireplaces became both center of the home and a signal of status. It is undoubted that the board would have chosen this particular fireplace with it's pilasters,bead edged plank, ornately carved dentils and mantel as a reflection of school's status.
Date
2018
Files
Citation
“Original Fireplace,” Manhattan College Omeka , accessed September 20, 2024, https://omeka-pilot.manhattan.edu/items/show/185.