Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective), Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1831

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Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective), ca. 1831, Watercolor, 9 3/4 x 26 1/2in. ( x ), Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey), 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

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