page_title: Thomas Alexander Tefft
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Alexander Tefft
caption_attribution_description: English: This image is of a photocopy of what appears to be the original architectural drawing by Thomas Alexander Tefft of the south elevation of the Providence and Worcester Railroad freight house in Providence. Built about 1847, the Romanesque-style structure was demolished about 1983. The image is contained in the HABS/HAER collection of the Library of Congress. The information describing the freight house pictures and drawings, of which this image is no. 21, follows: TITLE: Providence &amp; Worcester Railroad, Freight House, Canal Street, Providence, Providence County, RI CALL NUMBER: HAER RI,4-PROV,176A- REPRODUCTION NUMBER: [See Call Number] MEDIUM: Measured Drawing(s): 5 (24 x 36 in.) Photo(s): 22 (4 x 5 in.) Data Page(s): 2 plus cover page DATE: Documentation compiled after 1968. CREATOR: Historic American Engineering Record, creator RELATED NAME(S): Tefft, Thomas A. Providence &amp; Worcester Railroad Penn Central Railroad New York, New Haven, &amp; Hartford Railroad Clement, Daniel E., historian Renchaw, Clifford B., III., historian Harrington, Richard B., historian deBoer, Cornelis J., delineator NOTE: Survey number HAER RI-3 Building/structure dates: 1847 initial construction Building/structure dates: 1847 subsequent work Building/structure dates: 1847 subsequent work Building/structure dates: 1847 demolished HABSI. SUBJECTS: RHODE ISLAND--Providence County--Providence freight houses brick buildings OTHER TITLE: Providence &amp; Worcester Railroad, South Freight House Providence &amp; Worcester Railroad, Merchandise House Providence &amp; Worcester Railroad, Depot Complex COLLECTION: Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) REPOSITORY: Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGID: [1] CONTENTS: Photograph caption(s): 1. South elevation from southwest 2. South elevation from southeast 3. South elevation detail of arch brick work 4. Southeast corner of building 5. Roof trusses at southend of building, wall of railroad viaduct visible at bottom 6. Southend of west elevation, railroad viaduct in upper left 7. Detail of east wall construction 8. East elevation from top of viaduct 9. East elevation 10. Central pavilion on east elevation 11. Central pavilion 12. Freight door, northeast corner of building 13. Interior of west wall at northend of building 14. Roof trusses, north end of building 15. West elevation, railroad viaduct visible to right 16. Central pavilion west side, note altered roof line on right 17. Detail of central pavilion gable on west elevation 18. Detail of cornice on west elevation 19. Construction detail, southeast pier. 20. Photocopy, north freight house 21. Photocopy, south freight house 22. Photocopy, window detail CARD #: RI0345
context_page_description: Thomas Alexander Tefft was an American architect, from Providence, Rhode Island.
context_section_description: Thomas Alexander Tefft (August 2, 1826 – December 12, 1859) was an American architect, from Providence, Rhode Island.
caption: Tefft's design for Freight House No. 1, of the Providence and Worcester Railroad, Providence.  1847, demolished.
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