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Historic Court House: Auburn, NY

Historic Court House: Auburn, NY. Kirstie Donahue. Culminating Project. Work of Art. What I Noticed. What I Noticed Continued…. The Court House is Centrally Located in the City. (In relation to other important buildings) It Appears Prestigious Next to Most Buildings on the Same Street .

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Historic Court House: Auburn, NY

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  1. Historic Court House: Auburn, NY Kirstie Donahue Culminating Project

  2. Work of Art

  3. What I Noticed

  4. What I Noticed Continued… • The Court House is Centrally Located in the City. (In relation to other important buildings) • It Appears Prestigious Next to Most Buildings on the Same Street. • There is a Veterans Memorial to the Right of the Building for Local Veterans of World War II.

  5. Work of Art From the Past

  6. Contextual Information • Located: 152 Genessee Street Auburn, NY • Original Greek Revival Structure Designed by John I. Hagaman. • Constructed in 1836 for $30,000. • In 1922 a Fire Destroyed Most of the Court House and Caused the Original Dome to Drop Through the Building. • Court House is on the National and State Historic Registries‘ as well as the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

  7. Contextual Information Continued… • More About John I. Hagaman • Known for Being the First to Introduce the Greek Revival Style to Auburn, NY • Between 1821-1843 Hagaman designed several public, commercial, religious and residential buildings (including his own home) in the area. • Ran a School for Architecture • Link • http://www.hgtv.com/video/greek-revival-video/index.html

  8. Personal Connections • Grew-up Outside of Auburn, NY • Continually Drawn to the Grand Architecture of the Court House. It’s Unique Qualities Allow it to Stand Out Despite it’s Overall Simplicity. • Academic Connections • Linked to a Variety of Subjects • History, Art & Music, English/Writing, Mathematics

  9. Possible Lines of Inquiry & Key Ideas

  10. Lines of Inquiry • Line of Inquiry: • How does John I. Hagaman’s architecture [represented in the Cayuga County Court House] use stately symmetry, heavy form, and simplistically bold details to reflect a self-portrait of society during the early to mid 19th Century in Upstate New York?

  11. Activity Ideas • History • Research and Present on Greek Revival Architecture from the Early to Mid 19th Century. • Art/Music • Create Your Own Representation of Greek Revival. • Sculpture • Drawing • Painting • Musical Representation • English/Writing • Create a Story Incorporating 19th Century Historical Aspects as well as Greek Revival Architecture. • Mathematics • Research Mathematical Concepts that Pertain to Greek Revival Architecture (For Older Children). • Counting Activity- Using Column and Details (For Younger Children).

  12. Resources • Booth, E. (2001). The Everyday Work of Art: Awakening the Extraordinary in Your Daily Life. Lincoln Nebraska: iUniverse. [ISBN 0-595-19380-3]. • http://www.livingplaces.com/NY/Cayuga_County/Auburn_City/South_Street_Area_Historic_District.html • https://www.nycourts.gov/publications/benchmarks/issue6/Courthouse.shtml • http://www.hgtv.com/video/greek-revival-video/index.html

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