Sketches of Noyes Property

noyes_c_cor_484.pdf

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Title

Sketches of Noyes Property

Subject

Floor plans; School buildings; Chapels; Drawing

Description

A neat sketch from Harriet of the property in Guangzhou, including the schoolhouse and the Noyes home.

Creator

Noyes, Harriet Newell

Source

The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #5

Publisher

Unpublished

Date

n.d.

Contributor

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

Format

PDF

Language

eng (English)

Type

Sketch

Identifier

noyes_c_cor_484

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Text

[Note: Red Roman numeral three in left hand corner]
I will Enclose this rude sketch giving a view of
our lot from front to rear so you will see how it
is filled up. as some one said the other day our building on
this [u]lot[/u] is about concluded. The little patches of ground
still left have been sodded and look very pretty.
A public street runs this side the premises.
[Note: Sketch of the grounds done in pencil, includes labels - Servant Rooms,
School House, Walk to the School House, School House yard, Our yard, Our House, Front
yard]
On this side is a vacant lot rented by the coolie
Emigration society [u]which[/u] we [u]hope will[/u] not soon be occupied.

[Note: Red roman numeral three]
[Note: Two sketches done in pencil and labeled in pen of the second floor and first
floor. Second floor sketch includes the labels of Verandah 8x28, Work Room 14x18, School
Room 14x18, Sleeping Rooms (labeled twice), Hall 4 feet wide, Bath Rooms. First floor
sketch includes the labels of Verandah 8x28, Organ, Chapel 18x24, Sleeping Rooms 6x12,
Hall 4 feet wide, Dining Room 18x12, Bath Rooms, Court, Wall, Kitchens 6x10.]

Mission [Note: written as Mifsion] School Rooms
Canton China.



[注:左手角的红色罗马数字三] 我将附上这张粗鲁的草图,
从前到后可以看到我们的地块,
这样你就会看到它是如何被填满的。
正如有人前几天所说,
我们在这个地段上的建筑即将完工。
仍然留下的小块土地已经被弄脏了,
看起来非常漂亮。
一条公共街道在房屋的这一侧运行。
[注:用铅笔绘制的场地草图,
包括标签 - 仆人房,
校舍,
步行到校舍,
校舍院子,
我们的院子,
我们的房子,
前院] 这边是苦力租用的空地我们希望不会很快被占领的移民社会。
[注:红色罗马数字三] [注:二楼和一楼用铅笔画了两幅草图,
并用钢笔标记。
二楼草图包括阳台 8x28、工作室 14x18、学校房间 14x18、卧室(标记两次)、4 英尺宽的大厅、浴室的标签。
一楼草图包括阳台 8x28、风琴、教堂 18x24、卧室 6x12、大厅 4 英尺宽、餐厅 18x12、浴室、庭院、墙壁、厨房 6x10 的标签。] 使命 [注:写成使命] 广州学校房间中国。

Original Format

Sketch with writing

Collection

Citation

Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Sketches of Noyes Property,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 26, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/572.

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