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Design drawing for a plaque ("tablet") for National Geographic Society office building, 16th Street and M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 1927
Creator: Heaton, Arthur B., 1875-1951, architect
Related Names: National Geographic Society (U.S.), client
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 733
Extent: 1 item : graphite ; in folder(s) 51 x 61 cm.
Note: Probably related to Heaton's commission no. 1212, drawings for the National Geographic Society office building, which was found interfiled and processed as ADE - UNIT 732.
Note: Probably related to design for the office building at 16th and M Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C., commission no. 1212, which was found interfiled and processed as ADE - UNIT 732.
Summary: Working drawing showing tablet with inscription as full size detail.
Inscription on bronze tablet
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 733, no. 1 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Architectural drawings for a theater, 14th Street between H Street and New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 1926
Creator: R.E. Hall & Co. Inc., Architects & Eng's. (New York), architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 734
Extent: 4 items : blueprint ; in folder(s) 51 x 61 cm.
Note: Possibly related to Arthur B. Heaton's drawings for an auditorium for National Geographic Society, which were found interfiled and processed as ADE - UNIT 736.
Note: City name based on street names.
Summary: Includes working drawings showing auditorium as plans and sections.
Orchestra plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 734, no. 1 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : blueprint on paper
Mezzanine plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 734, no. 2 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : blueprint on paper
Balcony plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 734, no. 3 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : blueprint on paper
Longitudinal section
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 734, no. 4 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : blueprint on paper
Architectural drawings for a memorial mantel ("mantelpiece") to Alexander Graham Bell for National Geographic Society, 16th Street and M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 1926
Creator: Heaton, Arthur B., 1875-1951, architect
Related Names: National Geographic Society (U.S.), client
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 735
Extent: 6 items : graphite, charcoal, and colored pencil ; in folder(s) 71 x 102 cm. or smaller
Note: Commission no. 1212.
Summary: Includes preliminary and working drawings showing mantel and inscription as plans, elevations, sections, and details; design drawings.
Inscription: Alexander Graham Bell
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 735, no. 1 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : charcoal/graphite on tracing paper
Inscription
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 735, no. 2 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Inscription
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 735, no. 3 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Inscription
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 735, no. 4 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Elev. with mantelpiece & picture frame
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 735, no. 5 (D size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite/colored pencil on tracing paper
Elev. with mantelpiece & picture frame
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 735, no. 6 (D size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite/colored pencil on tracing paper
Architectural drawings for an auditorium ("hall") for National Geographic Society, 16th Street and M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 1914
Creator: Heaton, Arthur B., 1875-1951, architect
Related Names: National Geographic Society (U.S.), client
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 736
Extent: 5 items : graphite, ink, colored ink, colored pencil, and blueprint ; in folder(s) 71 x 102 cm. or smaller
Note: Commission no. 1409.
Note: One drawing shows plans for Keith's Theater and Masonic Temple Auditorium.
Note: Possibly related to R.E. Hall & Co., Inc.'s drawings for a theater, which were found interfiled and processed as ADE - UNIT 734.
Summary: Includes preliminary drawings showing site and auditorium as plans, elevations, and site plans; plats.
Site plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 736, no. 1 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : blueprint/graphite on paper
Note: Notation on verso
Site plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 736, no. 2 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : ink/colored ink on linen
Keith's theater & masonic temple auditorium
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 736, no. 3 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : ink on linen
Half plans of main and balcony floors
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 736, no. 4 (D size)
Extent: 1 item : ink/graphite on linen
Auditorium plan/front elevation
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 736, no. 5 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite/colored pencil on tracing paper
Architectural drawings for an auditorium for National Geographic Society, 16th Street and M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 1917-1918
Creator: Heaton, Arthur B., 1875-1951, architect
Related Names: Lamb, Thos. W. (Thomas White), 1871-1942, architect
Related Names: National Geographic Society (U.S.), client
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737
Extent: 51 items : ink, wash, graphite, colored pencil, colored ink, and stat ; in folder(s) 117 x 192 cm. or smaller
Note: Commission no. 1705.
Note: Some drawings show Thomas W. Lamb as associate architect.
Summary: Includes preliminary drawings showing auditorium as plans, elevations, sections, details, and perspective projections; sketches and renderings.
First and gallery floors, between 1917 and 1918
Creator: Heaton, Arthur B., 1875-1951, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 1 (E size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink and wash on paper
Floor plan showing rows & seats
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 2 (E size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite/colored pencil on tracing paper
Seating plan of orchestra
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 3 (E size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Seating plan of balcony & boxes
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 4 (E size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Orchestra plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 5 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite/colored pencil on tracing paper
1st gallery plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 6 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
2nd gallery plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 7 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 8 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : ink/graphite on linen
Plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 9 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on linen
1st gallery plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 10 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : ink/graphite on linen
2nd gallery plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 11 (C size)
Extent: 1 item : ink on linen
Sketch plan of main floor
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 737, no. 12 (C size)
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