15 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Architectural drawings.

  1. Heaton architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)

    9,237 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, most in folders 117 x 192 cm. or smaller. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Primarily architectural drawings by Arthur B. Heaton for residential, commercial, industrial, religious, educational, recreational, health care, transportation, and organizations' buildings in a wide range of styles located in the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. The majority of the drawings were executed from 1910-1950. Among his commissions were single detached houses, some for prominent clients; groups of houses in the Burleith section of Washington, D.C.; apartment houses in Lyon Village, Arlington, Virginia; Park and Shop, an early shopping center; Capital Garage; additions and alterations for the National Geographic Society; the Bishop's House at the National Cathedral; buildings for Sidwell Friends School; utility facilities for PEPCO; and wartime housing for the U.S. Government. Materials document various phases of the design process, from preliminary sketches to working drawings, including numerous full size details, to correspondence and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes some architectural drawings, landscape architecture drawings, and engineering drawings by other draftsmen and creators, including E. Burton Corning, Costigan, and Thomas W. Marshall.

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  2. Ray architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)

    795 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Primarily architectural drawings by Luther R. Ray and his firm, the Structural Porcelain Enamel Co., for Spanish Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and Tudor Revival style residential buildings and porcelain enamel clad commercial buildings in Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. Among his designs in the archive are single detached houses; apartment houses; stores; theaters; gas stations; and restaurants, including the Little Tavern and Hot Shoppes. Materials document various phases of the design process, from preliminary sketches to working drawings, and include specifications and miscellaneous supplementary materials relating to building projects. The archive also includes some landscape architecture and engineering drawings as well as architectural drawings by other creators.

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  3. Wood architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)

    644 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Primarily architectural drawings by Waddy B. Wood for residential buildings, commercial buildings, and government buildings in Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. The majority of the drawings were executed from 1894-1937. Among his work represented in the archive are houses in the Kalorama and Dupont Circle areas; hotels and office buildings; and government buildings such as the Interior Department and proposed alterations to the State, War & Navy Building. Materials document mainly the preliminary phases of the design process, including sketches and renderings, as well as correspondence and notes relating to building projects. The archive also includes landscape architecture drawings and architectural drawings by other creators, including Wood, Donn & Deming.

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  4. O'Connor architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)

    687 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Primarily architectural drawings by E. Jerome O'Connor for residential buildings, commercial buildings, educational buildings, religious buildings, and health care facilities in Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. Among his designs represented in the archive are single detached houses; office buildings, including the headquarters for the National Grange; a building for the State Teachers College in Frostburg, Maryland; apartment houses, nursing homes, and a monastery; also present are competition drawings for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri. Materials document various phases of the design process, from preliminary sketches to working drawings, and include correspondence and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes some architectural drawings by other creators.

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  5. Charles M. Goodman architectural archive

    ca. 38,500 items including ca. 14,400 drawings; 9,700 pictures; 7,200 pages of office files; 5,600 slides; 1,500 negatives and transparencies; and other materials.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Primarily architectural drawings by Charles M. Goodman and his firm for commercial and residential buildings and housing developments in Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. Goodman designed over 400 built projects, primarily residences, including single family, multi-family, and apartment complexes. Goodman also designed airports, churches, government buildings, office buildings, universities and schools, and urban renewal projects, among others. Notable built projects include: Alcoa House, The Commons, Hollin Hills, River Park, Rock Creek Palisades, United States Post Offices, the Unitarian Church of Arlington, Washington DC Southwest Urban Renewal, Washington National Airport, Westgate and Westpark Research Parks. Visual and textual materials document various phases of the design process, through preliminary sketches to working drawings, as well as photographs and specifications of built projects. The archive also includes engineering drawings and landscape architecture drawings by other creators, such as Dan Kiley and Lou Bernard Voigt.

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