75 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Architecture.

  1. Donald E. Schomacker courthouse photography collection

    751 color photographic prints in 4 albums : color prints ; prints 9 x 13 cm, albums 27 x 35 cm.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Photographs show the exteriors and grounds of hundreds of different county courthouses around the United States. Courthouses from 30 different states are present in the collection. Also included are several pages of written history on courthouses and hand-drawn maps recording locations of them within states. One 1911 black and white postcard of the courthouse in Marshall County, Lewisburg, Tennessee is also included.

  2. Waggaman & Ray archive (Library of Congress)

    7,571 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, most in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Primarily, architectural drawings by Clarke Waggaman, George N. Ray, and their firm Waggaman & Ray. Among the more than 400 projects, the bulk are residences (e.g. detached and row houses, apartments), office and commercial buildings (e.g. banks and automobile dealerships), and embassies. These building projects are primarily in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., especially on Connecticut Avenue and in the Dupont Circle and Kalorama Heights section, and surrounding suburbs. The design styles include Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival, Federal Revival, and Neoclassical Revival. Collection materials contain preliminary sketches, working drawings documenting various phases of the design process, correspondence, and specifications relating to projects. Design, landscape, and engineering drawings by other creators are also included in the archive.

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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.

    Summary:

    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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