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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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