Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Ray architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress) |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1920-1968 |
| Call No. | Guide Record |
| Creator | Ray, Luther R. (Luther Reason), 1892-1978, architect |
| Creator | Structural Porcelain Enamel Co., architect |
| Extent | 795 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021026 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/95858241 |
| 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. |
| Online Content | To see already digitized images from this collection, search our Online Catalog by call number for specific drawings or descriptive words. |