Set of architectural drawings of Hilton Village, Newport News, Va., undated

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

undated

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

GUSN

GUSN-363429

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Description

Set of architectural drawings of a planned village, Hilton Village in Newport News, Virginia. Includes one site plan of the community, twenty floor plans of detached and semi-detached houses, and eleven floor plans of row houses. The eleven floor plans were printed by photolithographer Robert A. Welcke, based in New York City, New York. Printers for the other materials are unknown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

site plans
floor plans
architectural drawings (visual works)
urban planning
planning districts
urban villages
row houses
double houses
site plans
architectural drawings (visual works)
floor plans

Physical Descrption

1 site plan ; 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
20 floor plans; 11 x 8 1/2 inche
11 floor plans; 11 x 17 inches

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

AR001.US.2400.001

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Newport News (Newport News Indep. City, Virginia)
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Welcke, Robert A. (Lithographer)

Material Type

site plans
architectural drawings (visual works)
floor plans

Other People

Welcke, Robert A.

Other Organizations

Hilton Village (Newport News, Va.)

Subjects

Architecture
Planned communities
House

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

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