Fenestra Steel Casement Windows by Detroit Steel Products Company

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-359002

Description

The packet includes house plans by twenty different architectural firms including Massachusetts based firms Royal Barry Wills Associates and Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer.

Details

Descriptive Terms

windows
plans (orthographic projections)
plans (orthographic projections)
floor plans

Physical Descrption

0.01 linear feet (1 folder)

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

AR029.03.03.002

Abstract

1 folder containing house plans by various architects printed by Fenestra Steel Casement Windows by Detroit Steel Products Company

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek 2019

Places

Detroit (Wayne county, Michigan)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

plans (orthographic projections)
floor plans

Other People

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969
Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981

Other Organizations

Detroit Steel Products Company

Restrictions

Mailer envelope is torn at folds and corners

Description Level

Item

Processing Information

Donna E. Russo

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

Fenestra steel casement windows by Detroit Steel Products Company operated ca 1920s - 1930s. The windows were advertised as weather proof, screens, and having glass plating.

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