Edward A. Adey house, New Orleans, La.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

undated

Location Note

Drawer 7 / folders 172 and 173; HAV-01-403-Z-C-108

GUSN

GUSN-332308

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Description

4 plans, 4 elevations, 20 detail drawings, 1 cross section and two framing plans for a house for Mr. Thurber in New Orleans, Louisiana (commission #498). Drawings are undated & unsigned.

*Note - There is one drawing with the name Lt. Edward A. Adey III referenced. This name was not on the binding and is not referenced in the card catalog. Thurber is the name listed on the binding and is also referenced in the photograph collection.

Two-story, Colonial Revival house with a flush board and white washed brick exterior. House has a 2 car garage; a covered porch, four bedrroms (one with a bathroom), two dressing rooms, a maid's room with a bathroom, three additional bathrooms, study with a fireplace, a sitting room, living room with a fireplace, a kitchen, dining room, and a play room.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections
framing plans

Physical Descrption

31 architectural drawings: pencil on trace

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.498

Places

New Orleans (Orleans parish, Louisiana)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections
framing plans

Subjects

House

Conservation Note

Drawings are fragile

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 7 / folders 172 and 173; HAV-01-403-Z-C-108

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