C. J. Walker house, unidentified location

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939

Location Note

DRAWE 12 / FOLDER 294

GUSN

GUSN-328628

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for C. J. Walker at an unidentified location (commission #773) including four elevations, two plans, one rendering, and one detail. Rendering is by Royal Barry Wills, all other drawings are dated and signed by Amelia Brooks Valtz.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a cedar shingle roof and a clapboard, flush board, and shingle exterior. House has living room with fireplace, kitchen, covered porch, two bedrooms, and one bathroom.

Drawings are fragile

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

8 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.773

Image Dimensions

13 1/2 x 15 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

DRAWE 12 / FOLDER 294

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