By Nathalie Belkin, Lead Processor; Gabriella Carl-Johnson, Kay Menick, Sara Fetherolf, Erin Allsop, Jessica Mack, and Katie Alleman, Interns
Title: Architectural Drawings and Blueprints, c. 1880s-1990s
Predominant Dates:1910-1930s
Extent: 0.0
Subjects: A. Faranda and Son, Acea family, Agoglia family, Altar to Liberty: Minerva, Architectural Drawings, Architecture, Arnold, K.F., Arnold, N.B., Arnold family, Art nouveau (Architecture), Bahrenburg, John H., Bahrenburg family, Barclay family, Barrow, ME James T., Barrow family, Barthman family, Beaux-Arts architecture, Benisch Bros. Monumental Works, Blueprints, Bourne family, Bromell family, Brown, John W., Brown family, Buildings--Design and construction, C.E. Tayntor & Co., Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History, Cinerary urns, Colyer family, Cushman, Eugene, Cutting, James D.W., Cutting family, Daly, Margaret, Daly family, Davis Granite Co, Architects and Contractors, de Aldama family, DeLaCour and Ferrara, Delafield, Major Rich D., Delafield family, Dewey family, Doerschuck family, Dunne family, Egyptian revival (Architecture), Euler family, Farrington, Gould and Hoagland, Feitner, John, Felzmann family, Flagg, Ernest, Gilbert family, Goodnough family, Gothic revival (Architecture), Gould, J. R, Gould, James S., Gould family, Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y., Greve family, Griswold family, Hapgood family, Harder family, Harrison Granite Co., Havemeyer family, Heins and La Farge Architects, Higgins, Charles, Higgins family, Hillside architecture, Hoffman & Prochazka, Designers, Sculptors, and Builders, Horn, Alfred E., Horn family, Howland family, John Thatcher & Son, Kampfe family, Kenneth, W.D., Lawrence family, Lingard family, Ludlum, Emma R., Ludlum family, Martin, Robert, Martin family, Mausoleums, McAlpin family, Murdock family, Obelisks, Parish family, Parsons family, Penn Brass and Bronze Works, Pitbladdo Monumental Works, Polak family, Presbrey-Coykendall Company, Presbrey-Leland Monument Company, Renwick, Aspinwall, and Tucker, Reynolds family, Riley family, Ritzheimer family, Robinson, F. Delancey, Romanesque architecture, Rosanelli family, Ruckstull, F. W. (Fred Wellington), 1853-1942, Sands family, Sarcophagi, Sculpture and architecture, Sepulchral chapels, Sepulchral monuments, Victorian, Sepulchral monuments--New York (State)--New York, Sepulchral monuments--United States, Sepulchral monuments industry, Smallman, Thomas F., Smallman family, Somers family, Stephens, Annie W., Stephens, Benjamin F., Stephens family, Stevenson family, Stone, Gould, & Co, Designers and Builders, Sullivan, John W., Sullivan family, Texter family, Tiefel family, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Torrio, Johnny, Torrio Family, Umberto Innocenti and Richard K. Webel, Landscape Architects, Underground architecture, Upjohn, Hobart, VanRensselaer family, Vaults (Sepulchral), W.F. Benedict & Son, W.W. Leland Co. Inc., Walsh, James F., Warren & Wetmore, Wesselman family, Wood family, Woolley family
Languages: English
The Architectural Drawings and Blueprints collection contains over 150 separate series of designs, each of which has one to around 20 individual drawings. Each series represents designs for a mausoleum or other architectural feature at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Most of the designs are for private family mausoleums, although the collection also includes blueprint materials for the historic Green-Wood chapel designed by Warren & Wetmore, alterations made to the Fifth Avenue gate, and plans for the mid-twentieth-century Columbarium. Other notable features in the collection include the Higgins mausoleum series, which contains photographs and early designs of the famous Battle Hill monument Altar to Liberty: Minerva by sculptor F. Wellington Ruxell. Many additional series may include more famous names in New York City history, such as those for the Cooper-Hewitt family and the Torrio family.
The majority of these drawings are printed on large blueprint paper, although there are a significant number of series that contain original drawings on tracing paper or drafting linen, as well as prints on Mylar, photocopy paper, or other reproduction materials. Many series also contain specifications documents—legal agreements between the architectural firm and the cemetery, which outline the plans, materials, and workman regulations for construction. In some cases, there is additional material, such as correspondence with lot owners and alternate mausoleum designs.
The collection’s dates range from the 1880s to the 1990s; the majority of the mausoleum designs were created between 1910 and 1930, at a time when it was widely popular among upper-class families to have a mausoleum or vault in which to inter their deceased relatives. Many architects of the time specialized in mausoleum design. Architectural firms that produced a large number of mausoleum designs in this collection include the Presbrey-Leland Monument Company, John Feitner Architects, and the Harrison Granite Company.
Researchers may wish to consult a specific series, which can give an interesting insight into the family in question, or they may wish to look at multiple series in the collection, in order to gain an example of the way construction and design aesthetics changed over time. The collection is a particularly valuable example of the way cemetery architecture developed in its golden years, particularly because many of the wealthiest and most prestigious New York families chose to be interred at Green-Wood.
The collection is currently stored in two locations—some material is in the Green-Wood archives, while many other blueprints are kept in the surveyor’s office of the administrative building. The container list has additional information on each item in this significant and highly variable collection, including notes on the date of designs, the architectural firm that created the drawings, and information on the size, condition, markings, and design features of each piece. All blueprint materials have been scanned and are digitally available; a preview of the image file is attached to each item. High-resolution images of each scan are available upon request.
The material is in varying condition, and embrittled drawings have been encapsulated in Mylar to ensure preservation.
The Green-Wood archives hold additional records acquired from the Presbrey-Leland Monument Company relating to Green-Wood Cemetery, and researchers may find it useful to consult this collection in conjunction with the Architectural Drawings and Blueprints.
A. Faranda and Son
Acea family
Agoglia family
Altar to Liberty: Minerva
Architectural Drawings
Architecture
Arnold, K.F.
Arnold, N.B.
Arnold family
Art nouveau (Architecture)
Bahrenburg, John H.
Bahrenburg family
Barclay family
Barrow, ME James T.
Barrow family
Barthman family
Beaux-Arts architecture
Benisch Bros. Monumental Works
Blueprints
Bourne family
Bromell family
Brown, John W.
Brown family
Buildings--Design and construction
C.E. Tayntor & Co.
Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History
Cinerary urns
Colyer family
Cushman, Eugene
Cutting, James D.W.
Cutting family
Daly, Margaret
Daly family
Davis Granite Co, Architects and Contractors
de Aldama family
DeLaCour and Ferrara
Delafield, Major Rich D.
Delafield family
Dewey family
Doerschuck family
Dunne family
Egyptian revival (Architecture)
Euler family
Farrington, Gould and Hoagland
Feitner, John
Felzmann family
Flagg, Ernest
Gilbert family
Goodnough family
Gothic revival (Architecture)
Gould, J. R
Gould, James S.
Gould family
Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y.
Greve family
Griswold family
Hapgood family
Harder family
Harrison Granite Co.
Havemeyer family
Heins and La Farge Architects
Higgins, Charles
Higgins family
Hillside architecture
Hoffman & Prochazka, Designers, Sculptors, and Builders
Horn, Alfred E.
Horn family
Howland family
John Thatcher & Son
Kampfe family
Kenneth, W.D.
Lawrence family
Lingard family
Ludlum, Emma R.
Ludlum family
Martin, Robert
Martin family
Mausoleums
McAlpin family
Murdock family
Obelisks
Parish family
Parsons family
Penn Brass and Bronze Works
Pitbladdo Monumental Works
Polak family
Presbrey-Coykendall Company
Presbrey-Leland Monument Company
Renwick, Aspinwall, and Tucker
Reynolds family
Riley family
Ritzheimer family
Robinson, F. Delancey
Romanesque architecture
Rosanelli family
Ruckstull, F. W. (Fred Wellington), 1853-1942
Sands family
Sarcophagi
Sculpture and architecture
Sepulchral chapels
Sepulchral monuments, Victorian
Sepulchral monuments--New York (State)--New York
Sepulchral monuments--United States
Sepulchral monuments industry
Smallman, Thomas F.
Smallman family
Somers family
Stephens, Annie W.
Stephens, Benjamin F.
Stephens family
Stevenson family
Stone, Gould, & Co, Designers and Builders
Sullivan, John W.
Sullivan family
Texter family
Tiefel family
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Torrio, Johnny
Torrio Family
Umberto Innocenti and Richard K. Webel, Landscape Architects
Underground architecture
Upjohn, Hobart
VanRensselaer family
Vaults (Sepulchral)
W.F. Benedict & Son
W.W. Leland Co. Inc.
Walsh, James F.
Warren & Wetmore
Wesselman family
Wood family
Woolley family
Scale: ½” = 1’ for drawings on left side, ¼” = 1’ for floor plan
Details: Composite drawing includes floor plan and elevation drawings of three walls. “Drawing A1”, “Not for construction” noted above title block. Numerous notes on aspects of the drawing throughout design.
Size: 24” x 18”
Drawing Material: Reproduction on paper.
Materials Noted: Chrome hardware, plaster, white marble door saddle, quarry tile, stainless steel.
Notes/Markings: Pencil X mark over arrow design in upper right corner, with arrow drawn in different direction.
Condition: Large vertical fold line along center, with weakening along fold. Three horizontal fold lines.
Scale: ¼” = 1’
Date: Originally dated October 14, 1937; Revised February 21, 1938.
Details: “Dwg. No. 4” “Made by O.F.L” Composite drawing of “(New) End Elevation” and “Cemetery Elevation”. “New Work” is noted at various points along drawing. Numerous small notes on new work throughout drawings. Beneath title: “Note entrance elevation is the exact reverse of this.”
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Blueprint reproduction on paper.
Materials Noted: Metal, slate, stone, copper, concrete, leaded glass, steel.
Notes/Markings: Pencil X mark over arrow design in upper right corner, with arrow drawn in different direction.
Condition: Relatively good. One 1” tear and several smaller tears along bottom and right edges. Holes from binding at left edge. Slightly warped along all edges, particularly top.
Design/Style: Renovation displays multiple gables with leaded glass windows, concrete foundation, and stone design throughout. Design appears to be attempting to match the style of existing work.
Scale: 3/8” = 1’
Details: Probably intended for use with items D and E.
Size: 14” x 11”
Drawing Material: Pencil on linen paper
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition. Crease mark on lower right corner. Lower right corner appears to have been slightly torn.
Design/Style: Simple floor plan for layout of Trust Lot Department office and stairway.
Scale: 3/8” = 1’
Details: Probably intended for use with items C and E.
Size: 14” x 8 ½”
Drawing Material: Pencil on linen paper
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition. Small piece of lower left corner missing.
Design/Style: Simple floor plan for layout of Map Room and Personnel Office.
Scale: 3/8” = 1’
Details: Probably intended for use with items C and D.
Size: 8” x 14”
Drawing Material: Pencil on linen paper
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition. Upper right corner is torn off.
Design/Style: Simple floor plan for layout of Office and Lunch Room.
Scale: 1/8” = 1’
Details: Appears to be full floor plan of areas detailed in items C-E.
Size: 16” x 12”
Drawing Material: Pencil on linen paper
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: Somewhat wrinkled and creased, particularly at bottom right corner. Four holes along left edge, possibly from being bound. Stained around edges.
Design/Style: Simple floor plan for layout of all offices. Areas include: Vestibule, Public Space, Maps, Engineer, Accounts, Grave Department, Toilet, Clerks, Vault, Cashier, Keys, Private Office, and a stairway with “up” noted.
Scale: 1/8” = 1’
Details: Full floor plan layout of offices, with indication of where gate structures are, and floor plan layout of public restrooms.
Size: 28.5” x 10”
Drawing Material: Pen and watercolors on paper.
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: In public restroom area, pencil marks through parts of the drawing, with door added in a different area, and additional restroom drawn further to the left.
Condition: Uneven, multiple vertical fold lines, as if drawing were rolled and then flattened. Discolored and dirtied, particularly along fold lines. Small staple holes along left edge.
Design/Style: Simple floor plan for layout of offices and cemetery gate. Drawing is colored to indicate what is being depicted: brown for walls, yellow for furniture, blue for safes.
Scale: 1/8” = 1’
Details: Full floor plan layout of offices, with indication of where gate structures are, and floor plan layout of public restrooms. Restrooms reflect design revisions drawn into Item G.
Size: 27” x 10”
Drawing Material: Pencil and crayon on tracing paper.
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: Colors are added in crayon to reverse of drawing, so that they dimly show through.
Condition: Deep vertical fold line. Discolored and dirtied, particularly at top left corner. Hole on right side.
Design/Style: Simple floor plan for layout of offices and cemetery gate. Drawing is colored to indicate what is being depicted: brown for walls, yellow for furniture, blue for safes.
Scale: Dependent on area of drawing. Elevation is ¼” = 1’ scale. Detail drawings on left side are ¾”= 1’ scale.
Date: December 21; year is not indicated.
Details: Composite drawing showing: ceiling in private office, counter and screen in public space, mantel and wainscot in private office, and west wing west elevation. “Drawing no. 7”. Large “1” on lower right.
Size: 25” x 14 ½”
Drawing Material: Blueprint reproduction on paper.
Materials Noted: Plaster panels, wood cornice, wood mouldings, bronze grilles, glass, marble base, limestone, slate roof.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In poor condition. Entire drawing is embrittled, with numerous large tears throughout, some repaired on reverse with archival tape. Edges are torn and missing pieces, particularly along bottom edge, and at bottom right corner, where large section is missing. Drawing is warped and wrinkled.
Design/Style: Simple floor plan for layout of offices and cemetery gate. Drawing is colored to indicate what is being depicted: brown for walls, yellow for furniture, blue for safes.
Scale: ¼” = 1’
Date: Original date October 14, 1937; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Composite drawing of full floor plan of administrative office’s second floor, and section through stairs and chimney. “Drawn by W.A.T”. Numerous notes on renovations throughout drawing. Identical to Item L.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on Mylar.
Materials Noted: Slate, masonry, stone.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition. Some small dimples in Mylar. Mylar print shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of “Trust Lot Department”, “Rest Room”, “Pay Roll Office”, and “Supply Closet”, as well as placement of stairway, and alterations to window dormers, chimney, and roof cresting.
Scale: ¼” = 1’; since size has been altered from original blueprint, drawing is not to scale.
Date: Original date October 14, 1937; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Composite drawing of full floor plan of administrative office’s second floor, and section through stairs and chimney. “Drawn by W.A.T”. Numerous notes on renovations throughout drawing.
Size: 39” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on paper. Reproduction appears to have been created from Mylar copy.
Materials Noted: Slate, masonry, stone.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition. Appears to have been printed from Mylar copy, and shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint in printing. Three vertical fold lines through drawing.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of “Trust Lot Department”, “Rest Room”, “Pay Roll Office”, and “Supply Closet”, as well as placement of stairway, and alterations to window dormers, chimney, and roof cresting.
Scale: ¼” = 1’
Date: Original date October 14, 1937; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Composite drawing of full floor plan of administrative office’s second floor, and section through stairs and chimney. “Drawn by W.A.T”. Numerous notes on renovations throughout drawing. Identical to Item J.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on Mylar.
Materials Noted: Slate, masonry, stone.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition. Some small dimples in Mylar. Mylar print shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of “Trust Lot Department”, “Rest Room”, “Pay Roll Office”, and “Supply Closet”, as well as placement of stairway, and alterations to window dormers, chimney, and roof cresting.
Scale: ¼” = 1’ for floor plan; no scale for diagram on right side.
Details: Drawing of full layout of administrative office’s second floor, with “Heating Riser Diagram” detail on right side. “Drg. No. M-3”. Slightly different design from Items J-L.
Size: 21” x 19 ½”
Drawing Material: Blueprint reproduction on paper.
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: On reverse, in blue pencil: “New office plans” and “New office plans 1939”.
Condition: Embrittled along all edges. Small tears along all edges, particularly left and right sides. Holes from binding at left edge.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of “Trust Lot Department”, “Rest Room”, “Pay Roll Office”, and “Supply Closet”, as well as placement of stairway.
Scale: ¼” = 1’; ¾” = 1’ scale details of ceiling along top and right sides.
Date: Original date October 14, 1937; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Drawing of full floor plan of administrative office’s main floor, with detail drawings of ceiling design for Superintendent’s office, Cashier’s office, and Reception Room. “Drawn by W.A.T”. Numerous notes on renovations throughout drawing. Identical to Item P.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on Mylar.
Materials Noted: Wire screen, copper, wood, plaster, iron stair and platform, rubber, stone, concrete, cinder fill, brick, terracotta.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition. Some small dimples and dents in Mylar. Mylar print shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of “File Room No. 1”, “File Room No. 2”, “Superintendents [sic] Office”, “Office”, “Key Clos.”, “Cashier’s Office”, “Reception Room”, “Entry”, and “Vestibule”. Also shows position of stairway, and numerous adjustments to door and window designs.
Scale: Listed as ¼” = 1’; copy is differently sized than original, and therefore not to scale.
Date: Original date October 14, 1937; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Incomplete copy of blueprint drawing, on three pieces of photocopy paper, taped together.
Size: Two sheets of 11” x 14” copier paper, and one sheet of 11” x 17” paper, taped together.
Drawing Material: Photocopy paper and tape.
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition.
Design/Style: Shows only floor plan section of original Main Floor Plan drawing, with detail drawings at top and right side not included.
Scale: ¼” = 1’; ¾” = 1’ scale details of ceiling along top and right sides.
Date: Original date October 14, 1937; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Drawing of full floor plan of administrative office’s main floor, with detail drawings of ceiling design for Superintendent’s office, Cashier’s office, and Reception Room. “Drawn by W.A.T”. Numerous notes on renovations throughout drawing. Identical to Item N.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on Mylar.
Materials Noted: Wire screen, copper, wood, plaster, iron stair and platform, rubber, stone, concrete, cinder fill, brick, terracotta.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition. Some small dimples and dents in Mylar. Mylar print shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of “File Room No. 1”, “File Room No. 2”, “Superintendents [sic] Office”, “Office”, “Key Clos.”, “Cashier’s Office”, “Reception Room”, “Entry”, and “Vestibule”. Also shows position of stairway, and numerous adjustments to door and window designs.
Scale: ¼” = 1’; ¾” = 1’ scale details of ceiling along top and right sides.
Date: Original date October 14, 1937; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Drawing of full floor plan of administrative office’s main floor, with detail drawings of ceiling design for Superintendent’s office, Cashier’s office, and Reception Room. “Drawn by W.A.T”. Numerous notes on renovations throughout drawing.
Size: 30” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on paper. Reproduction appears to have been created from Mylar copy.
Materials Noted: Wire screen, copper, wood, plaster, iron stair and platform, rubber, stone, concrete, cinder fill, brick, terracotta.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: Somewhat embrittled and warped. Three vertical fold marks. Appears to have been printed from Mylar copy, and shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint in printing.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of “File Room No. 1”, “File Room No. 2”, “Superintendents [sic] Office”, “Office”, “Key Clos.”, “Cashier’s Office”, “Reception Room”, “Entry”, and “Vestibule”. Also shows position of stairway, and numerous adjustments to door and window designs.
Scale: ¼” = 1’; ¾” = 1’ scale details of ceiling along top and right sides.
Details: Drawing of full floor plan of administrative office’s main floor, with small detail drawing of window area. Numerous notes on renovations throughout drawing. Revised version of other drawings of Main Floor Plan—non-identical to other drawing plans for this floor.
Size: 30 ½” x 19 ½”
Drawing Material: Blueprint reproduction on paper.
Materials Noted: Copper.
Notes/Markings: In original, in lower left corner, is stamped: “Paul Wunderlach Consulting Engineer, Grand Central Terminal, New York City”.
Condition: Somewhat embrittled at edges. Small tear at center of bottom edge. Holes from binding on left side.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of “File Room No. 1”, “File Room No. 2”, “Superintendents [sic] Office”, “Office”, “Key Clos.”, “Cashier’s Office”, “Reception Room”, “Entry”, and “Vestibule”. Also shows position of stairway, and door, window, and plumbing renovations.
Scale: ¼” = 1’ for floor plan; ¾” = 1’ for window details
Date: Original date illegible; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Composite of Basement Floor Plan and five detail drawings of window designs.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on paper. Reproduction appears to have been created from Mylar copy.
Materials Noted: Wood, plaster, brick.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: Embrittled, wrinkled, and warped, with irregular fold marks throughout. Appears to have been printed from Mylar copy, and shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint in printing.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of rooms: “File Storage Room”, “Hall”, “Men’s Toilet”, “Boiler Room”, “Existing Fuel Room”, and “Storage”. Shows position of stairways and chimney, as well as changes to window and door designs.
Scale: ¼” = 1’ for floor plan; ¾” = 1’ for window details
Date: Original date illegible; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Composite of Basement Floor Plan and five detail drawings of window designs. More detailed notes in this drawing than in Item S.
Size: 30” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on paper. Reproduction appears to have been created from Mylar copy.
Materials Noted: Wood, plaster, brick, marble, concrete.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition. Appears to have been printed from Mylar copy, and shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint in printing.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of rooms: “File Storage Room”, “Hall”, “Men’s Toilet”, “Boiler Room”, “Existing Fuel Room”, and “Storage”. Shows position of stairways and chimney, as well as changes to window and door designs.
Scale: ¼” = 1’
Details: Revision of earlier drawings. Floor plan is on left; Plumbing Riser Diagram on right. Key at right of drawing shows plumbing symbols. Stamp in original, reproduced in blueprint, reads “Paul Wunderlich, Consulting Engineer, Grand Central Terminal, New York City”.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Blueprint reproduction on paper.
Materials Noted: Copper.
Notes/Markings: Near center of drawing, pipeline detail is amended in pencil.
Condition: Somewhat embrittled along top edge, with top right corner cracked and missing. Small tears at center of bottom edge.
Design/Style: Floor plan shows placement of rooms: “File Storage Room”, “Existing Store Room”, “Hall”, and “Existing Fuel Room”. Plumbing plan included in design, with further notes in detail drawing on right.
Scale: ¼” = 1’ for floor plan; ¾” = 1’ for window details
Date: Original date illegible; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Composite of Basement Floor Plan and five detail drawings of window designs. Identical to Item W.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on Mylar.
Materials Noted: Wood, plaster, brick, marble, concrete.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: good condition. Some small dimples and dents in Mylar. Mylar print shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of rooms: “File Storage Room”, “Hall”, “Men’s Toilet”, “Boiler Room”, “Existing Fuel Room”, and “Storage”. Shows position of stairways and chimney, as well as changes to window and door designs.
Scale: ¼” = 1’ for floor plan; ¾” = 1’ for window details
Date: Original date illegible; Revised February 21 1938.
Details: Composite of Basement Floor Plan and five detail drawings of window designs. Identical to Item V.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Printed on Mylar.
Materials Noted: Wood, plaster, brick, marble, concrete.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: good condition. Some small dimples and dents in Mylar. Mylar print shows all damage marks and irregularities from blueprint.
Design/Style: Straightforward floor plan, showing placement of rooms: “File Storage Room”, “Hall”, “Men’s Toilet”, “Boiler Room”, “Existing Fuel Room”, and “Storage”. Shows position of stairways and chimney, as well as changes to window and door designs.
Scale: ¾” = 1’
Details: Composite drawing shows window designs for First Floor exterior and interior, details of copper covered dormers, and various details of stone dormers. “Made by O.F.L.”; “DWG. No. 5”.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Blueprint reproduction on paper.
Materials Noted: Leaded glass, screen, metal, stone, plaster, copper, steel, wood, cast iron, brick, slate.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: Embrittled around edges, particularly at lower edge. 2” tear in center of bottom edge. Small tears along all edges. Reverse is wrinkled and discolored.
Scale: ¼” = 1’
Date: February 21, 1938.
Details: Composite of Roof Framing Plan and two cross sections through marked areas of roof. “DWG. No. 8”; “Made by W.W.”
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Blueprint reproduction on paper.
Materials Noted: Wood, plaster, brick, marble, concrete.
Notes/Markings: Original bears stamp in lower left corner: “William Wilson, Engineer, 101 Park Ave., New York, NY”; stamp is dated February 18, 1938.
Condition: Embrittled along all edges, particularly right edge, where there are several 1” tears. Small tears along top edge. Discoloration on reverse.
Scale: ¼” = 1’
Details: Composite drawing shows framing plans for first and second floor. “Made by W.W.” “DWG. No. 7”. Small detail drawing titled “Typical Floor Construction” at top.
Size: 31” x 20”
Drawing Material: Blueprint reproduction on paper.
Materials Noted: Wood, plaster, brick, marble, concrete.
Notes/Markings: Handwritten from original, above title block: “Note: for miscellaneous steel in existing building see drafts 1, 2, & 3.” Original bears stamp in lower left corner: “William Wilson, Engineer, 101 Park Ave., New York, NY”
Condition: Somewhat embrittled along all edges. Holes from binding. Discolored on reverse.
Scale: ¼” = 1’
Details: Sketch showing layout of men’s and women’s public restrooms, and reception room.
Size: 14” x 11”
Drawing Material: Pencil on drawing paper.
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition.
Style/Design Details: Drawing shows entrances to restroom area, and layout of each restroom.
Scale: ¼” = 1’
Details: Photocopy of Item AA.
Size: 14” x 8 ½”
Drawing Material: Standard photocopy paper.
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: None supplemental.
Condition: In good condition.
Style/Design Details: Drawing shows entrances to restroom area, and layout of each restroom.
Scale: 1/8” = 1’
Details: Floor plan of public restrooms.
Size: 11” x 7”
Drawing Material: Pencil and crayon on linen paper.
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: Brown crayon on reverse of drawing indicates solid walls.
Condition: Somewhat embrittled and wrinkled. Two tears in left side of drawing, as if from being bound.
Style/Design Details: Drawing shows entrances to restroom area, and layout of each restroom. Smoking Room is also included in design.
Scale: 1/8” = 1’
Details: Floor plan of public restrooms. Photocopy of Item CC.
Size: 11” x 8 ½”
Drawing Material: Standard photocopy paper.
Materials Noted: None specified.
Notes/Markings: Dimensions noted in pencil marks throughout drawing.
Condition: Somewhat wrinkled and creased. Ringed coffee cup stain on left side.
Style/Design Details: Drawing shows entrances to restroom area, and layout of each restroom. Smoking Room is also included in design.
