7 collections related to Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans

The Bruce Goff Architectural Drawings of the L. A. Freeman Residence collection contains three sets of architectural drawings from 1958 for the residence of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Freeman at 6565 Park Circle in Joplin, Missouri. Two of the drawing sets are detailed plans for two separate homes, but only one was constructed. The third drawing is an architectural rendering drawn in color that depicts the exterior of the home. American architect Bruce Goff (1904-1982) was known for his organic and eclectic designs of homes and several other structures in Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, and other locations. His architectural style was influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan. Goff was also a a part-time teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago.The L. A. Freeman Residence was designed by Bruce Goff in 1958 and is located at 6565 Park Circle, Joplin, Missouri in the Tabor Woods neighborhood. The architectural drawings contain plans for two separate homes for at this location, but only one was constructed. Less

The Edenton Cotton Mill Collection is comprised of several dozen sheets of blueprints and two sets of specifications that document the selected phases of the planning and construction of the Edenton Cotton Mill in Edenton, North Carolina. There are also a few blueprints of mill village houses designed by the Aladdin Company. These materials were originally part of the North Carolina Buildings Collection (MC 00225). The Edenton cotton mill and mill village represent a rare example of industrial construction in North Carolina's coastal plain. Designed by nationally known mill engineers, C.R. Makepeace and Company of Rhode Island, the mill structure itself features popular Italianate elements, while the mass of the building expresses the functional requirements of a cotton mill. The architecture of the mill village reflects national trends in the Colonial revival style of the supervisors' and engineers' houses, and in the "operatives'" prefabricated houses from the Aladdin Company of Bay City, Michigan. Other operatives' houses reflect vernacular practices common to North Carolina's rural and urban landscape. Less

The Gil Wheless Papers, 1960-2016, document the professional activities of Gilbert B. Wheless and the landscape architectural firm Environmental Design Associates PC (EDA). The collection is arranged into four series: drawings, photographic materials, project files, and electronic materials. Drawings include blueprints, sketches, and working drawings, mainly representing a variety of projects undertaken by Wheless and EDA, as well as architectural and engineering firms with which they worked. Photographic materials include prints, negatives, and slides depicting the design, construction, and completion of various projects, including residences and residential pools. Project files include EDA promotional materials, reference files, correspondence, sketches and project lists. Electronic files are primarily CDs containing photographs and documents relating to projects. This collection does not document the full extent of projects designed by EDA; it primarily represents just those projects on which Wheless worked. Gilbert B. Wheless, Jr. is a landscape architect who grew up in Durham, North Carolina. He graduated from Durham High School in 1960 and entered the School of Design (now College of Design) at North Carolina State University in 1961. In 1962, he began to focus on landscape architecture and studied under Lewis Clarke and Richard Moore. In 1970 Wheless, Donald Ferlow, and John Soluri became founding principals of Environmental Design Associates, PC. In the 2009, Wheless retired from the firm and returned to Durham. Less

Contains videotapes (Betacam SP and other videotape formats) of Preservation North Carolina productions: Planning for Historic Preservation (1975); PNC 4 [Four North Carolina Architects], At Work and At Play, Far Fetched and Dear Bought, On the Tracks of Progress, and A Passion for Place. There are DVDs of final production for last 4 titles. Also contains blueprint drawings of El Nido (Gibbs house) in Shelby, North Carolina (1920s) and drawings and other documents related to the Caviness residence in Raleigh, North Carolina (1914-1915, 1925?) . Founded in 1939, Preservation North Carolina (PNC) is North Carolina's only private nonprofit statewide historic preservation organization. Its mission is to protect and promote buildings, landscapes and sites important to the diverse heritage of North Carolina. Less

The Richard C. Bell Drawings and Other Materials, 1924-2017, document the professional activities of landscape architect Richard C. Bell. The collection consists of landscape plans and planting details, prospective elevations, technical drawings, and web content, as well as associated architecture plans created by partnering architectural firms. A small number of project files, which document both residential and public spaces, are also found in the collection. Bell’s projects include private residences, subdivision developments, municipal and civic structures, various businesses, and some two dozen college and universities. Richard C. (Richard Chevalier) Bell (1928- ), a native of Manteo, N.C., received a degree in landscape architecture from North Carolina State University's College of Design (then, the North Carolina State College School of Design) in 1950. Afterwards, he apprenticed under Simonds & Simonds of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Frederick B. Stresau of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. At the age of 21, he became the youngest designer to receive the Prix de Rome, allowing him to study in Europe for two years. He became a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. In 1954, Bell became a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and he was elected to Fellowship in the organization in 1980. In 1955, Bell founded his first firm in Raleigh, N.C., and for many years operated the business from its award-winning office space, Water Garden Office Park. His son-in-law Dennis Glazener worked for the firm, and eventually became a partner. Bell retired in 2007. Less

The Robert and Ruth Mace House Papers contains financial reports, newspaper articles, architectural notes and plans, and photographs relating to the construction of the Robert and Ruth Mace House located in Hillcrest Circle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The collection includes some architectural materials related to Lewis Clarke, the landscape architect of the Mace House, and Donald Stewart, the architect of the Mace House. The materials range from 1959 to 1985, with the bulk of the materials from 1959 to 1965. Robert and Ruth Mace moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1954, where Robert Mace received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following this, the Mace Family decided to stay in the area. They constructed a home at 222 Hillcrest Circle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they raised their two children, Mary and Tony Mace. The Robert and Ruth Mace House was completed in 1968. The house was later deeded to Robert and Ruth Mace's daughter, Mary Mace. It was rented out for several years, and torn down in 2017. Less