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Series II: Project Drawings

Robert R. Blacker House (Pasadena, Calif.)   Robert R. Blacker House (Pasadena, Calif.). Billiard Room


Robert R. Blacker House ( Pasadena, Calif.). Keeper's House, Pergola Garage With Pump House, and Lathhouse.
Outhouses for residence of R. Blacker Esq. at Oak Knoll, Cal. : keeper's house, pergola, garage [with] pump-house, lathhouse / Greene and Greene, Arch'ts. 30 drawings various media 52.4 x 91.2 cm. (20 5/8 x 36 in.) or smaller

Scale varies.
Job no. 207.
Drawings for the garage include the pumphouse which is inside it.
This set consists of 18 pencil drawings on tracing paper, 6 ink drawings on cloth, 2 ink drawings with pencil markings on cloth, 2 pencil drawings on paper, 1 ink drawing with ink wash applied to the verso on cloth, and 1 ink drawing with crayon on cloth.
"Because of the lengthy period of careful maintenance and restoration by the present owners, Mr. and Mrs. Max Hill, the structure has, in recent years, been frequently identified as the Blacker-Hill house" -- Greene & Greene, architecture as a fine art, by Randell L. Makinson, Salt Lake City, Peregrine Smith, 1977, p. 150.

Index Terms
Subjects: 1. Houses. 2. Cottages. 3. Garages. 4. Pergolas. 5. Pumping stations. 6. Robert R. Blacker house (Pasadena, Calif.) 7. Blacker-Hill house (Pasadena, Calif.) Geographic Names: 1. Pasadena (Calif.) Genre/Media: 1. Detail drawings. 2. Sketches. 3. Perspective drawings. 4. Orthographic drawings. 5. Pencil drawings. 6. Ink drawings. 7. Ink wash drawings. 8. Crayon drawings. Associated Names: 1. Blacker, Robert R.

List of Drawings (View All Thumbnails)

1. NYDA.1960.001.00399. Plan -- keeper's house, brick walk, garage, pumphouse JPEG | Zoom

2. NYDA.1960.001.00400. [Plan -- keeper's house, brick walk with posts for pergola, garage, pumphouse] JPEG | Zoom

3. NYDA.1960.001.00401. East elevation [of keeper's house], elevation [of] pergola [and] pumphouse JPEG | Zoom

4. NYDA.1960.001.00402. [Sketch of east elevation of keeper's house, pergola and pumphouse] JPEG | Zoom

5. NYDA.1960.001.00403. Foundation plan of, keeper's house [with sections] : Sheet no. 1 March 9th, *07, rev. Mar. 12, *07. JPEG | Zoom

6. NYDA.1960.001.00404. [Foundation plan of keeper's house], typical wall section [through foundation] JPEG | Zoom

7. NYDA.1960.001.00405. [Ground] floor plan [of] keeper['s] house : Sheet no. 2 March 16th, *07. JPEG | Zoom

8. NYDA.1960.001.00406. [Rough sketch of ground floor plan of keeper's house] "Ask about well in pumphouse". JPEG | Zoom

9. NYDA.1960.001.00407. Keeper's house -- west elevation ; north elevation ; inch scale detail of flower box -- section, front elevation : Sheet no. 3 March 16th, *07. JPEG | Zoom

10. NYDA.1960.001.00408. North elevation [of keeper's house] JPEG | Zoom

11. NYDA.1960.001.00409. West elevation [of keeper's house] JPEG | Zoom

12. NYDA.1960.001.00410. Keeper's house -- east elevation, south elevation : Sheet no. 4 March 16th, *07. JPEG | Zoom

13. NYDA.1960.001.00411. South elevation [of keeper's house] JPEG | Zoom

14. NYDA.1960.001.00412. South [elevation of garage] JPEG | Zoom

15. NYDA.1960.001.00413. Sheet of details [for] keeper's house -- [typical section through wall and rafters], 1 1/2 in. scale detail of vents in gable ends : Sheet no. 5 March 16th, *07. JPEG | Zoom

16. NYDA.1960.001.00414. 1st floor plan of garage : Sheet no. 1 April 2nd, *07. JPEG | Zoom

17. NYDA.1960.001.00415. [1st floor plan of garage] JPEG | Zoom

18. NYDA.1960.001.00416. Garage -- second floor plan, section thru windows over partitions "A" looking from north to south : Sheet no. 2 April 2nd, *07. JPEG | Zoom

19. NYDA.1960.001.00417. [Garage -- second floor plan] JPEG | Zoom

20. NYDA.1960.001.00418. Garage -- south elevation, east elevation : Sheet no. 3 April 2nd, *07. JPEG | Zoom

21. NYDA.1960.001.00419. East [elevation of garage] JPEG | Zoom

22. NYDA.1960.001.00420. [Sketch of transverse section through garage showing stairs, rough perspective sketch of garage] JPEG | Zoom

23. NYDA.1960.001.00421. Garage -- west elevation, north elevation : Sheet no. 4 April 2nd, *07. JPEG | Zoom

24. NYDA.1960.001.00422. North [elevation of garage] JPEG | Zoom

24. NYDA.1960.001.00423. [Sketch of north elevation of garage showing alternation design] JPEG | Zoom

25. NYDA.1960.001.00424. West elevation [of garage] JPEG | Zoom

26. NYDA.1960.001.00425. [Unidentified detail sketches] JPEG | Zoom

27. NYDA.1960.001.00426. Lathhouse -- west elevation, plan, east elevation, F. S. door detail, inch scale door detail [in] section [and] elevation, south elevation, inch scale section [through wall and roof and tables, detail drawing of lath spacing] : Sheet no. 8 March 27th, *07. "Timbers mortised and pinned with oak pins". JPEG | Zoom

29. NYDA.1960.001.00427. Lathhouse -- west elevation, plan, east elevation, F. S. door detail, inch scale door detail [in] section [and] elevation, south elevation, inch scale section [through wall and roof and tables, detail drawing of lath spacing] : Sheet no. [8] March 27th, *07. Timbers mortised and pinned with oak pins". JPEG | Zoom

30. NYDA.1960.001.00428. [Unidentified detail drawings] JPEG | Zoom


Robert R. Blacker House (Pasadena, Calif.)   Robert R. Blacker House (Pasadena, Calif.). Billiard Room