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Series II: Project Drawings

John C. Bentz Store Buildings (Pasadena, Calif.)   Nathan Bentz House (Santa Barbara, Calif.)


John C. Bentz House (Pasadena, Calif.)
Residence for Mrs. Louise Bentz at Pasadena, Cal. : [with garage and addition] / Greene & Greene, architects. 13 drawings various media 83.8 x 65 cm. (33 x 25 5/8 in.) or smaller

Scale varies.
Job no. 262.
Name of client changed on drawings from John C. Bentz to Mrs. Louise Bentz. Referred to as the "John C. Bentz house, 657 Prospect Square" in Greene & Greene, architecture as a fine art, by Randell L. Makinson, Salt Lake City, Peregrine Smith, 1977.p. 142.
This set consists of 3 ink drawings with pencil and also with ink wash applied to the verso, 3 pencil drawings on tracing paper, 2 ink drawings with pencil on cloth, 2 pencil drawings with ink and crayon on tracing paper, 1 pencil drawing on paper, and 1 ink drawing with ink wash applied to the verso on cloth.

Index Terms
Subjects: 1. Houses. 2. Garages. 3. Additions. 4. John C. Bentz house (Pasadena, Calif.) 5. Louise Bentz house (Pasadena, Calif.) Geographic Names: 1. Pasadena (Calif.) Genre/Media: 1. Detail drawings. 2. Sketches. 3. Sketches. 4. Orthographic drawings. 5. Ink drawings. 6. Pencil drawings. 7. Ink wash drawings. 8. Crayon drawings. Associated Names: 1. Bentz, John C. 2. Bentz, Louise.

List of Drawings (View All Thumbnails)

1. NYDA.1960.001.00285. Foundation plan, sections [of] walls [and] piers [and] chimneys : Sheet no 1 July 16th, '06. JPEG | Zoom

2. NYDA.1960.001.00286. First floor plan : Sheet no. 2 July 16, '06. JPEG | Zoom

3. NYDA.1960.001.00287. Second floor plan : Sheet no. 2 July 16th, '06. JPEG | Zoom

4. NYDA.1960.001.00288. West elevation, front elevation (east) : Sheet no. 4 July 16th, '06. JPEG | Zoom

5. NYDA.1960.001.00289. South elevation, north elevation : Sheet no. 5 July 16th, '06. JPEG | Zoom

6. NYDA.1960.001.00290. Sheet no. 6 July 16th, '06. JPEG | Zoom

7. NYDA.1960.001.00291. Inch scale and f[ull] s[ize] details of doors : Sheet no. 14 Sept. 28th, '06. JPEG | Zoom

8. NYDA.1960.001.00292. Garage -- plan, west elevation, [sections through flooring], main wall section : Sheet no. 1 JPEG | Zoom

9. NYDA.1960.001.00293. [Sketch of plan and west elevation of garage] Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

10. NYDA.1960.001.00294. Garage -- north elevation, section thro. lathhouse footing : Sheet no. 2 JPEG | Zoom

11. NYDA.1960.001.00295. [Addition] -- plan, north elevation, west elevation, south elevation JPEG | Zoom

12. NYDA.1960.001.00296. [Addition] -- plan, north elevation, west elevation, south elevation "Not used". JPEG | Zoom

13. NYDA.1960.001.00297. [Addition] -- part elevation (no[rth]), part plan "Sketches for adding bathroom to 2nd floor - started for Mrs. Bentz- but she called it off". JPEG | Zoom


John C. Bentz Store Buildings (Pasadena, Calif.)   Nathan Bentz House (Santa Barbara, Calif.)