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Series II: Project Drawings

William M. Ladd House (Nordhoff, Calif.)   John Lambert House (Pasadena, Calif.). Garage With Keeper's Quarters


John Lambert House (Pasadena, Calif.)
Residence for John Lambert Esq. at Pasadena, California. / Greene & Greene, Arch'ts. 1909, 1910 28 sheets various media 78.9 x 89.9 cm. (31 1/8 x 35 3/8 in.) or smaller

Scale varies.
Job no. 242.
"The scale of this project and the Greenes' criteria for craftsmanship made it too costly and the clients turned to other architects for a more modest design" -- from Greene & Greene, architecture as a fine art, by Randell Makinson, Salt Lake City, 1977. p. 189.
This set consists of 10 blueprints on paper, 8 ink drawings on cloth, 2 blueprints with crayon markings on paper, 2 ink drawings on cloth with ink wash applied to the verso, 1 blueprint with crayon and pencil markings on paper, 1 pencil drawing on paper, 1 ink drawing on cloth with pencil markings and also with ink wash applied to the verso, 1 ink and ink wash drawing on cloth, 1 ink drawing with pencil markings on cloth, 1 ink and crayon drawing on graph paper, and 1 ink and pencil drawing on paper.

Index Terms
Subjects: 1. Houses. 2. John Lambert house (Pasadena, Calif.) Geographic Names: 1. Pasadena (Calif.) Genre/Media: 1. Sketches. 2. Unexecuted designs. 3. Preliminary drawings. 4. Topographic maps. 5. Detail drawings. 6. Orthographic drawings. 7. Blueprints. 8. Ink drawings. 9. Crayon drawings. 10. Pencil drawings. 11. Ink wash drawings. Associated Names: 1. Lambert, John. 2. Dart, E.R.

List of Drawings (View All Thumbnails)

1. NYDA.1960.001.02334. Foundation plan : Sheet no. 10 March 11th, '10. "Note[s] -- all main outside walls of foundation 16 1/2" thick, all other walls 12 1/2" unless otherwise marked. All footings except where otherwise marked to be 12" thick, chimney footings to be 24" thick, area wall footings 6" thick. All doors in basement unless otherwise marked to be 6*-8" high. All soil pipes in basement to run under floor unless otherwise marked". JPEG | Zoom

2. NYDA.1960.001.02335. Foundation plan : Sheet no. 1 March 11th, '10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

3. NYDA.1960.001.02336. First floor plan : Sheet no. 2 March 11th, 1910. "Note -- drive, walks, garden walls, piers, etc. not included". JPEG | Zoom

4. NYDA.1960.001.02337R. First floor plan : Sheet no. 2 March 11th, 1910. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

5. NYDA.1960.001.02337V. [Unidentified rough sketch] JPEG | Zoom

6. NYDA.1960.001.02338. Second floor plan : Sheet no. 3 March 11th, '10. "Note -- all doors on this floor to be 6'-6" high unless otherwise figured". JPEG | Zoom

7. NYDA.1960.001.02339. Second floor plan : Sheet no. 3 March 11th, '10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

8. NYDA.1960.001.02340. Attic and roof plan : Sheet no. 4 March 11th, '10. JPEG | Zoom

9. NYDA.1960.001.02341. Attic and roof plan : Sheet no. 4 March 11th, '10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

10. NYDA.1960.001.02342. Front (or west) elevation : Sheet no. 5 Mar. 11th, 1910. JPEG | Zoom

11. NYDA.1960.001.02343. Front (or west) elevation : Sheet no. 5 Mar. 11th, 1910. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

12. NYDA.1960.001.02344. North elevation : Sheet no. 6 March 11th, *10. JPEG | Zoom

13. NYDA.1960.001.02345. North elevation : Sheet no. 6 March 11th, *10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

14. NYDA.1960.001.02346. East elevation : Sheet no. 7 March 11th, *10. JPEG | Zoom

15. NYDA.1960.001.02347. East elevation : Sheet no. 7 March 11th, *10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

16. NYDA.1960.001.02348. South elevation : Sheet no. 8 March 11th, *10. JPEG | Zoom

17. NYDA.1960.001.02349. South elevation : Sheet no. 8 March 11th, '10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

18. NYDA.1960.001.02350. Details -- section thru verge board ; cellar door frame details -- frames for 12 1/2" walls, frames for 8 1/2" walls ; steel beam over front door, steel beam over vestibule piers ; lintel construction for wide openings (first floor) ; foundation wall vents ; cellar windows ; typical wall section ; casements in gable end ; vents "A" (see elevations) ; interior trim : Sheet no. 9 March 11th, *10. JPEG | Zoom

19. NYDA.1960.001.02351. Details -- section thru verge board ; cellar door frame details -- frames for 12 1/2" walls, frames for 8 1/2" walls ; steel beam over front door, steel beam over vestibule piers ; lintel construction for wide openings (first floor) ; foundation wall vents ; cellar windows ; typical wall section ; casements in gable end ; vents "A" (see elevations) ; interior trim : Sheet no. 9 March 11th, '10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

20. NYDA.1960.001.02352. Details -- detail of roof sweep, south wall of dressing rm., south wall of sleeping porch (8 1/2" portion), south wall of sleeping porch (12 1/2" portion), east wall of sleeping porch (8 1/2" portion), west wall of living rm., living rm. south beam looking east, east wall of living room, east center gable end (no. and so. doors), hall to living rm. door head, west wall of bathroom no. 1, north wall [and] south wall [of] bathrm. no. 1, east gable end (south), gable and details : Sheet no. 10 March 11th, '10. JPEG | Zoom

21. NYDA.1960.001.02353. Details -- detail of roof sweep, south wall of dressing rm., south wall of sleeping porch (8 1/2" portion), south wall of sleeping porch (12 1/2" portion), east wall of sleeping porch (8 1/2" portion), west wall of living rm., living rm. south beam looking east, east wall of living room, east center gable end (no. and so. doors), hall to living rm. door head, west wall of bathroom no. 1, north wall [and] south wall [of] bathrm. no. 1, east gable end (south), gable end details : Sheet no. 10 March 11th, *10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

22. NYDA.1960.001.02354. 3/4 inch scale detail[s] of butler's pantry work and kitchen sink -- pantry -- [plan], section "X-X", south elevation, east elev., west elevation, north elevation ; kitchen sink -- elevation, plan, end elev. : Sheet no. 11 March 11th, *10. JPEG | Zoom

23. NYDA.1960.001.02355. 3/4 inch scale detail[s] of butler's pantry work and kitchen sink -- pantry -- [plan], section "X-X", south elevation, east elev., west elevation, north elevation ; kitchen sink -- elevation, plan, end elev. : Sheet no. 11 March 11th, '10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

24. NYDA.1960.001.02356. Interior details -- typical medicine case -- elevation, horizontal section, vertical section ; den bookcase -- section, half elevation ; view[s] looking west -- sitting room, dining room, hall, den, bedrm. #5 mantel ; den (north side) ; view[s] looking north -- bedroom no. 2, bedroom no. 1, hall, living room ; seats for living room (two of these) -- front, side, back : Sheet no. 12 March 11th, *10. JPEG | Zoom

25. NYDA.1960.001.02357. Interior details -- typical medicine case -- elevation, horizontal section, vertical section ; den bookcase -- section, half elevation ; view[s] looking west -- sitting room, dining room, hall, den, bedrm. #5 mantel ; den (north side) ; view[s] looking north -- bedroom no. 2, bedroom no. 1, hall, living room ; seats for living room (two of these) -- front, side, back : Sheet no. 12 March 11th, '10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

26. NYDA.1960.001.02358. 3/4" scale detail[s] of living room bay -- half plan, half east elevation, section "A-A", south elevation, section, [unidentified elevation] : Sheet no. 13 March 11th, *10. JPEG | Zoom

27. NYDA.1960.001.02359. 3/4" scale detail[s] of living room bay -- half plan, half east elevation, section "A-A", south elevation, section, [unidentified elevation] : Sheet no. 13 March 11th, '10. Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom

28. NYDA.1960.001.02360. Topographical map of a portion of lot "A", division A of the James Smith tract September, 1909. surveyed by E.R. Dart, C.E., JPEG | Zoom

29. NYDA.1960.001.02361. [Plan of house and grounds] Encapsulated in mylar. JPEG | Zoom


William M. Ladd House (Nordhoff, Calif.)   John Lambert House (Pasadena, Calif.). Garage With Keeper's Quarters