Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
 

Series II: Project Drawings

Cordelia A. Culbertson House (Pasadena, Calif.). Additions. Lathhouse, Etc.   James A. Culbertson House (Pasadena, Calif.)


Cordelia A. Culbertson House (Pasadena, Calif.). Alterations and Furniture
Greene, Henry Mather, 1870-1954.
Chair[s], kitchen sink, lantern, chaise longue, [and] front hall, residence for Mrs. F.F. Prentiss, Pasadena, California. / Henry M. Greene, Arch. 1920-1929 13 drawings various media 47.5 x 85.1 cm. (18 3/4 x 33 1/2 in.) or smaller

Scale varies.
Job no. 452.
"Along with their other projects during the 1920's, Charles and Henry were each involved in various additional designs for Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss who had now become as much identified with the Cordelia A. Culbertson house as the Culbertsons themselves" -- Greene & Greene, architecture as a fine art, by Randell L. Makinson, Salt Lake City, Peregrine Smith, 1977, p. 261.
This set consists of 12 pencil drawings on tracing paper and 1 pencil drawing on graph paper.

Index Terms
Subjects: 1. Houses. 2. Halls. 3. Alterations. 4. Rocking chairs. 5. Chairs. 6. Sinks. 7. Cordelia A. Culbertson house (Pasadena, Calif.) 8. Francis F. Prentiss house (Pasadena, Calif.) Geographic Names: 1. Pasadena (Calif.) Genre/Media: 1. Detail drawings. 2. Perspective drawings. 3. Orthographic drawings. 4. Pencil drawings. Associated Names: 1. Prentiss, Francis F.

List of Drawings (View All Thumbnails)

1. NYDA.1960.001.03242. [Perspective sketch of rocking chair] Drawing done on one of "Gillespie's perspective charts, chart no. 1, 27 ". JPEG | MrSID

2. NYDA.1960.001.03243. Details of kitchen sink -- section, elevation, plan, F.S. section thro' sink (showing construction), section thro' window stool : Sheet no. 1 JPEG | MrSID

3. NYDA.1960.001.03244. Lantern [details] JPEG | MrSID

4. NYDA.1960.001.03245. [Perspective drawing of one of the] rocking chairs in drawing room : Sheet no. 3 Drawing originally had drawing no. 1960.001.03254 attached as a flap showing alternative bottom. JPEG | MrSID

5. NYDA.1960.001.03246. Chaise longue in own bedroom -- plan, side [elevation], front [elevation] : Sheet no. 4 JPEG | MrSID

6. NYDA.1960.001.03247. Details of bedroom chair : Sheet no. 4 JPEG | MrSID

7. NYDA.1960.001.03248. Plan of front hall : Sheet no. 5 JPEG | MrSID

8. NYDA.1960.001.03249. Living room rockers changed to straight chairs -- side view [and] plan [of bottom] : Sheet no. 6 JPEG | MrSID

9. NYDA.1960.001.03250. [Rockers changed to straight chair -- side view and plan of bottom] "Void". JPEG | MrSID

10. NYDA.1960.001.03251. Rocking chairs in drawing room -- [side elevation] JPEG | MrSID

11. NYDA.1960.001.03252. [Rocking chairs in drawing room -- side elevation] JPEG | MrSID

12. NYDA.1960.001.03253. [Side and front view of straight bottoms for rocking chairs] JPEG | MrSID

13. NYDA.1960.001.03254. Flap (shows rockers removed) -- [perspective drawing of straight bottom for rocking chair] Drawing was originally attached to drawing no. 1960.001.03245 and showed alternative bottom. JPEG | MrSID


Cordelia A. Culbertson House (Pasadena, Calif.). Additions. Lathhouse, Etc.   James A. Culbertson House (Pasadena, Calif.)