Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Plan of Drainage System- Revised- Eastern Portion |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
Washington National Cathedral Collection |
Description |
Apse/Bethlehem Chapel of the Nativity plan of drainage system, revised; eastern portion; shows present foundation and indicates areas for new work; a note says that the location of dry wells is taken from the redlines and figures on blueprint 72 (perhaps drawings 2016.2.1.7916)- the drawing is listed as c. 1908 by the Cathedral but the note is dated March 22, 1923 and marked with the initials "H.W." |
Context |
The Washington National Cathedral Construction Archive Collection consists of roughly 32,000 drawings by architects such as Ernest Flagg, Bodley & Vaughn, Frohman Robb & Little, Phillip Hubert Frohman, Trevilian Architects, and Sergretti Tepper. The Collection dates from 1896 to 2007 and includes drawings of the Saint Albans School for Boys, the National Cathedral School for Girls, Beauvoir Elementary School, the Cathedral College, the Cathedral Library, the Deanery, and Olmsted Woods. |
Catalog Number |
2016.2.1.8013 |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of Washington National Cathedral Construction Archives Collection at the National Building Museum |
Site Name |
Chapels - Bethlehem Chapel |
Area / Region |
Washington, DC |
Building Information |
Drawing Type: Mechanical Drawing Drawing Number: 72 |
Creator |
Henry Vaughan |
Other Creators |
Arthur B. Heaton |
Year |
c. 1908 |
Donor |
Washington National Cathedral |
Medium |
drafting cloth |
Scale |
3/32" = 1' |
Dimension |
23.75" x 31" |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Search Terms |
Washington, DC Cathedral Church Apse Chapel Bethlehem Chapel Mechanical Vaughan 20th Century |