Power Plant for the Dominion Bureau of Statistics Building

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• Fonds: Ross & Macdonald fonds, 1902-1982
•    Series: Projects, 1902-1972
•      Project: Power Plant for the Dominion Bureau of Statistics Building, 1949-1951

People

• Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan (creator)
• Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (creator)
• Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan (architectural firm)
• Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (architectural firm)
• Canada. Dept. of Public Works (client)
• Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

Title

Power Plant for the Dominion Bureau of Statistics Building

Dates of creation

1949-1951

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 49 drawings including reprographic copies
• 0.04 l. m. of textual records

Scope and Content

File documents an executed project for a powerhouse in Ottawa, Ontario. Material in this file was produced between 1949 and 1951.

File contains a survey drawing, preliminary and design development drawings, working drawings, detail drawings, mechanical drawings, consultant drawings, and textual documents.

Reference Number

AP013.S1.D336

Arrangement

Material in this series is not arranged.

Location

Ottawa Ontario Canada

Related units of description

• Related records in AP013.S1.D335, AP013.S1.D337, AP013.S1.D406 and AP013.S1.D413.

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40017
  • Title: Topographical map showing location of powerhouse
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • drawings, measured

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 reprographic copy

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-01M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40018
  • Title: Elevations, plans and sections, ducts and manholes, site plan, tunnel, oil pit, ash handling system
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  12 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawing
  • preliminary drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 12 drawings

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-01M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40030
  • Title: Plans, sections, elevations, plot plan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  5 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 5 drawings

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-02L

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40035
  • Title: Doors, main entrance, room layouts, tunnel, structural plans, beam slab and column schedule
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  10 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 10 drawings

  Method of Projection:

  • detail drawings (drawings)

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-02L

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40045
  • Title: Plumbing and heating plans and sections, piping, electrical plans, substation layout and sections, switching room
  • Form: drawings
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  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  9 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • mechanical drawing (building system drawing)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 8 ink on linen, 1 graphite on tracing paper

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-03L

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40054
  • Title: Mechanical equipment
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  11 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • consultant drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 6 blueprints, 5 diazotypes

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-03L

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40065
  • Title: Building specifications (copy no. 4)
  • Form: textual records
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  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-04T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40066
  • Title: Building specifications (copy no. 12)
  • Form: textual records
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  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-05T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40067
  • Title: Lists of shop drawings
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.03 l. m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-06T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH40068
  • Title: Data sheets from Bailey Meter Company Limited, drawing for piping connection by United Conveyor Corporation
  • Form: drawings, textual records
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  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Description:

  data sheets from Bailey Meter Company Limited (5 sheets), drawing for piping connection by United Conveyor Corporation (diazotype)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • Approximately 0.01 l. m. of textual records and 1 reprographic copy

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-336-07T