Plans, a diagram and a detail with specifications for the 1950 design for the Mr. & Mrs. George Jacobsen House, Hudson, Québec

People:

Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)
Taliesin Fellowship (draughtsman)
Mrs. George Jacobsen (client)
George Jacobsen (client)

Title:

Plans, a diagram and a detail with specifications for the 1950 design for the Mr. & Mrs. George Jacobsen House, Hudson, Québec

Date:

printed 24 December 1950

Description:

- Blueprints DR1991:0023:001 - DR1991:0023:006 form a complete set for the 1950 design for the George Jacobsen House (contents of the set are listed on blueprint DR1991:0023:001). Blueprints DR1991:0023:001 - DR1991:0023:006 were probably attached at one time, since they have identical staple holes along the l. edge.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 reprographic copy(ies)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawings
mechanical drawings (building systems drawings)
HVAC drawings
detail drawing
structural drawings
electrical drawing

Technique and media:

Blueprint

Dimensions:

sheet: 66.0 x 109.6 cm

Reference number:

DR1991:0023:002

Drawing Type:

line drawings
mechanical drawings (tool-aided drawings)

Document Type:

specifications

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
ground plan
framing plan
electrical plan
heating plan
key plan

Point of View:

interior views
plan views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Staple holes at u.l., c.l. and l.l.

Inscription:

signed and dated - by the architect, on the original, l.r.: with initials and "Dec 24/ [sic] / 50" [within the trademark monogram] inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, on the original, b.: with title, "FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ARCHITECT" and with title [sheet number and drawing title]; c.: with compass points; and throughout: with plan and detail titles, room functions, materials, elevations and datum, construction notes, measurements and section cuts imprinted - by the draughtsman ? in typescript, on a sheet affixed to the original, u.r. to l.r.: with specifications for the heating system numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the support, verso, u.l.: "26 / 34'M" [dimensions; upside down] and "0"; and l.l.: "26 / 34 M" [dimensions; erased; upside down] numbered - by an unknown hand, on the original, l.l.: "2" [sideways]

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

electrical system
heating system
roof structural frame

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Peggy et George Jacobsen/
Gift of Peggy and George Jacobsen, Montréal

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