Name
Greene & Greene
Greene, Charles Sumner, 1868-1957
Greene, Henry Mather, 1870-1954
Crow, S. S
Crocker, Edward S
Title
Residence for Dr. S.S. Crow at Oak Knoll, Pasadena, Cal
Collection Name
Greene & Greene architectural drawings, papers and photographs
Subjects
Houses; Garages; Gardens; Architecture--United States
Format
pictures
Genre
Detail drawings; Reflected ceiling plans; site plans; Interior elevations; Architectural drawings; Orthographic drawings; Pencil drawings; Blueprints; Ink drawings; Crayon drawings; Designs and plans
Date
[19]09-[19]10
Physical Description
23 sheets : various media ; 57.8 x 105 cm (22 3/4 x 41 3/8 in.) or smaller
Note
Scale varies.
Bracketed title elements supplied by cataloger or taken from inventory.
Forms part of the Greene & Greene collection of architectural drawings; job no. 245.
The design for the Crow house is also identified with Edward S. Crocker, who purchased the house in January of 1911 and who has often been identified as the initial client. The records are clear, however, that Henry Greene designed the beautiful bunga low for Dr. Crow..." -- from Greene & Greene, architecture as a fine art, by Randell L. MAkinson, Salt Lake City, 1977, p. 181.
Many of the blueprints are damaged.
This set consists of 5 pencil drawings on tracing paper, 5 pencil drawings with ink on tracing paper, 4 blueprints on cloth, 3 pencil and crayon drawings on tracing paper, 3 blueprints with crayon markings on cloth, 2 ink and pencil drawings on cloth, and 1 blueprint with pencil markings on cloth.
Language
English
Library Location
Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
3462299
Also In
Greene & Greene architectural records and papers collection, ca. 1896-ca. 1963
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-y7p9-m775