Alterations & additions to residence, 4260 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, Calif., for Dr. V. Ray Townsend. [Part 1]

Plan of stairs at 1st floor.

$Revision of rear of house -- first floor plan\,$

Revision of rear of house -- first floor plan\,

$Scheme #1 -- east elevation\, west elevation.$

Scheme #1 -- east elevation\, west elevation.

Copy of plan of first floor rear as laid out in original plan & changed as shown in revised sheet 3/21/27.

$Revised drawing showing back stairs and bathrm. 2 -- second floor plan\,$

Revised drawing showing back stairs and bathrm. 2 -- second floor plan\,

$Revision of rear of house -- first floor plan\, (2)$

Revision of rear of house -- first floor plan\, (2)

Plan of den addition on east of hall.

$Details of pantry sink -- plan\, elevation\, F.S. section A-A\, F.S. section B-B : Sheet no. 14.$

Details of pantry sink -- plan\, elevation\, F.S. section A-A\, F.S. section B-B : Sheet no. 14.

Planting plan : Sheet no. 22.

Second floor plan; section Y in bedrm. 1 : Sheet no. 3.

$Scheme 2 -- partial first floor plan\,$

Scheme 2 -- partial first floor plan\,

$Details of corner counter in dining room -- plan showing half plan below counter\, half plan above counter; elevation with section of corner and F.S.D. of base; full size of drawer handles -- elevation\, section; F.S. of cupboard door handles; F.S. part plan above counter\, F.S. part elevations showing cuts in member A; full size of corner at counter with section; F.S. showing outline of member B : Sheet no. 15.$

Details of corner counter in dining room -- plan showing half plan below counter\, half plan above counter; elevation with section of corner and F.S.D. of base; full size of drawer handles -- elevation\, section; F.S. of cupboard door handles; F.S. part plan above counter\, F.S. part elevations showing cuts in member A; full size of corner at counter with section; F.S. showing outline of member B : Sheet no. 15.

Landscape plan; lattice fence details : Sheet [no.] 18.

$Scheme 1 -- first floor plan : Sheet no. 1\,$

Scheme 1 -- first floor plan : Sheet no. 1\,

Plot i.e. site plan.

$Revised drawing showing back stairs and rear part -- first floor plan\, elevation of kitchen wall\,$

Revised drawing showing back stairs and rear part -- first floor plan\, elevation of kitchen wall\,

Partial second floor plan.

Plan of maid's bath and adjacent room

Plot i.e. site plan. (2)

$F.S. details of medicine cases in bathrooms 1-2 -- horizontal section\, section thru head\, elevations at lower corner : Sheet no. 13.$

F.S. details of medicine cases in bathrooms 1-2 -- horizontal section\, section thru head\, elevations at lower corner : Sheet no. 13.

Site plan showing change in driveway to garage; Sheet no. 24.

$Living room tables -- plan\, side elevation with F.S.D\, end elevation\, F.S. details of top & cleat ends showing end\, top and side; [Sh]eet no. 21.$

Living room tables -- plan\, side elevation with F.S.D\, end elevation\, F.S. details of top & cleat ends showing end\, top and side; [Sh]eet no. 21.

South elevation : Sheet no. 5.

Details of mantels -- plan; elevation of living r'm mantel with section on LC; elevation of reception r'm mantel with section on LC : Sheet no. 10.

Partial 2nd cellar plan.

$Wood shed details -- south elevation\, section\, plan; details of fence gate -- front\, side : Sheet no. 19.$

Wood shed details -- south elevation\, section\, plan; details of fence gate -- front\, side : Sheet no. 19.

$Partial 2d floor plan\,$

Partial 2d floor plan\,

Scheme 1 -- second floor plan : Sheet no. 2.

$Foundation plan; section B-B\, brick water table with plan at corner\, typical wall section\, section C-C\, sections through post footings and "A" walls up to girders.$

Foundation plan; section B-B\, brick water table with plan at corner\, typical wall section\, section C-C\, sections through post footings and "A" walls up to girders.

$Sketch of plan of 1st floor rear\,$

Sketch of plan of 1st floor rear\,

$Garage -- front (east) elevation (west elev'n similar\, but no doors)\, detail of foot of front door; plan with wall section A-A; north elevation (south elev'n similar) : Sheet no. 9.$

Garage -- front (east) elevation (west elev'n similar\, but no doors)\, detail of foot of front door; plan with wall section A-A; north elevation (south elev'n similar) : Sheet no. 9.

$Mirror moulds (details for doors) -- elevation (on two doors)\, F.S. details : Sheet no. 16.$

Mirror moulds (details for doors) -- elevation (on two doors)\, F.S. details : Sheet no. 16.

$Revised drawing showing back stairs and rear part -- first floor plan\, elevation of kitchen wall\, (2)$

Revised drawing showing back stairs and rear part -- first floor plan\, elevation of kitchen wall\, (2)

East elevation : [S]heet no. 4.

$Partial second floor plan showing bedrm. 5\, sewing room and bath 2.$

Partial second floor plan showing bedrm. 5\, sewing room and bath 2.

$Revised drawing showing back stairs and bathrm. 2 -- second floor plan\, (2)$

Revised drawing showing back stairs and bathrm. 2 -- second floor plan\, (2)

West elevation : Sheet no. 6.

$First floor plan; vertical section thro' so. beam of sun room; details in sections\, elevations and plan$

First floor plan; vertical section thro' so. beam of sun room; details in sections\, elevations and plan

East elevation

Plot plan showing revised garage : Sheet no. 11.

South elevation.

$Details of case in bedroom 1 -- section thru meeting styles\, vertical section thru head\, horizontal section thru mullion with cross section\, section thru door rails; elevation of handle\, F.S. details of drawers corner and center guides; diagram showing location of shelf\, elevation of drawer separater; vertical sections thru base -- for drawers\, without drawers; elevation of handles : Sheet no. 12.$

Details of case in bedroom 1 -- section thru meeting styles\, vertical section thru head\, horizontal section thru mullion with cross section\, section thru door rails; elevation of handle\, F.S. details of drawers corner and center guides; diagram showing location of shelf\, elevation of drawer separater; vertical sections thru base -- for drawers\, without drawers; elevation of handles : Sheet no. 12.

Name: Greene, Henry Mather, 1870-1954; Townsend, V. Ray; Reeve, Jennie A
Title: Alterations & additions to residence, 4260 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, Calif., for Dr. V. Ray Townsend. [Part 1]
Abstract: This set consists of 58 pencil drawings on tracing paper, 8 pencil and crayon drawings on tracing paper, 8 blueprints on paper, 5 blueprints with pencil markings on paper, 3 pencil drawings on paper, 3 blueprints with pencil and crayon markings on paper, and 1 blueprint with crayon markings on paper.
Collection Name: Greene & Greene architectural drawings, papers and photographs
Subjects: Houses; Alterations; Wood sheds; Additions; Garages; Fences; Architecture--United States; Long Beach (Calif.); V. Ray Townsend house (Long Beach, Calif.); Jennie A. Reeve house (Long Beach, Calif.)
Format: pictures
Genre: Detail drawings; Site plans; Sketches; Preliminary drawings; Perspective drawings; Planting plans; Architectural drawings; Orthographic drawings; Designs and plans
Date: [19]26-[19]27
Physical Description: 84 sheets : various media ; 48.3 x 67 cm. (19 1/8 x 26 3/8 in.) or smaller
Note: The sheets in this set are severely damaged. All are encapsulated in mylar.; Bracketed title elements supplied by cataloger or taken from inventory.; Forms part of the Greene & Greene collection of architectural drawings ; job no. 481.; Three fragments with title information but no drawings were assigned accession nos. 1960.001.04060-.04061, 1960.001.04563 but were not photographed.; The Reeve house has been moved twice in its long history of changing ownership. In 1917 Dr. V. Ray Townsend found the house on blocks ready to be carted away from its original site. He bought it and moved it several blocks inland to its second site in Long Beach. Shortly thereafter he moved to the Claremont area but, unwilling to give it up, rented it out for the next ten years. Meanwhile , in Claremont, the Townsends located the Darling house (1903) in which they resided until 1927 when Henry Greene was engaged to move the Reeve house a second time and to handle its additions, alterations and landscaping in readiness for the Townsends' return to Long Beach." -- from Greene & Greene, architecture as a fine art, by Randell L. Makinson, Salt Lake City, 1977, p. 85.; Scale varies.; This set also includes one sheet of note paper labelled "California Minwax Company", a brochure describing the "Fiat perfected shower bath compartment", and 4 "Notice[s] to bidders" from "Henry M. Greene" consisting of typed sheets and fragments clipp ed together.
Language: English
Library Location: Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University
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Catalog Record: 3462548
Also In: Greene & Greene architectural records and papers collection, ca. 1896-ca. 1963
Persistent URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-dbc2-an55