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Finding Aid for the Henry Hill drawings and specifications of the Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haet house (Los Angeles, Calif.), circa 1970-circa 1984 0000250
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  • Title: Henry Hill drawings and specifications of the Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haet house (Los Angeles, Calif.)
    Identifier/Call Number: 0000250
    Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
    Language of Material: English
    Container: 549
    Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1970-circa 1984
    creator: Hill, Albert Henry, 1913-1984
    creator: Kruse, Jack

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    Open for use by qualified researchers.

    Preferred Citation note

    Henry Hill drawings and specifications of the Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haet house (Los Angeles, Calif.), Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Biographical/Historical note

    Albert Henry Hill was born on July 9, 1913 in the United Kingdom. Hill attended the University of London for six months and then transferred to the University of California, Berkeley where he earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture. He went onto to study architecture at Harvard University where he graduated with his master’s degree in 1938. While attending Harvard, Hill worked as a draftsman for the architect John Dinwiddie in Oakland, California from 1936 to 1937. In 1938 Hill became Dinwiddie’s associate and subsequently his partner in 1939. In 1947 Hill opened his own firm, which Jack Kruse joined in 1979 as Hill’s associate. Henry Hill died in 1984.

    Scope and Content note

    The Henry Hill drawings and specifications of the Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haet house spans 3 linear feet and dates from circa 1970 to circa 1984. The collection consists of specifications and four architectural drawings in the form of reprographic copies. Drawings include: a bird’s eye view of the property on which the residence was built, assembly details of two exterior walls, and details. Drawings are undated and list Jack Kruse as Hill’s associate.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Hill, Albert Henry, 1913-1984
    Kruse, Jack
    Architectural drawings
    Reprographic copies
    Specifications