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Finding Aid for the Paul Revere Williams drawings, circa 1935-circa 1950
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Drawer Misc Coll, FlatFile Folder 4
Nellie Hirsh house (Bel Air, Calif.) 1932
Drawer Misc. Coll, FlatFile Folder 5
Gabriel Duque house (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1932
Physical Description:
8.0 Items
6 drawings, 1 construction notes sheet, 1 wrapper
Six blueprints: interior elevations and details, exterior elevations, 1st and 2nd floor plans; 1 construction notes sheet,
and brown wrapper with small pencil doodle/sketch.
Drawings are a gift of the Duque family in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Gaberial C. Duque, 2018.
Drawer Misc Coll, FlatFile Folder 3
Jay Paley house (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1935-1936
Language of Material:
English
One flat file folder containing two original drawings of the east and west elevations. The landscape was designed by Edward
Huntsman-Trout, who worked with Williams to design a pool and pool house for Paley, circa 1932. After this successful commission,
Paley asked Williams to design the house, 1935-1936. Jay Paley occupied the house, located at 1060 Brooklawn Dr, in Holmby
Hills, until his death, when it was sold to Barron Hilton.
Box 1
New Homes for Today circa 1935
Language of Material:
English
Five architectural drawings on boards, all undated, although each presentation drawing is a distinct residence. Two of the
five boards feature presentation drawings without a floor plan, these drawings were later included in Williams’ publication
New Homes for Today. The three remaining boards feature both a presentation drawing and a floor plan, these drawings are not included in the
published version of
New Homes for Today but could have been included in a preliminary draft.
Drawer Misc Coll, FlatFile Folder 2