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Title: Hanna House reconstruction collection
Identifier/Call Number: SC0550
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1987-1999
Summary: This collection contains documents pertaining to the reconstruction of Hanna House following the 1989 earthquake. Included
are the full report from Rutherford & Chekene, consulting engineers, on the wall testing program, 1998; repair proposal and
construction schedule, 1995; Hanna House Recommendations for Seismic Repair and Conservation of Historic Features by the Architectural
Resources Group, Feb. 1991; and 21 photographs of the interior and exterior by Monica Griesbach for the Architectural Resources
Group, May 1998.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Hanna House, formerly the home of Paul and Jean Hanna on the Stanford University campus, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright,
using a hexagonal grid system. Construction was begun in 1937 and continued in four stages over 25 years. The house suffered
structural damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
This collection contains documents pertaining to the reconstruction of Hanna House following the 1989 earthquake. Included
are the full report from Rutherford & Chekene, consulting engineers, on the wall testing program, 1998; repair proposal and
construction schedule, 1995; Hanna House Recommendations for Seismic Repair and Conservation of Historic Features by the Architectural
Resources Group, Feb. 1991; and 21 photographs of the interior and exterior by Monica Griesbach for the Architectural Resources
Group, May 1998.
[identification of item], Hanna House Reconstruction Collection (SC0550). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hanna, Paul Robert, 1902-
Paul R. Hanna House (Stanford, Calif.)
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Photoprints
Usonian houses--California--Stanford.