Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge drawings of the Mrs. C. H. McCormick house (Montecito, Calif.), circa 1897

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Summary

Creators:
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge.
Extent:
3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge drawings of the Mrs. C. H. McCormick house (Montecito, Calif.), Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge drawings of the Mrs. C. H. McCormick house (Montecito, Calif.) span 3 linear feet and date from circa 1897. The collection consists of two sets of 32 architectural drawings (one set of originals and one set of reprographic copies). Drawings include: plan of beamed ceiling, elevations, sections, details, floor plans, basement and foundation plans, plans for a gate lodge and stable, and a plan of a formal garden.

Biographical / historical:

The firm Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge was established in 1886 and dissolved in 1914. Based in Boston, Massachusetts the firm also operated satellite offices in Saint Louis, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois. Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge met in the office of architect H. H. Richardson, where the three men worked before forming a partnership after Richardson’s death in 1886.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:

Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge drawings of the Mrs. C. H. McCormick house (Montecito, Calif.), Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
Contact:
(805) 893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
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