People:

Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)
Taliesin Fellowship (draughtsman)
Mrs. George Jacobsen (client)
George Jacobsen (client)

Title:

Set of blueprints for the 1950 design for the Mr. & Mrs. George Jacobsen House in Hudson, Québec

Date:

printed between 2 December 1950 and 6 January 1951

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 set(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawing
working drawings
mechanical drawings (building systems drawings)
HVAC drawings
plumbing drawing
detail drawings
structural drawings
electrical drawing

Technique and media:

Blueprints

Dimensions:

sheet (smallest): 68,9 x 91,5 cm sheet (largest): 66,7 x 109,6 cm

Reference number:

DR1991:0023:001-009

Drawing Type:

line drawings
mechanical drawings (tool-aided drawings)
topographic survey

Document Type:

specifications
schedule (architectural record)

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
ground plan
framing plan
electrical plan
HVAC plan
heating plan
reflected ceiling plan
site plan
block plan
grading plan
key plans
sections (orthographic drawings)
cross sections
elevations (drawings)
partial elevation
interior elevations

Point of View:

exterior views
interior views
plan views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Blueprints DR1991:0023:001 - DR1991:0023:006 have staple holes at u.l., c.l. and l.l. Blueprints DR1991:0023:007 - DR1991:0023:009 have ripples as a result of being unrolled.

Inscription:

signed - on DR1991:0023:001 and DR1991:0023:004 - DR1991:0023:006, by the architect, on the originals, l.r.: with trademark monogram [date and initials illeg.] signed and dated - on DR1991:0023:002 - DR1991:0023:003 and DR1991:0023:007 - DR1991:0023:009, by the architect, on the originals, l.r.: with initials and "Dec 24/ [sic] / 50" [within the trademark monogram] inscribed and numbered - on all the blueprints, by the draughtsman, on the originals, b.: with title and sheet number; and throughout: with diagrams, a list of the sheet numbers, contour lines, exterior and interior elevations, datum, distances, site features, room functions, plans, materials, compass points, furniture, construction notes, measurements, section cuts, the sash schedule and numbered sashes, dimensions, details and sections imprinted - on DR1991:0023:001 - DR1991:0023:006, by the draughtsman ? in typescript, on sheets affixed to the original drawings, u.r. to l.r.: with specifications for the layout of the building, excavating, gravel, general description of building, concrete work, heating and plumbing systems, brick masonry, electrical work, roofs, insulation, painting and finishing of the woodwork, concrete floors and metalwork, the linoleum of the workspace counters, the carpentry, millwork, hardware and glazing inscribed - on DR1991:0023:001, by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the support, verso, u.l.: "X" numbered - on DR1991:0023:002, by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the support, verso, u.l.: "26 / 34'M" [dimensions; upside down] and "0"; and l.l.: "26 / 34 M" [dimensions; erased; upside down] inscribed - on DR1991:0023:003, by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the blueprint, l.r.: "Lakefront" inscribed - on DR1991:0023:004, by an unknown hand, in pen and blue ink, on the support, verso, u.r.: "X" numbered - on DR1991:0023:002 - DR1991:0023:003, by an unknown hand, on the originals, l.l.: "2" [sideways] inscribed and numbered - on DR1991:0023:007, by unknown hands, on the original, u.r.: "Detail of union between steel beam and facia" [sic]; and l.l.: "2" [sideways]

Subject:

architecture
interior design
topographic

Subject Descriptive Terms:

windows
bedroom
cabinets (case furniture)
bed (furniture)
ceiling
shelves
heating system
lighting fixtures
dining tables
doorjambs
mullions
plumbing system
sashes (window components)
hassocks
joinery
fascia boards
window sills
septic tank
steel angle (rolled section)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Peggy et George Jacobsen/
Gift of Peggy and George Jacobsen, Montréal