architectural drawings (visual works)
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Sovereign Hotel sketch
Color rendering of the Sovereign Hotel from the SW Broadway entrance in Portland, Oregon.
Tourtellotte & Hummel architectural illustrations
Color illustrations of buildings and proposed buildings designed by the architectural firms Tourtellotte & Hummel and Tourtellotte & Phillips. Tourtellotte & Hummel was an early 20th century architectural firm headed by John E. Tourtellotte (1869-1939) and Charles F. Hummel (1857-1939). Tourtellotte later paired with Truman E. Phillips (1902-1989).
William H. Truenbach architectural and design papers
Papers of William H. Truenbach (1874-1969) relating to his education and brief architectural career, including examinations and mechanical drawings done through International Correspondence Schools, and plans for several buildings. Truenbach lived in Salem, Oregon, while taking courses, before moving to Portland, Oregon, where he worked as a draftsman and then as a machinist.
Umatilla rapids project, Oregon-Washington, report on investigations 1923-1924
Bound typescript carbon copy of "Umatilla Rapids Project, Oregon-Washington, Report on Investigations 1923-1924" by E. R. Crocker, Associate Engineer, U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, regarding the possibility of developing power at Umatilla Rapids on the Columbia River, with architectural drawings.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District architectural records
Blueprint and diazo copies of plans for projects in Oregon and Washington, including the Willamette Falls locks; modifications to a dam and lock on the Yamhill River; gun emplacements at Fort Stevens; and a Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway station and water tower. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a hybrid military-civilian organization that has played a role in developing Oregon's water infrastructure since the 1860s, and which established an office in Portland, Oregon, in 1871.
Vista House plans
Collection includes 11 plans, elevations, sections and maps on 8 sheets of Vista House on the Columbia River Highway at Crown Point, Oregon. Plans include information about the history of Vista House and about the 1981 Columbia River Highway Project, the study for which the plans were produced.
Yaw's Topnotch alteration and addition plans
Collection includes plans, sections, and details on 5 sheets for alterations and additions to the restaurant Yaw's Top Notch at 2001 NE 40th Ave. in Portland, Oregon.
Young Men's Christian Association of Portland, Oregon records
Records consist of promotional material, correspondence, camp maps, building plans, counselors' material, scrapbooks and memorabilia primarily regarding Camp Meecham and Camp Collins, which were summer youth camps on Spirit Lake in Washington. Both were destroyed in the eruption of Mt. St. Helens on May 18, 1980.