William L. Bottomley architectural drawings, 1913-1946

Creator:: Bottomley, William Lawrence, 1883-1951
Extent:: 384 drawings
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: This collection contains original drawings for thirty-nine architectural commissions, dated from 1913 to 1946. The majority of projects were located in New York City; other locations include the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Projects with the greatest number of extant drawings include River House in New York City (1930-1931); the Ernest P. Davies residence in Roslyn, New York (1916); the William Goadby Loew residence in Old Westbury, New York (1931-1932); and the Robert Goelet residence in Georgetown, South Carolina (1935). Drawings are primarily done in graphite on tracing paper, with some in ink on drafting linen.
Biographical / historical:: William Lawrence Bottomley, 1883-1951, received his B.A. degree in architecture from Columbia University in 1906. He is best known for his residential work, both private residences and apartment buildings, in the metropolitan New York area and in several Mid-Atlantic States. His best known project is the River House apartment building, 435 East 52nd Street in New York City, from 1930-1931.

Acquisition information:: Source of acquisition--Gift of William Bottomley's daughter. Accession number--1998.001.
Processing information:: Processed by staff of the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Oct. 2002.
Arrangement:: Materials are organized alphabetical order by state, therein by city, and then by project name.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:: This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.
Terms of access:: Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.

Preferred citation:: William L. Bottomley architectural drawings, Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Location of this collection:: Avery Drawings & Archives

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