Lever House architectural drawings 6104671Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-16 18:41:23 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard2007-11-27File created.2009-11-17File revised.2019-05-20EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration. Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Lever House architectural drawings Bunshaft, Gordon, 1909-1990 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Weiskoff & Pickworth De Blois, Natalie, 1921-2013 Jaros Baum & Bolles 6104671 English . 60 drawings 1950-1953 Arrangement

General architectural sheets are stored in numerical order, Index Sheet followed by A-1 through A-53; followed by Arcade architectural sheets, A-1 through A-3; and one unnumbered furniture sheet.

 General Note

In 1980, Lever House was awarded the 25-Year Award by the American Institute of Architects, prompting the donation of these drawings to Columbia University

 Restrictions on Access

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.

 Preferred Citation

Lever House architectural drawings, 1950-1953. Located in Columbia University, Avery Archiectural & Fine Arts Library, Department of Drawings & Archives.

 Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Accession number--1982.002.

 Biographical / Historical

Lever House, one of the major landmarks of International Style architecture, was designed by Gordon Bunshaft, of the the New York office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Sited along Park Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets in New York City, the building was completed in 1952. Weiskoff & Pickworth were the structural engineers and Jaros Baum & Bolles were the mechanical engineers.

 Processing Information

Drawings Processed ET, AvR 03/06/07.

 Scope and Content

Collection consists of sixty original architectural and furniture drawings for Lever House in New York City, drawn between 1950 and 1952. Most sheet are graphite on paper, with a smaller group of sepia diazo prints with extensive graphite annotations. All sheets were treated by a paper conservator and are now encapsulated in polyester film.

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 Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans Commercial buildings -- New York (State) -- New York Architectural drawings -- American Lever House (New York, N.Y.) Series I: Architectural DrawingsFolder 1 [Index Sheet, A-1 to A-10]3131Index Sheet1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-1] Plot Plan1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-2] Sub-Cellar Plan1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-3] Cellar Plan1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-4] First Floor1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-5] Second Floor 1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-6] Third Floor1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-7] Fourth Floor1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-8] Fifth and Sixth Floors1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-9] Seventh and Eighth Floors1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

[A-10] Ninth and Tenth Floors1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

Folder 2 [A-11 to A-20]3132[A-11] Eleventh and Twelfth Floors1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

[A-12] Thirteenth and Fourteenth Floors1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

[A-13] Fifteenth and Sixteenth Floors1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

[A-14] Seventeenth and Eighteenth Floors1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

[A-15] Nineteenth and Twentieth Floors1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

[A-16] Twenty-First Floor1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

[A-17] Twenty-Second Floor, Elevator Machine Room and Roof Plan1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-18] East 53rd St. and Park Ave. Elevations1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-19] East 54th St. and West Elevations1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-20] Longitudinal and Cross Sections1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

Folder 3 [A-21 to A-30]3133[A-21] Detail of Stair No. 11950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-22] Detail of Stair No. 21950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-23] Detail of Stair No. 31950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-24] Fire Tower Balconies and Stair Details1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-25] Detail of Elevator Shafts1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-26] Elevator Lobbies and Mail Conveyor1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-27] Exterior Wall Sections1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-28] Exterior Wall Sections1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-29] Window Details Sheet No. 11950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-30] Window Details Sheet No. 21950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

Folder 4 [A-31 to A-40]3134[A-31] Window Details Sheet No. 31950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-32] Service Area Sheet No. 11950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-33] Service Area Sheet No. 21950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-34] Service Area Sheet No. 31950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-35] Door and Buck Details1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-36] Toilet Room Layouts1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-37] Louver Details1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-38] First Floor Lobby Sheet No. 11950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-39] First Floor Lobby Sheet No. 21950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-40] Detail of Marble & Granite Walls1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

Folder 5 [A-41 to A-50]3135[A-41] Kitchen & Cafeteria Layout - Third Floor1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-42] Details of Third Floor Dining Area1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-43] Miscellaneous Wall Details1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-44] Miscellaneous Details Sheet No. 11950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-45] Miscellaneous Details Sheet No. 21950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-46] Miscellaneous Details Sheet No. 31950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-47] Cellar Plan Alternate "B"1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-48] Window Details Sheet No. 1 Alternate "C"1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-49] Window Details Sheet No. 2 Alternate "C"1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-50] Window Details Sheet No. 3 Alternate "C"1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

Folder 6 [A-51 to A-53, A-1 to A-3]3136[A-51] Assembly Hall, SPRY Kitchen and Foyer1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-51-1] Plan - First Floor Assembly Hall and Demonstration Kitchen1951 Sep 12Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

[A-51-2] Elevations - First Floor Assembly Hall and Demonstration Kitchen1951 Sep 12Scope and Contents

Reverse sepia print with graphite annotations

[A-52] Screen Partition and Counter Details1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-53] Typical Detail of Screen Part. 4 to 20 Floor1950 Jul 01Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-1] First Floor Arcade Sculpture1953 Aug 26Scope and Contents

Sepia diazo print with graphite annotations

[A-2] Details of Arcade Sculpture and Planting Boxes1953 Aug 26Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

[A-3] Details of Display Cases, Window Seats, Planting Boxes, Drinking Fountain and Etc.1953 Aug 26Scope and Contents

Graphite on paper

Details of Lobby FurnitureundatedScope and Contents

Graphite on paper