<I>A Residence for Mr. And Mrs. James E. Moore Petersburg, VA</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1941
name: label: Created by
content: Julian Abele Cook Sr., American, 1904 - 1986
notes: label: Description
content: A set of loose architectural blueprints, “A Residence for Mr. And Mrs. James E. Moore”, created by architect Julian Abele Cook, 1941.
label: Description
content: This is a set of thirteen (13) large, rectangular blueprint sheets (a-m) of architectural drawings reproduced in white on bright blue background for a residential project in Petersburg, Virginia. The set begins with a cover sheet (a), reading at center: [A RESIDENCE FOR / MR. AND MRS. JAMES E. MOORE / PETERSBURG VIRGINIA] and at bottom left: [JULIAN A. COOK / DESIGNER / WASHINGTON D.C.]. Each subsequent sheet is titled and numbered at the bottom right corner:
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content: Sheet 1 (b): Plot Plan and Alternative Plot Plan
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content: Sheet 2 (c): Footing Drawing
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content: Sheet 3 (d): Foundations
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content: Sheet 4 (e): First and Second Floor Plans
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content: Sheet 5 (f): Front and South Elevations
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content: Sheet 6 (g): North and East Elevations
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content: Sheet 7 (h): Construction Details
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content: Sheet 8 (i): Stairway Details
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content: Sheet 9 (j): Millwork Details
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content: Sheet 10 (k): Bathroom Details - Plumbing Sections
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content: Sheet 11 (l): Kitchen Cabinet Details
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content: Sheet 12 (m): Garage Plan and Alternate Garage
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content: There are sketches in graphite on the reverse of Sheets 4 and 6.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
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content: Craftsmanship
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content: Design
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content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Housing
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Cook in honor of Julian Francis Abele and Julian Abele Cook, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.95.15a-m
objectType: label: Type
content: blueprints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Julian Abele Cook Sr.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Prussian blue on photographic paper
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content: H x W (a): 17 15/16 × 25 1/16 in. (45.6 × 63.6 cm)
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content: H x W (b): 17 15/16 × 25 3/16 in. (45.6 × 63.9 cm)
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content: H x W (c): 18 1/8 × 25 1/4 in. (46 × 64.2 cm)
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content: H x W (d): 18 1/8 × 25 3/16 in. (46 × 64 cm)
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content: H x W (d): 18 1/8 × 25 3/16 in. (46 × 64 cm)
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content: H x W (e): 18 1/8 × 25 3/16 in. (46 × 64 cm)
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content: H x W (f): 18 1/8 × 25 3/16 in. (46 × 64 cm)
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content: H x W (g): 18 1/8 × 25 3/16 in. (46.1 × 64 cm)
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content: H x W (h): 18 1/8 × 25 3/16 in. (46 × 64 cm)
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content: H x W (i): 18 3/16 × 25 3/16 in. (46.2 × 64 cm)
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content: H x W (j): 17 15/16 × 25 in. (45.6 × 63.5 cm)
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content: H x W (k): 17 15/16 × 25 in. (45.6 × 63.5 cm)
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content: H x W (l): 18 1/8 × 25 1/4 in. (46 × 64.2 cm)
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content: H x W (m): 18 1/8 × 25 1/4 in. (46 × 64.1 cm)