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VOLUME
Part 2
By
Andrea M. Gilmore
Written 1987
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CONTENTS - VOLUME
LIST OF FIGURES
2,
Part 2
AND CREDITS
(con't.)
PLANTING DEPARTMENT
Introduction
Architectural History
Date of Construction
Evolution of Design
Description as Originally Built
Exterior Elements
Interior
Utility
Elements
Systems
Additions/Alterations
Changes
Changes
Changes
Changes
Changes
Changes
Circa 1909-1911
in
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l5
1913-1914
J
Circa 1925-1930
in the 1960's-1970's
f
zu
21
Existing Conditions
22
Recommendations
25
Figures
in
Volume
Contents
PLANS VAULT
2, Part
57
Introduction
57
Architectural History
58
Date of Construction
58
Evolution of Design
58
59
59
60
62
Exterior Elements
Elements
Systems
Interior
Utility
Additions/ Alterations
Changes
Changes
Changes
in
in
in
63
63
1910
1912
1913-1983
64
66
67
Existing Conditions/Recommendations
68
Figures
NOT BUILT
Figures
69
105
109
OFFICES: FURNITURE
119
Figures
123
OFFICES: APPENDICES
133
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
135
B.
149
Finishes Analysis
C. Mortar Analysis
D. Molding Profiles
E. Door Schedule
F. Utility Systems
G. Supporting Documents
IV
189
195
205
221
237
LIST
2,
Part 2
Planting Department
NPS
27
1989
2.
3.
Frederick
Frederick
7.
8.
NPS
29
photograph
30
Archives
facing southwest.
Frederick
photograph
NPS
Archives
31
32
33
34
up
to
Frederick
NPS
Bohl, 1980.
10.
toilet,
NPS
Archives
28
photograph
NPS
Frederick
east
toward stairway
photograph by David
Archives
35
11.
13.
facing southwest.
NPS
Archives
37
Planting Department: Second story, Print Room, facing east. NPS photograph by David Bohl, 1980. Frederick Law Olmsted NHS Archives
38
Frederick
NPS
14.
Room,
36
closet.
NPS
Room, Wagenhorst
39
Electric Blue
40
List of Figures
15.
Volume
and Credits
2, Part
NPS
16.
17.
NPS
NPS
NPS
42
in
drawings.
sink in northeast
southeast corner.
18.
Room,
41
43
Room, washing
tray for
44
[Note: Figures 19-23, all prepared by Arthur S. Vinal for the construction of the Planting
Department, are not dated. However, they were undoubtedly done circa 1900, because the building
May
1901. J
20.
1,
Frederick
Frederick
45
Frederick
22.
47
Frederick
Archives
48
(Plan 20-Z57)
23.
Frederick
24.
49
Olmsted
25.
NHS
Frederick
Law
50
Planting Department:
Under
construction.
Frederick
51
Frederick
December
VI
11, 1901.
52
List of Figures
27.
2, Part 2
"Part of 1st Floor Plan Showing Proposed Changes in Front Office and Photo
Room," which
8, 1909.
28.
Volume
and Credits
Basement plan
December
Frederick
53
1)
Frederick
Archives (Plan
54
20-34-tpl)
29.
30.
Frederick
55
56
Plans Vault
31.
NPS
1989
32.
33.
71
NPS
Frederick
Frederick
NPS
72
photograph by David
73
Archives
NPS
photograph by David
74
Archives
36.
Frederick
Bohl, 1980.
35.
Bohl, 1980.
34.
NPS
NPS
photograph by David
75
Archives
Frederick
76
Archives
NPS
37.
38.
NPS
39.
NPS
77
...
78
...
79
[Note: Figures 40-52 are part of a large collection of drawings in the Frederick Law Olmsted
Archives for the original, one-story Plans Vault. The dates on them run from August to November
1901.]
40.
Plans Vault: Floor plan (study for a smaller plans vault that was not built),
by Arthur
80
vn
List of Figures
41.
Volume
and Credits
2, Part
Plans Vault: Section drawing (study for smaller plans vault that was not
built),
by Arthur
S. Vinal (Plan
42.
43.
flat
20-Z26)
81
82
83
44.
Plans Vault: Drawings for brick wall construction (Plan 20-3 -sh.
45.
Plans Vault:
46.
86
47.
87
48.
88
49.
89
50.
90
51.
Plans Vault: Floor plan of main vault, with later (circa 1910) annotations
West
1)
85
(Plan 20-3-sh. 9)
91
52.
53.
Plans Vault:
and hollow
54.
Plans Vault:
Main
Lower
tile.
vault,
NPS
92
vault,
terra-cotta
tie
table.
NPS
Plans Vault:
Lower
94
vault,
table.
NPS
photograph by
Frederick
57.
95
Plans Vault:
Main
vault,
Plans Vault:
NPS
Main
1980.
Archives
1910 stairway.
96
NPS
photograph by Andrea
Gilmore, 1984
58.
93
photograph by
84
97
vault,
Vlll
98
List of Figures
59.
Volume
and Credits
99
60.
NHS
61.
1913."
Law Olmsted
100
Frederick
101
Plans Vault: North wall of middle vault, storage drawers for projects in
NPS
progress.
63.
Frederick
62.
2, Part
102
"Second Floor Plan, Olmsted Brothers Office, Showing Present Layout, April
11, 1913." Frederick Law Olmsted NHS Archives (Plan 20-32)
103
65.
Ill
proposed new
file
room between
Frederick
Planting Department
Archives
112
(Plan 20-?)
66.
Drawing
67.
Frederick
proposed new
file
vault
Frederick
Archives
114
68.
new
NHS
69.
70.
file
vault
3, 1913.
between Planting
Law Olmsted
Frederick
115
Floor plans for proposed office alterations to barn, Feb. 15, 1928.
113
Frederick
116
1)
Frederick
Archives (Plan
117
20-29-sh. 2)
IX
List of Figures
Volume
and Credits
2, Part
Office Furniture
71.
Room," by Carlyle,
Ayer & Co., Boston, Mass., 1903, showing cabinetry for storage of the
Olmsted firm's project records. Frederick Law Olmsted NHS Archives
Portion of drawing entitled "Office Addition to Photo
(Plan 20-Z19)
72.
73.
125
Drawing of
75.
76.
Drawing of
Frederick
Utility
127
Frederick
130
Law
Olmsted,
Jr.,'s
131
132
Systems
225
Frederick
227
Frederick
Archives
228
1)
Sprinkler System:
Co., 1913.
F5.
129
sh. 2)
F4.
128
F3.
Frederick
Drawing entitled "Mr. F.L. Olmsted's Desk," January 22, 1913. Frederick
Law Olmsted NHS Archives (Plan 20-25-sh. 3)
NPS
F2.
25), 1912.
1)
Detail drawing of furniture designed and built for the clerical division,
Appendix F.
Fl.
[sic]
78.
Frederick
Drawing of "Stationary
circa 1913.
77.
Law Olmsted
126
Frederick
Frederick
in figure 71.
'Addition
Frederick
&
Alteration to Office,"
file at
Rockwood
Sprinkler
Rockwood
Sprinkler Co.,
229
March 1912.
230
List of Figures
F6.
Volume
and Credits
NPS photograph by
231
NPS
photograph by
232
fire
alarm.
NPS
233
1986
F9.
2, Part
bell.
NPS
NPS
XI
234
235
PLANTING DEPARTMENT
Introduction
The
Planting Department
is
a two-story
The south
wall of the Planting Department adjoins the west walls of these structures.
the Planting Department faces the rear courtyard,
its
elevation of
its
north
The
Planting Department
It
is
complex
that
was
originally built
The building
permit for this structure was issued December 1, 1899, to "F. L. Olmsted owner, to build an
addition 25' by 36', two and one-half stories, hip roof, stone foundation, sheathed inside, to have
B.N. Neal,
clapboards.
It
to
Jr.
like
in
is
Planting Department, except on the second story of the south elevation, where oversized
were
slate.
installed
Located
wooden
at
roughly
is
windows
approximately the center of the roofs ridge are a brick chimney and a louvered,
ventilator cover.
The
scheme was dark red clapboards (Munsell 2.5YR 3/2), dark green trim (Munsell BG
All were lead-base paints. The original color scheme
3/1), and black window sashes (Nl 5/1).
continued to be used on the building until the 1950's, when all of the exterior woodwork was painted
gray. It was later painted with green and brown monochromatic color schemes. All of the paints
used on the exterior of the building after circa 1950 are latex paints.
The
exterior of the Planting Department has been painted approximately eight times.
original paint
On the interior, the basement of the Planting Department presently houses the office boiler
and sprinkler system compressor. The remainder of the area is used for storage. Originally, the east
half of the basement was finished and used as part of the office. Access to this finished space was
from a stairway located
The
first
at the southeast
L-shaped, because
room
toilet
(fig. 5).
its
southeast corner
In recent years,
is
it
partitioned off to
form the
library.
large cupboard (fig. 6) covers one of the walls forming the toilet room.
In
extreme southwest corner of the large room is a small office (fig. 7). This small office presently
has shelves along its west wall containing the remainder of the firm's rare book collection.
the
Planting Department
The second
Two
room along
It
(figs. 8-10).
smaller
contains a sink and trays for washing the drawings (figs. 16-18).
Room
is
The
story
is
first
at right).
printing equipment,
is
one of the
The second
site's
is
story, with
most important
its
interpretative spaces.
Architectural History
Date of Construction
The
Evolution of Design
Unlike the other buildings in the office complex, there are no trace studies that document an
evolution of the design for this building.
Planting Department
As Originally
Description
Built
Exterior Elements
Foundation
The foundation walls of the Planting Department were constructed with random-cut
puddingstone. They were approximately 1 foot 4 inches thick. The stone was laid with a light
brown, natural-cement mortar. The mortar joints on both the interior and exterior foundation walls
were filled to create a uniform surface. The joints were tooled, with a single recessed line, to
resemble cut stone. On the interior, the area between the floor joists was filled in with brick.
Located along the west end of the south foundation wall was an areaway with steps leading
down
to a
foot thick,
was constructed
with the same materials as the Planting Department foundation. The nine steps, which remain today,
are concrete.
high.
The
The
There
bottom.
original.
It
treads are 10 inches wide and 3 feet 10 inches long; the risers are 7 1/2 inches
no evidence
has a drain in
its
at the
landing appears to be
center.
19)
were ever
that these
originally
shows another basement window that was not built. There is a window presently in
this location, but it was installed later. This is based upon the fact that paint samples taken from the
2
casing of the window do not contain the full historic layering sequence.
In addition, the edges of
in figure 19)
window
stone used for the original north- and south- wall windows.
The three original basement windows were surrounded by semicircular window wells. The
window well was 5 feet 3 inches deep. Its walls were 1 foot thick and constructed with the
same stone and mortar as the foundation walls. The catch basin shown in figure 19 at the bottom
of this window well was never installed. The north window wells were 3 feet deep. The 1900
basement plan (fig. 21) shows them as being the same type of construction as the south window well.
south
It is
thus assumed that they were originally constructed with stone and mortar matching that of the
foundation.
Framing
Unlike the Clerical Department and North Drafting Wing, the framing of the Planting
Department is concealed. Fortunately, several photographs were taken of the building while it was
being framed (figs. 24-25).
Its walls were of stud-frame construction.
The principal framing
members
are
unknown,
since the walls were not opened during the preparation of this report.
FRLA
3
02 PI 65.
Planting Department
The sheathing of
the walls of the Planting Department, unlike the sheathing of the Clerical
Department and North Drafting Wing, was nailed to both the inside and outside of the framing
members. On the exterior, the sheathing planks were nailed to the studs (fig. 24).
The
its
board of the Planting Department was the same design as used on the Clerical
Department and North Drafting Wing. It consisted of a 3-inch wide vertical strip, capped with a 3
3/4-inch wide board placed at approximately a 30-degree angle. The corner boards are constructed
The
sill
with two overlapping boards the wider board measures 4 3/4 inches, while the narrower board
is
3 3/4 inches.
On
were
window
sills
shows the printing frame supports extending only as far down as the sill of the first-story windows.
These vertical strips, however, suggest that the frame supports spanned the full length of the firststory walls. Unfortunately no historic photographs have been found of the full south elevation of
the Planting Department, to indicate how the vertical strips functioned.
Doorways
The
no doorways. An
first and second
possible only from the North Drafting Wing.
the south wall.
The
story had
interior stairway
stories
first
Windows
The three original basement windows have been discussed in connection with the foundation.
The windows held double-hung, two-over-two sashes (figs. 19-20) with the same muntin profile as
the sashes of the first- and second-story
windows.
Unlike on the Clerical Department and the North Drafting Wing, where the windows are
arranged in uninterrupted rows, the Planting Department's windows tended to be grouped in pairs.
The
windows were somewhat longer than the second-story windows. This was clearly
on the north elevation (fig. 19), which had three evenly spaced pairs of standard-size
windows on both the first and second stories (fig. 19).
first-story
evident
The fenestration of the south wall (fig. 20) was very irregular, reflecting the varied uses of
the rooms along this wall. On the first story, there were two pairs of standard-size windows on the
west half, a pair of small windows east of center (for the men's toilet), and one standard-size window
Planting Department
at the east
The second
end.
windows
to
accommodate
window toward
them
(fig. 20).
second-story windows
east-elevation
were close to
had only a top
pair
(fig. 23).
half,
first
sashes.
The
pair
story of the north wall had one-over-one, double-hung sashes (fig. 20).
window in the second story of the east wall had a single two-light sash. Of the three
windows on the second story of the south wall, the center one had triple-hung sashes
three-over-three-over-three.
The bottom sash of this window contained wood panels, rather
arranged
than glass. The other two printing-frame windows had three-over-three, double-hung sashes.
The
half
printing-frame
The frames of the Planting Department windows were plain boards 5 inches wide. The tops
window frames were flashed with a strip of zinc. The window sills were 1 3/4
inches thick and 6 inches wide. The first-story window sills ran continuously around the building.
Underneath this continuous sill was a 1-inch quarter-round. On the second story, the window sills
extended only approximately 1 inch beyond the sides of the window frames.
of the first-story
of the building
framed
the hipped roof of the Planting Department, like that of the walls,
(figs.
The
24-25).
like a traditional
The
hipped roof.
rafters
The base of
is
were
set
is
the rafters
were
set
shown
indicate that
it
was
foot 6 inches
on
center.
The roof sheathing consisted of random- width boards 1 inch thick. The sheathing boards
were covered with a layer of black roofing paper. The roof was covered with wood shingles. The
hips and ridge of the roof were also covered with shingles.
The cornice of the
and quarter-round.
approximately
inch.
Several of the matched sheathing boards covering the ceiling were removed during the preparation of
this report,
The
size
in
Planting Department
Chimney
The
Planting Department's chimney was located just north of, and toward the west end of,
measured 2
It
feet 5 inches
by
foot 9 inches.
line.
Gutters
and Downspouts
wooden
The gutters were spiked to the plate. The downspouts were located along the north and south walls.
The original elevation drawings for the building call for 3-inch conductors at the ends of these walls.
The downspouts ran into drains that connected to the two main catch basins, located at the northwest
and southwest corners of the rear courtyard.
Ventilator Cover
the east
not appear in the original elevation drawings of the Planting Department (figs. 19-20), nor in the
circa- 1900 construction
building
photographs
was finished or
(figs.
24-26).
Interior Elements
Plan
The
original
basement plan
plans cases.
It
room on
(fig.
to the
The
finished basement
it
first
story
of the Planting Department via a stairway in the southeast corner of the room. 4
One known departure from the circa- 1900 plan was the way in which the room had to be
around the ledge outcropping in the northeast corner of the room. This ledge is shown in figure
28, a 1913 basement plan. The presence of this ledge limited the amount of storage space available
built
in the
unsuitable for
its
well.
building of the Plans Vault, begun just about the time that the Planting Department
was
finished.
Handwritten notations on figure 21 refer to the stairway as "not used," and show the addition of a
in the wall between the two basement rooms. However, these appear to date to circa 1909, as will
doorway
be explained subsequently.
Planting Department
upon
its
to the Planting
Department
at all,
but were
The west boiler room was accessible from the exterior basement doorway
The southwest corner of the room was partitioned off for a coal bin. A chimney
wall; the coal boiler was situated just north of the chimney.
The
moved
directly to
construction.
shown
that
was L-
shaped, due to the fact that its southeast corner was partitioned off for the basement stairway, a coat
room, and a two-stall men's toilet room. The west end of the main room was divided into north and
south areas by a "peninsula" of office furniture, primarily plans cases under shelves, that was 7 feet
The north area was used a drafting area; although it was not designated as such on
1 1 inches high.
the plan, there were five adjustable drafting lamps there. The south area appears to haver been used
as office space.
The
room along
shown
is
in figure 23.
of the L-shaped
Of the
Room"
The
Room.
Room was
Room" housed
room
it
the
Room." Ceiling-mounted
this closet.
Floors
The framing
for the first floor, exposed in the west half of the basement, consisted of 2-
by
foot 4 inches
on
center.
this report.
Most of the finish floors in the first and second stories of the Planting Department were fir
boards 3 1/2 inches wide. The exceptions were the floor of the small office in the southwest corner
in the Developing Room on the second story. The small office had
maple floorboards 2 inches wide. The floor in the Developing Room was covered with zinc and had
a floor drain located in its southeast corner. On top of the zinc covering was a raised wood-slat
floor. The floor slats were 2 inches wide. The original finish on the fir floors is unknown. It is
assumed that the east, finished room in the basement also had a wood floor; however, all evidence
of this floor has been destroyed.
of the
first story,
Planting Department
Walls
The
and
Ceilings
studs,
to the subflooring of their respective floors, to the second-story floor framing, and to the roof rafters.
The interior sheathing material was nailed directly to the studs. The sheathing of the walls and
basement room was beaded matched boards 3 1/2 inches wide. The room does
window
trim.
The sheathing on
Doorways
The doorway casings in the Planting Department were constructed with the same cypress
matched "washboard" sheathing as used on the walls and ceilings. The sides and tops of the frames
were six beads wide and jointed with miters. Two types of doors were used in the Planting
Department when it was built. The most common was a five-panel door, used in the men's toilet
on the first story and in the printing department on the second story. The panels were recessed and
had a molded edge. The other circa- 1900 doors in the Planting Department were glazed. They were
located on the first story, and led into the men's toilet and to the basement stairway. These doors
had two recessed panels trimmed with the same molded edge as the five-panel doors. The upper half
of the door contained a single pane of glass. On the door leading into the men's toilet, the lower
half of the glass
is
frosted.
The doorway leading to the stairway descending from the second story of the Planting
Department to the first story of the North Drafting Wing may also have been installed when the
Planting Department was built. Extant today, it is hung with the same hinges as the other circa- 1900
doors; however, its other hardware and panel moldings are different from these doors. The stairway
door has a single recessed, molded panel and eight
The doors
are
lights.
ball hinges
Windows
The two windows
in the east
The
casings of the
first-
window
as
it
exists today.
The
The window
cypress matched "washboard" sheathing as used for the walls, ceilings, and doorway casings.
window
stools
Planting Department
in the Planting
Furniture
The
have been plans cases in the locations shown on the drawings. However, once the Plans Vault was
built, these cases were undoubtedly removed. The design of the plans cases located in the Planting
Department is unknown. On the drawings they are shown as being approximately 1 foot 4 inches
wide.
The
the walls
that they
were freestanding.
shows a cupboard built into the center of the east wall and
marked with the notation "Herb [arium]." This cupboard exists today. It is 5 feet 2 inches high,
2 feet 6 inches wide, and 1 foot 7 inches deep. It has double doors, each with six recessed panels.
These doors are hung with three three-knuckle brass cabinet hinges and fastened with spring-loaded
brass latches. The inside of the cupboard is divided into four sections, and each section contained
four shelves. All of the shelves are missing, but their ledger strips remain in place to identify their
locations. The shelves were spaced about 7 inches apart. Located directly under the cupboard is
a sliding shelf that could be pulled out when sorting items stored in the cupboard. Under the sliding
shelf
is
a single drawer.
Another piece of
(fig. 6).
is
location in 1900-1901; however, since they are constructed with wire nails,
slightly later.
The cupboards
is
1 1
the
to
They have
six two-
high.
Printing Equipment
The
Planting Department
The
windows
(see figures
20 and
26).
(The patched cutouts for the tracks remain in the existing window sills.) The printing-frame
tracks were supported by multiple wooden and metal braces mounted to the south exterior wall.
How the printing frames were supported inside the Planting Department is unknown, since they were
sills.
when
wood
supported on simple
The
drafting
all
is
make
It is
blueprints.
described as follows:
blueprints.
elaborate.
installed.
platforms.
Almost
was
in
for
the
purpose of making
simple,
To
felting.
this is
some
wood,
hinged
The
one of
is
its
The frame
made on
paper, which
is
is
on
its
The
tracing
is
laid
now
set
artificial light
or to bright
sunlight.
When
paper
taken out and thoroughly washed in clean water for several minutes
and then hung up to dry. If the paper has been recently prepared and the
exposure properly timed, the coated surface of the paper will now be of a
clear deep blue color except where it was covered by the ink lines, where
it
will
be white. 5
Room
(figs. 16-18).
Some
printing processes
with clear water; others used a fixing solution of potassium bichromate (potash) and water.
J.
this
as follows:
is
actually
a photographic
drawing.
Dalzell,
McKinney, and
Ritton, Blueprint
Edward
Planting Department
is
then dried.
The
washes away
It
on
the print.
all
original.
The
the chemicals,
The
fixing bath
appears that the Olmsted firm used the process that fixed the printing with potassium
will
be described in the following section, "Utility Systems," in connection with the plumbing.
The washed
prints
The
closet
was helpful
in that the
wood
when
room when needed. However, a more important function seems to have been to
summer months. The closet had a small gas heater along its east wall.
In the summer, when the main office heating system was unused, the racks of wet prints were pulled
into the closet. The closet door was closed and the heater was activated. (The closure was quite
tight: even the gaps between the metal tracks on the ceiling were filled in with metal strips.) The
heater
chimney.
Utility
Systems
Electrical System
Unlike the
first
Department was originally wired for electric lighting, rather than piped for gas
1900 construction drawings show the proposed location for the electric lighting
and-tube wiring that
building
still
feeds the first-story ceiling fixtures had to have been installed while the
The
fuse
box
toilet.
The
knob-and-tube wiring concealed in the ceiling; on the second story, the original wiring
Additions and alterations were
The
made
is
exposed.
lamps shown on the circa- 1900 first-floor plan, and five recesses for electrical boxes remain in the
where rosettes were formerly located. The wires were longer than needed, which allowed
ceiling
Edward
J.
Planting Department
original drafting
There were three ceiling-mounted drafting lamps on the second story. The circa- 1900 floor
plan shows three lamps on the north side of the large room. Two of the original square wood
mounting blocks for these lamps remain on the ceiling, and marks identify the location of the third
As in the first story, each second-story lamp had a cloth-covered wire leading from a
block.
porcelain rosette on the ceiling, the wire being long enough to permit the lamp to be moved around.
The other
were also placed
on the
first
approximate locations shown on the circa- 1900 floor plans. These fixtures
System.
Heating System
The
Planting Department was originally heated by a coal-fired steam boiler. This boiler
remains along
4 1/4 inches.
The
boiler
was vented
The chimney
stack
measured 2
on
to the
feet
chimney
that
4 1/2 inches by
was
still
foot
approximately 9 by 12 inches.
The
large wall-mounted radiators in the Planting Department appear to have been installed
On
length of the north wall, and at ceiling height along the west wall of the men's
windows
toilet.
On
the second
story, these radiators run the full length of the north wall and along the north end of the west wall.
There is also a wall-mounted radiator on the north wall of the Developing Room. The galvanized
expansion tank, mounted near the ceiling just west of the chimney on the second story, also appears
to have been part of this original steam heating system.
Plumbing System
Plumbing equipment was installed circa 1900 in the Planting Department in the first-story
and in the Developing Room on the second story. The toilet room had two pull-chain
toilets, a corner sink, and a corner urinal. All of the original fixtures except for the urinal remain
in place today, so their appearance is known. The corner sink is white porcelain and wall-mounted.
It has nickel-plated faucets.
The knobs have white porcelain centers marked hot and cold. The
men's
toilet
water-supply pipes to the sink are three-quarter-inch brass; the drain pipe and trap are lead.
wood
The
12
Planting Department
tin.
The flushing mechanism consists of a
by a metal arm, which is connected to a metal chain with a black wood
The tanks are filled from a 1-inch lead pipe. The height of the water in the tanks is
handle.
controlled by a float. The original floats have been replaced with modern rubber floats. The design
of the original urinal is unknown, other than that it was a corner type. Water was supplied to the
urinal by a three-quarter-inch brass pipe, and it had a 2-inch lead drain. The urinal drain was vented
by an exposed pipe that ran up the north wall of the toilet room, across the ceiling, and into the vent
long,
raised
is
Plumbing
Developing
Room
south wall; another sink at the north end of the east wall; and a double-hose connection at the west
end of the north wall. Also on the east wall were a water-storage tank and a wooden washing rack.
All were served by a 1-inch galvanized supply line that entered the room along the south wall on the
west side of the drain and vent stack.
The two platform sinks on the south wall were constructed one on top of the other. They
had wood frames and were lined with galvanized metal. The bottom sink was 6 feet 4 inches long,
4 feet wide, and 6 inches deep. Water was supplied to this sink by a lead faucet mounted on the
This sink drained from
south wall.
its
This pipe ran through the floor and into the south-wall drain. This drain was opened and closed by
a valve with a circular handle located on the underside of the sink.
The upper
depth from
1 1
raised
ceiling.
The
1 1
inches wide.
When
sink drained
through a portable metal drain that ran into the main floor drain.
It
had a tapering
from
its
southeast corner
its
own
water supply, but was served by hoses running from the north- wall hose connections.
From
the south wall, the water-supply line ran across the east wall to a wall-mounted faucet
that wall.
This location for the sink differs from the location on the original
second-story floor plan, which shows the sink in the northwest corner of the room.
However,
examination of the plumbing for the existing sink clearly indicates that it has always been in the
northeast corner of the room. First, the water-supply line for the sink is tied into that for the waterstorage tank also
sink.
on
down
into the
Third, water marks and wear are evident on the beaded matched-board sheathing surrounding
By contrast, the walls in the northwest corner of the room show no signs of water
damage, nor any markings from the mounting of the sink on the walls (although they are presently
covered by a sheet of galvanized metal).
the existing sink.
One additional piece of evidence for the location of the sink in the northeast corner is the
hinge marks on the doorway into the Developing Room. The circa- 1900 plan shows the door here
as being hinged on its east side, which would have been logical if the sink had been in the northwest
corner.
if
its
the sink
13
was
in the northeast
Planting Department
on the east wall measured 2 feet 11 1/4 inches long, 1 foot 7 inches wide, and 6
The wooden frame of the sink was constructed with cypress matched "washboard"
liner
was galvanized metal. The sink was nailed directly to the wall. It was also
sheathing; the
supported by a diagonal brace, measuring 1 1/2 by 1 3/4 inches, located at its south end. The sink's
faucet was brass; its drain, located in the center of its south end, connected to a 2-inch lead drain
The
sink
pipe that ran into a vented lead trap, then over to the south- wall stack.
From
the northwest corner of the sink, the water-supply line continued onto the north wall,
down to two
was painted black.
This faucet connected to a black rubber hose that was wrapped around a circular rack mounted on
the north wall. Hoses running from these connections were used to wash prints in the platforms
sinks on the south wall.
passing above the doorway to reach the west end of that wall.
hose connections.
faucet
was
Here,
it
print- washing
this one.
The
primary component of the second system was the water-storage tank mounted on the east wall
at
This was probably the "tank" purchased by the firm on March 27, 1903. The entry
book reads as follows: "Codman & Shurtleff - Tank, etc. for Print Room - $25.65."
The tank was constructed with wood with a zinc lining. It measured 5 feet 2 inches long, 2 feet 2
inches wide, and 3 feet 3/4 inches deep. There was an overflow located on the north side of the
sink. The overflow was a pipe 1 1/2 inches in diameter that emptied into the sink below. The outlet
of this tank was located in its bottom, at the southeast corner.
ceiling height.
in the account
Water was supplied to this tank by opening a valve located under the sink. When the valve
was opened, water was pumped into the tank by a pneumatic pump mounted at the top of the tank
at its north end. The compressor for the pump was located in the adjoining Print Room. Air was
supplied to this pump by a half-inch galvanized pipe that ran under the tank and through the east wall
at its
south end.
Once
was filled, water ran by gravity force into a "T" pipe connection
approximately 8 inches below the tank. The pipes that ran off the connection have been removed,
and there are no markings on the wall indicating where they ran. It seems likely that they terminated
in hose connections.
From there, hoses could be run to wash drawings mounted either in the
platform sinks on the south wall, or on the wooden rack that stood at the south end of the east wall.
the
tank
This rack measured 6 feet 10 1/2 inches high by 4 feet wide. It had a catch trough at its
bottom that measured 4 feet long, 6 1/2 inches wide, and 6 3/4 inches deep. The face of the rack
and the trough were lined with galvanized sheet metal. A drain was located at the south end of the
trough.
It
It
to
ran through the floor and into the south- wall drain.
appears that the purpose of the second washing system was to allow potassium bichromate
be added to the wash- water in the tank. As explained in the previous section, "Interior Elements,
to
14
Planting Department
Additions/ Alterations
Unlike the other buildings in the office complex, the Planting Department was originally built
as a two-story structure. Consequently, it never underwent the large-scale additions and alterations
that were made to the other office buildings to enlarge them from one to two stories. The alterations
made
to the Planting
relatively
less
uniformly distributed
but
in Fenestration
A small window with one sash was cut into the west basement wall north of center at an early
unknown date. A paint sample taken from the casing of this window contains nine layers of
found on the other exterior trim. The similarity in the number of paint
was an early addition. The tan primer used on this window casing, however,
than the brown primer used on all the original exterior woodwork, clearly indicates that it is
it
not original.
on
both in the "peninsula" dividing the space into north and south halves, and elsewhere in the space.
All
were removed
at
some point in time. It is thought that this occurred circa 1902, when the first
was built. The April 11, 1913, first-floor plan (fig. 29) shows that the line
this date.
The
alterations are
shown
in a plan dated
1909
drawings
(fig.
drawn annotations
The annotations are not dated,
(figs. 19-23).
The
first dated alteration to the interior of the Planting Department was the removal of the
components of the southeast stairway to the basement. This alteration is proposed in
figure 27, dated December 8, 1909. This drawing called for the following: the removal of the
partition between the stairway and the adjacent coat room; the closure of the original window in the
first-story
15
Planting Department
It
removal of the shelving around the stairway; and the flooring over of
doorway into the coat room to be closed;
doorway was never removed. (In recent years it has been covered over by wooden
Four shelves were installed along the south wall of the portion of the room formerly
stairway. Along the east wall was a projecting wood rack on which a dozen black
the
occupied by
cast-iron hooks are mounted. The ceiling and walls of the first-story area formerly at the basement
stairway were covered with the same beaded matched boarding as was used in the finished basement
room, rather than the "washboard" sheathing used elsewhere on the first story.
however,
file
this
cabinets.)
was
probably due to the fact that serious ground-water problems made the basement unsuitable for either
removed from
After the stairway was closed, other access to the west basement
surprisingly, another circa-1911 annotation
on figure 21 shows
that a
Changes
in Fenestration
The northernmost of the two second-story windows at the south end of the east wall was
This was due to the construction of a second story on the adjacent North Drafting
Wing. The triangular connector portion of the North Drafting Wing received a new stairway to the
new story, which caused its roof to be raised high enough to impact the window.
closed in 1911.
Conversely, a
story north wall.
The
to
drawing
by 1913
at the
(fig.
19)
1911 showing
work.
(fig. 30).
supply closet was built across the east end of the Print
it.
Room
(fig.
21) has a
side.
16
Planting Department
Installation
Circa 1905 the Olmsted firm purchased a Wagenhorst Electric Blueprinter (figs. 14-15),
which performed the same function as the sun-printing frames. The machine is marked with the
patent date October 4, 1904.
Room.
plan.)
(Its location
The
blueprinter
was
is
second-story plan
The 1913
30) shows the other two sun-printing frames in their original locations,
(fig.
suggesting that they continued in at least limited use after the electric blueprinter was installed.
A
to J.H.
search for the patent for the Wagenhorst Blueprinting machine located two patents issued
Wagenhorst
17, 1903,
and Patent No. 765, 406, issued July 19, 1904. No patent was found that was issued on October
4, 1904. The two existing patents illustrate and describe a blueprinting machine that is similar, if
Copies of these patents are included in
Appendix
of
this report.
The Wagenhorst
is
an
electric arc
lamp, which
is
lowered
mounted on a metal
down
stand.
drawing and a sheet of sensitized paper that were wrapped around the outside of the glass cylinder.
sheets were held in place by tacks and covered by a canvas, spring-activated curtain. In figure
The
visible.
Changes
in
printer.
1913-1914
some annotations
that
seem
when
new
was
boiler
(Figure 28 has
installed in the
basement.
Because
first
29).
it is
it
thought to be slightly
later.
The
office
corner.
Installation
In 1914,
of Sprinkler System
when
was
installed, its
first
alarm
17
bell
The
Boston Automatic
Planting Department
in 1925.
Department, which abutting the east wall of the Planting Department. At that time, the east exterior
wall of the Planting Department was dismantled and replaced with a brick fire wall that ran between
the Clerical Department, the Planting Department, and the
the fire wall
to
be closed. This window had been in the back wall of the closet on
window allowed
this wall.
shelving to be built along the new, brick back wall of the closet.
The building of
caused the remaining window in the second-story east wall of the Planting Department
Department and North Drafting Wing. The junction of these roofs was flashed with a copper roof.
wood gutter from the east side of the Planting Department
Installation
of an Ammonia-Vapor Closet
Prior to circa 1925, the firm relied on the washing and potassium-bichromate process to
develop the prints made in the Wagenhorst bluepr inter. This process was replaced circa 1925 by the
(fig. 13).
The ammoniawas a dry process. Copies could be used as soon as
ammonia-vapor closet; no time had to be allowed for mounting the
removed from
drawings on the racks or
they were
The
closet
was
the
it
for drying.
window.
It
seems
to the
of the
no evidence
is
both
to that effect.
The ammonia- vapor closet measured 2 feet 8 1/2 inches by 3 feet and extended from the floor
ceiling. The three-panel door to the closet was the same as doors hung in the second story
Clerical Department circa 1925. The panels were recessed and molded. The door was hung
with small five-knuckle butt hinges unlike any of the other hinges used in the Planting Department.
The
interior of the
ammonia- vapor
labeled
opening in
be
filled
this
with
sliding
door
at the
bottom of
this
door, through which a three-quarter-inch rubber hose ran, allowed this chamber to
ammonia
vapors.
18
Planting Department
The process worked as follows. An original drawing and a sheet of sensitized paper were
exposed together on the usual way, with the arc lamp. Once exposed, the print was rolled, placed
in a tube, and set inside the metal chamber inside the closet. The chamber was then sealed and filled
with ammonia vapors to develop and stabilize the sensitized paper. The ammonia vapors were forced
from a tank on the floor of the closet into the chamber by a small pump at the north side of the
closet. This pump is marked "THE PEERLESS ELECTRIC COMPANY, WARREN, O.," and was
controlled by a switch in the north wall of the ammonia closet. The west wall of the closet had a
circular vent opening connecting to a length of galvanized downspout.
at the
ammonia
The
developer.
final
copy
is
had
to
Improvements
to
Heating System
The heating system was converted from steam to hot water at some point. It appears to have
been done circa 1925, when a new coal-fired boiler was installed in the southeast corner of the
Planting Department basement.
The standing
of the basement.
which appear
to
be post-
at this time.
The installation of the new boiler is shown by annotations, presumably dating to circa 1925,
on the 1913 basement plan (fig. 28). Another annotation indicates that the unused stairway to the
7
first story, which was still extant in 1913, was "gone" by circa 1925.
No physical evidence of the
original basement stairway remains.
In 1930 a humidifier was installed along the west wall in the
first
Department. This was an "Aqualator" unit similar to those installed in the main house and the North
Drafting
Wing
at that time.
Roof and
The
slate
It
was located on
Gutters
The
An additional downspout
downspouts remain
and west ends of the south wall (see figure 1), but an additional one was installed at some
point in the middle of the south wall (compare figure 26).
to the
at this time.
original
at the east
Changes
in the 1960's-1970's
Interior Elements
The
In the
first story,
Figure 27, dated October 15, 1913, shows the stairway; however, annotations made on the plan circa
1925 when
the
new
boiler
was
19
it
was gone by
that time.
Planting Department
mounted multiple
receptacles.
lamps.
There is some indication that wood ceiling fans were used prior to the 1960's, when they
were removed. Nothing is known about them, including their exact locations. It is possible that
adequate documentation for their reproduction may be found in the future.
Another alteration made to the first story of the Planting Department circa 1970 was the
removal of some of the library shelving. The shelving running down the center of the room, on the
west side of the chimney, was removed and destroyed.
Unlike the
first stories
of the Clerical Department and the North Drafting Wing, most of the
Improvements
The
to
the coat
in
toilet,
Heating System
The new
boiler
heated the entire office wing. With the installation of this boiler, the coal bin in the southwest corner
oil
to Sprinkler
System
The sprinkler system's compressor, located in the northwest corner of the Planting
Department basement, was replaced in 1982 by contract.
Random broken
were replaced as part of the 1982 roof contract. The area where the
Wing, the Clerical Department, and the Planting Department come
together was also repaired at this time: the existing copper flashing and slates on the east hip of the
Planting Department roof were removed, and new 20-oz. copper and new slates were installed.
slates
summer of
1983.
Two new
oil-fired boilers
were
all
A new
source of the water was twofold: a spring located in front of the south basement door, and an
underground stream
its
20
southeast corner.
installed
Planting Department
at the location
of the spring, and connected to the main office drain. Also, a channel was built along
basement
to contain
(This
Also in 1983, the concrete slab at the bottom of the south- wall areaway was replaced, and
a drain was installed. The south- wall basement window well was repaired as part of this work. The
sides of the window well were extensively rebuilt, but the well's original appearance was generally
The exception to
basement doorway and door
retained.
was the addition of a metal grate placed over its top. The south
also were rebuilt, as was the window in the south wall of the basement.
this
Restoration of Drafting
Lamp
was restored
lamp
was
the
westernmost
of five
as part of the 1983-1984 electrical rewiring contract. The missing
historic drafting lamps along the north side of the drafting area. The wood frame and receptacles
that had been constructed on the former base of the historic lamp were removed, as were the modern
The
Existing Conditions
Exterior Elements
made
Department, which
appears to be in good condition structurally. However, there are several areas that should be opened
and checked for deteriorated members. These areas include: the northeast corner post and east end
of the north elevation, the casings and sills of the north- wall basement windows, and the north wall
plate.
All of these areas have had extensive contact with moisture over an extended period of time.
The foundation will require selective repointing. The south areaway will require partial
The basement window wells are in good condition. The south one was rebuilt in 1983;
the west and north ones were rebuilt with portland cement at an unknown date. However, the west
and north basement windows themselves are in need of extensive repairs.
rebuilding.
On
gutters
need
to
The
chimney
is
rotted
and
still
will
have
to
be replaced.
is
generally in
21
good condition.
The
Planting Department
Interior Elements
On the
in
good
first
On
repair.
east
faucet
on
to
is
in
and second stories, most of the critical historic building fabric remains intact and
the second story, the west doorway to the Print Room, and the doorway to the
equipment
improve
their doors.
Room
is
made
to the printing
interpretative effectiveness.
its
missing.
Recommendations
Exterior Elements
The
exterior preservation
work on
the Planting
Department
sills,
Wooden
elements to be repaired or
Once
window
sashes black.
The
slate
all
wood
repaired,
should be primed and painted. The clapboards should be painted red, the
the
The
chimney should have its top four inward-tapering courses of brick rebuilt, and should be repointed,
repainted, and capped. The missing and broken ventilator louvers should be replaced, and a mesh
screen installed behind the louvers to prevent small animals from getting inside the ventilator.
Interior Elements
No work
is
recommended
On the
toilet
first story,
the
modern
latex paint
should be stripped and the original shellac finish restored. The existing bathroom fixtures, the
only historic bathroom fixtures remaining in the office, should be retained and
made
operative.
The
bookshelves on the west side of the chimney should be reproduced and reinstalled. The door to the
small southwest corner office should be rehung.
On
the second story, the missing or broken elements of the printing equipment should be
repaired or replaced.
22
make
it
difficult to explain
Planting Department
how
woodwork in both the first and second stories should be cleaned, and areas where the
damaged should be repaired. All of the metal hardware should also be cleaned and
The hardware in the Planting Department is significantly corroded due to the ammonia
All the
shellac finish
treated.
to the
is
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PLANS VAULT
Introduction
is
complex.
Its
The
north elevation
is
It is
rectangular in
is
parallel to
Dudley Street
its
(fig. 32).
divided into three levels the lower vault, the middle vault, and
The Plans Vault, like the Clerical Department and the North Drafting Wing, was built in two
stages. The portion containing the lower and middle vaults was built for Olmsted Brothers in 1902
(figs. 33-34). These two vaults were connected by an interior staircase; access was through a Plans
8
There was
File Room located in the Rear Entry. The upper vault (fig. 35) was added in 1912.
no
internal stair
When
the property
was acquired by
vaults.
square and 4 feet long lined the walls of the lower, middle, and upper vaults
Law
John Charles Olmsted; his son, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.; and the landscape architects employed
by the successor firms of Olmsted Brothers and Olmsted Associates. The drawings included
topographical maps, grading plans, planting plans, perspective drawings, utility maps and
architectural details.
It
has been estimated that the Plans Vault contained 115,000 drawings. 9
The drawings in the Plans Vault were organized according to job. Each new job was given
number, and each drawing and photograph for the job were labeled with that number. Jobs were
also given a vault box number, which identified the vault plan box in which its drawings were stored.
a
Box No.
1267
Book reads
Job
as follows:
Name
Job Number
986
This numbering system enabled more than one job to be stored in a plan box.
written
on
its
right side.
vertically,
from
Plan boxes 1-1287 were located in the lower vault, nos. 1288-2273 were
in the
upper
vault.
The National Park Service continued to use the Plans Vault for drawings storage. A multimodern standards of archival storage was begun in 1984 (figs.
The vault was renovated to be climate-controlled, and to accommodate a flat storage system
57
MA 02159,
May
1,
1979.
Plans Vault
Drawings and
work
are
on
file at
Frederick
Law
Olmsted NHS.
Architectural History
Date of Construction
The
construction
original,
based on
is
1902.
10
the collection of drawings for this portion of the Plans Vault contained in
Olmsted archives, and on entries found in the account book of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. More
than 60 drawings exist for the first story of the Plans Vault. These drawings, some of which were
done by Arthur S. Vinal, include numerous study drawings on trace, final drawings on linen, and
The dates on these drawings run from August to November 1901.
several sets of blueprints.
this
collection are reproduced in this report.
from
Pertinent drawings
the
19 December 1901
book
that
$100.
7 January 1902
March 1902
Horace James
15
$1,000.
To be
paid
Evolution of Design
As with
how
its
Wing,
As
initially
on two
levels,
Wing was
feet
from the
10
vault of this
its
first
explicitly stated,
to
A plans
It
it
that
it
would be more
Although not
efficient
Although the 1902 Plans Vault contains two floors, its overall exterior height was roughly 15
below ground level. It is therefore most accurately described as a one-story building.
58
over time
feet,
with
Plans Vault
The
trace drawings also indicate that storage systems other than the 6-inch-square plan boxes
were studied
(figs.
show
that a
The drawers were to be 1 inch deep and located in the center of the original lower and
A note on figure 43 also indicates that in the lower vault a space was to be provided
for oversized drawings: "Same on lower floor, except that bottom row of boxes is omitted and
everything cut away for 'Elephants.'"
considered.
main
vaults.
it
was
actually constructed.
Exterior Elements
Foundation
As
Walls
The
The
below
These weep holes, which were the size of a header, penetrated the outer brick
Because the holes ventilated this air space, they
also indirectly ventilated another air space, located above the concrete slab and below the floor of
the lower vault. (This air space was vented to the wall cavity through openings in the inner brick
wall, directly above the concrete slab.)
the 1902 roof line.
It
in
its
west elevation.
59
tin
by
The vent hood and
1
foot
hood
its
that
was
foot 3 inches.
lead flashing
Plans Vault
and
Gutters
roof.
Figure 48 shows
how
the hipped roof of the adjoining North Drafting Wing. Original drawings for the Plans Vault indicate
that its roof was framed with 2- by 7-inch rafters, spaced roughly 2 feet on center. The roof was
originally covered with
tall
wood
The
At the
shingles.
east
wooden
Interior Elements
Plan
into
two
levels,
The 1901 section drawing (fig. 49) shows this, although it differs from the as-built structure in many
11
respects.
The lower vault consisted of a longitudinal center aisle flanked on either side, from
floor to ceiling, by plans boxes measuring 6 inches square by 4 feet deep. The only access to this
level was a stairway descending from the main vault. The main vault consisted of a longitudinal
center gangway, also with 4-foot-deep plan boxes
doorway
on each
side.
to this level
was
at the
its
east half
and an
unused space in its west half. When the 1902 Plans Vault was built, the wall between the two spaces
was removed, and the closet's doorway to the Rear Entry was closed up. A new doorway was
created in the north wall of the former closet to access the Plans Vault.
Although not physically within the Plans Vault, the Plans File
the vault.
with a counter.
Room
functioned as part of
Wing
plans clerk working through this doorway delivered drawings from the vault to
members of the firm as requested, and received drawings from them to be filed in the vault. General
admittance of firm members to the vault was not allowed. The presence of a Plans File Room in
11
vault)
The concrete
is
two
Room
Ironwork
why
- i.e. -
there are so
level
On one
of the blueprints of
many
(main
This
60
Plans Vault
the original drawings for the vault indicates that direct access to the vault
to
be
Floor
The
all
1
foot 4 inches
on
The
was
tarred
wood
joists
were supported on
brick piers and shimmed with pieces of slate. The joists were not set into the brick wall. They were
situated so that they fell between the weep holes that ventilated the air space between the floor and
measuring 3 by 4 inches and placed
center.
floor joists
random-width pine
Only the center aisle had finish floorboards, which were
three-quarters of an inch thick and 2 1/2 inches wide. Both the subflooring and the finish flooring
were installed after the steel columns supporting the main-vault floor above were seated on the
All parts of the lower vault's floor had a subfloor of tongue-and-groove,
concrete slab.
The main vault consisted of a longitudinal center gangway, also with 4-foot-deep plan boxes
on each side. The gangway was supported on iron posts 11/2 inches in diameter, placed about 5
feet 9 inches on center.
The posts had a base 5 inches in diameter that rested directly on the
concrete slab. They supported steel angles measuring 2 by 2 inches by one-eighth of an inch, which
carried the 2-inch-thick gangway subflooring. Nailed to the subflooring was a finish floor of oak
boards 2 inches wide. The plans boxes were built on top of, and were supported by, the plans boxes
on the lower
Walls
level.
and
Ceilings
The
The
ceiling of the lower vault consisted of the underside of the floor of the
ceiling of the
main
vault
center.
It
vaults
be fireproof.
main
its
plaster.
main
Above
vault.
this plaster
The
was
was designed
to
consisted of 8-inch steel I-beams, with 4-inch flanges, placed 3 feet 2 1/2 inches on
of about 12 inches.
They were
tie rods running down the center of the room (figs. 52-53). The area between
was filled with 8-inch hollow terra-cotta tiles laid in a flat arch. The spaces between
the tiles were filled with concrete. Above the tile was a layer of cinder concrete fill 2 1/2 inches
thick. The framing for the 1902 Plans Vault roof, described above, was built on top of this fireproof
ceiling structure.
61
Plans Vault
Doorways
The door in the doorway between the Plans Vault Room and the 1902 portion of the vault
was a metal fireproof door unit made by the Mosler Safe Company. This door was purchased on
December 19, 1901, for $100, according to the account book of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. The
doorway frame spanned the 14-inch-thick brick wall. The outer side of the doorway had a door that
measured 2 feet 6 1/2 inches by 6 feet 6 inches; it was half an inch thick, and had a combination
lock. The inner side of the doorway had hinged half doors.
The door
in the
doorway between
Room
Room
has
Interior Stairway
The 1902 main and lower vaults were connected by an interior stairway in the southeast
corner, near the entrance. The exact design of this stairway is unknown. All physical evidence for
how it ran was destroyed or covered when the present stairway was built in 1910. Various trace
drawings for the stairway, including one for a spiral stairway, indicate that its design was
problematic. Figures 49 and 50 show the most likely design. This was a narrow rectangular
stairway that ascended north to south, with winders at the top that turned the stairway 180 degrees
to
meet a landing
doorway from
Room.
Furnishings
Existing drawings shed
little
light
The
on the
was
(figs.
54-55).
still
This
in place prior to the extension of the office fire-alarm system into the vault in 1903.
An
account-book entry dated October 10, 1903, pinpoints the date of the alarm work in the vault. (See
Some of the wiring for this system
be run underneath the pre-existing track for the sliding plans table. The crudely cut nature
of the holes for the alarm wire under the track also indicates that they were cut after the track was
had
to
installed.
Utility
It is
not
known
if
there
Systems
Electrical System
62
Plans Vault
Heating System
"104
It
is
is
on
file in
The drawing
is
labeled
Special Radiator 3600 Watts, the Simplex Electrical Co., Cambridgeport, Mass., 3-22-02."
not
known
if this
May
21,
1902, the
Heater in Vaults
Clark T. Mills
Fire-Alarm System
October 10, 1903, entry in the account book of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., reads as
$43.79." Since the main alarm system for the office
follows: "Boston Automatic Fire Alarm Co.
An
had been
the system.
Additions/ Alterations
Changes
in
1910
Room
Several of the 1901 drawings for the construction of the Plans Vault have later changes
penciled on them; these include the drawing from which figures 50 and 5 1 were taken, which also
has the date "1910" written in pencil. These notations primarily reflect the addition of built-in pieces
of furniture to the Plans File
is
now
in the
room
(fig. 56).
Room. They
is
same
as,
what
This furniture consists of a desk along the west wall, shelves and a
card catalog along the south wall, and a row of triangular shelves in the northeast corner of the
is
of unconventional construction.
on a 6-inch-high
measure 2 feet 7 inches
It is
built
The top of the desk is 5 feet square and supported by drawers that
deep by 2 feet 5 1/2 inches high by 1 foot 3 inches wide. The size of the drawers
the desk for a radiator (installed in 1912) and the sprinkler-system pipes (dating
platform.
this
left
a space under
to 1914).
It
also
room.
itself
was
the beginning.
63
Three winders
at
Plans Vault
Evidence for the 1910 date includes a first-floor plan dating to 1911 (figure 94 in "North
Drafting Wing"), which labels the stairway as "new". Physical evidence further supports this date.
Cut nails were used to secure the "Compo-Board" used in the 1902 construction. However, the
"Compo-Board" covering
"Compo-Board"
in the
upper
is
The
rebuilding of the stairway required the removal of six rows of plans boxes from the
lower vault. In the main vault, within the rectangular area formed by the new stairway, a plans table
was built (fig. 58). This plans table remained in its original location until 1983. Other furniture
proposed for the main vault are seen in figure 51, the 1901 floor plan with 1910 annotations in
These changes included a shelf along the east wall of the vault, immediately inside the
pencil.
doorway. There is no evidence of nail holes or shelf brackets on the "Compo-Board" on this wall
to indicate that this shelf
was ever
built.
Another 1910 alteration appears to have been the installation of the present "Compo-Board"
main vault, which covers the original rough plaster ceiling. This is based upon the fact
is secured with wire nails like those used with the "Compo-Board" in the present stairway.
ceiling in the
that
it
Changes
in 1912
The
main
when
building permit for this work, issued September 13, 1912, describes
up brick walls
to
show
The drawings
December
built in 1911,
II,
Part 1.)
The
built
beneath
it,
is
4, 1909,
walls.
In the absence of detailed documentary drawings, information about the 1912 addition to the
Plans Vault has been gleaned primarily from extant physical evidence and several construction
12
The method of
64
in the
is
Plans Vault
photographs.
manner
The
The brick
walls of the second story of the Plans Vault were brick cavity walls 14 inches thick
and 12 feet high. They bore directly upon the exterior walls of the first story. The outer two
wythes of brick were laid in Flemish bond. In the fifth course of brick below the roof line were a
row of weep holes. These weep holes ventilated only the air space within the second-story wall.
The concrete poured around the 8-inch I-beams in the ceiling of the 1902 portion of the Plans Vault
air space from being continuous between the first and second stories. The only other
opening in the exterior walls of the second story of the Plans Vault was a vent in the west elevation.
prevented the
The
was constructed
on
The area between the beams was filled with 6-inch terra-cotta tile, laid with a rise of sevensixteenths of an inch. The exposed surface of the tile was ribbed; the joints between the individual
Above the terra-cotta tiles was a 4-inch layer of concrete. 13 Once
tiles were filled with concrete.
this ceiling was constructed, the circa- 1902 roof was lowered into place.
It
center.
Wing
(by
now two
stories high).
was modified
Wing
to
it
the
the
These extensions jointed the two roofs with two simple flashed
valleys.
A triangular vent was inserted at some point at either end of the roof ridge. These vents may
have been added when the second story of the Plans Vault was built, or they may have been part of
the installation of the present slate roof in 1927.
The upper vault was not accessible from either the 1902 portion of the vault or the Plans File
Room. Access to the upper vault was possible only through a doorway from the second story of the
North Drafting Wing (see figure 61). The door in this doorway was made by Sargent & Greenleaf
of Rochester, New York. The metal door frame spans the 14-inch-thick brick wall, and contains an
outer and an inner door. The outer door measures 2 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 8 inches and is fiveeights of an inch thick. It has a combination lock. The inner door measures 2 feet 4 inches by 6
feet
6 inches, and
The
is
13
The
It
was determined by
65
through
it.
Plans Vault
upper
poured.
was
This chase was created with simple wood formwork when the concrete finish floor was
construction indicated that a hot- water radiator was installed in the upper vault when it
vault.
Its
a strip of wood.
built.
The
The
installation
its
strips.
of plans boxes in the upper vault appears to have been done over time, rather
The 1913 floor plan for the upper vault (fig. 61) shows plan
construction.
It
Electric lights
were
installed in the
down
it
strips.
As
The decision
It
lower and main vaults were also replaced with hot- water radiators circa 1912.
form of
heat.
On
soon
Olmsted Brothers account book: "Brookline Gas Light Co. Electric Heating - Plans Vault $652.56."
The amount of time covered by this bill is unknown; however, since the bill for the purchase of the
heaters was only paid on May 21 1902, the bill for the electricity couldn't have spanned a very long
,
time.
The
The reason
Changes
in
is
1913-1983
Exterior Elements
Few significant alterations were made to the exterior of the structure after 1912. In 1927,
wood shingles were replaced with gray-green slates. As stated previously, the vents inserted at
either end of the roof ridge may have been added at this time. The 1982 roof contract included
the
extensive replacement in kind of the flashing in the valleys at the east end of the vault.
Interior Elements
made
66
Plans Vault
were the size of four plans boxes were built in this area to store drawings for projects in progress.
These drawers are shown on the 1913 first-floor plan for the offices (fig. 61), and are seen in a 1984
photograph
(fig. 62).
was eventually filled with floor-to-ceiling plans boxes along the south wall,
except in the southeast corner, where there were two floor-to-ceiling shelves. A balcony was built
at a height of 5 feet 6 inches along the north wall. The balcony was a simple wood-frame structure
built to hold filing cabinets. A fourth electric light fixture was added in the northeast corner of the
upper vault when the balcony was built. The area under the balcony was filled with rows of plans
boxes. There are neither drawings nor written documentation to confirm when these storage units
were added to the upper vault. Physical evidence such as nail types and finishes provide no clues,
either. It is assumed that units were added as needed, most likely during the period when the firm
grew most rapidly (1912-1930).
The upper
vault
When the National Park Service acquired the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site,
was mandated that the archival collection remain at the site. The firm's drawings, estimated to
number approximately 110,000, were to be conserved and preserved for use by researchers. 14
it
The Plans
wound around
Vault was unheated at the time of acquisition by the NPS. Drawings were tightly
wooden dowels and stored in wooden boxes 6 inches square by 4 feet long. Many of the drawings
had become brittle over time, and further damage was done each time they were unrolled. In
addition, some of the drawings had been damaged when the lower vault flooded in 1954.
Due
to
its
fireproof construction and because the significance of the site's landscape precluded
any new construction, the only possible storage space for the drawings was the Plans Vault.
Therefore, a feasibility study was prepared in 1982 by Crissman & Solomon Architects, Inc., to
recommend how
Copies of the
Flat storage
is
way
Its
conclusions
Therefore,
all
of the existing storage units in the Plans Vault (the 6-inch-square wooden boxes) should
be removed and a shelving system for flat storage installed. The Plans Vault storage
system, however, is one of the most dramatic interpretative features of the site.
Therefore, a portion of this system should be installed on the middle level of the Plans
The new
storage system would require the complete demolition of the interior space of
14
By 1998,
this estimate
to
150,000.
67
Plans Vault
The space
in
which the
New HVAC
added.
known
fit back
Another unknown is the size
of the drawings that are presently stored in rolled condition. In an effort to maximize the
use of the space within the vault, compactor units should be used for the first and second
Two drawer sizes, 62 inches by 42 inches and 43 inches by 32 inches, are
levels.
It is
not
if all
rolled storage
is
recommended
From the feasibility study, drawings and specifications for the renovation of the Plans Vault
The project was divided into two
were prepared by Crissman & Solomon Architects, Inc.
phases the demolition and reconstruction of the interior space of the Plans Vault, and the installation
of the shelving system. Arrangements were made with the Springfield Armory National Historic Site
to store the drawings there until the renovations were completed.
The first phase of the renovations of the Plans Vault was completed in 1984-1985. The work
was done by Fellsway, Inc., of Medford, Massachusetts (contract no. CXI 600-5-0003). The
drawings and specifications for this work are on file at the Frederick Law Olmsted NHS. The work
included: the complete demolition of the interior space, the erection of steel interior framing, the
pouring of concrete floors, the plastering of all wall and ceiling surfaces, and the installation of
heating, air conditioning, and ventilating equipment. Figure 37 is a photograph of this work in
progress.
Figures 38 and 39 show the present condition of the interior of the Plans Vault.
The shelving
at the
Editor's note: the project to equip the Plans Vault with shelving
was completed
in
1995.
After the storage system on the middle level was installed, the examples of the historic
shelving system were installed
as
at the east
end of
this level.
available
site.
Existing Conditions/Recommendations
The
exterior brickwork needs repointing, the proper mortar mixture can be devised
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NOT BUILT
archives include drawings for proposed office additions that were never built.
The drawings
the
for the
were not constructed date primarily to the early years of the 20th century,
when the firm was growing rapidly. A selection of these drawings is included in this report.
proposed buildings
that
drawing
(fig.
file
An
undated
64) depicts a modest one-story addition for this purpose along the west side of the
is
seen in a
(fig. 65) dated February 20, 1913, which depicts a file vault that would have filled
between the Planting Department and the Plans Vault. This plan also seems to propose
changes to other areas of the first-story office space. The entrance to the offices was to be moved
to the north end of the North Drafting Wing. The offices of the firm's partners were to be moved
from the North Parlor to the east side of the North Drafting Wing. The Clerical Department was
to be opened up and used for drafting, while a lunchroom was to be created in the Planting
plan
first-floor
the courtyard
Department.
Elements of both proposals are seen in a first-floor plan (fig. 66) dated April 11, 1913. This
drawing depicts a brick file vault along the west elevation of the Clerical Department, and another
addition occupying only part of the courtyard. The latter addition would have extended between the
Planting Department and the Plans Vault at the second-story level, but a "passage" would be retained
at first-story level into the
Drawings prepared a few months later suggest that the idea of a file vault west of the Clerical
Department had been abandoned. Instead, a scheme much like that of February 20 was being
proposed.
A first-floor plan dated September 29 (fig. 67) and a west-elevation drawing dated
November
show
3 (fig. 68)
a two-story "file vault" that filled the entire courtyard between the
On
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clapboards.
to
was
to
be covered with
it
was
to
1928 drawings
an
to
call for
electric print
frame
slate.
building
first-story
It is
The
first
at its
story of this
south end.
The
is
All of these drawings reveal that the Olmsted Brothers firm was continually contemplating
changes and additions to its space during the early years of the 20th century. However, the
Depression of the 1930's significantly reduced the number of firm projects, and the size of the firm
itself.
size
to practice, but
to
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presented below.
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pieces of this
in the offices.
Most of the furniture was constructed of wood, predominantly oak. Butternut and pine were
The furniture was simple and utilitarian. It was designed and built to store the firm's
also used.
project records (figs. 71-72), and to organize the clerical division (figs. 73-76).
(figs.
77-78).
tables
and
of extant
The tables consist of large wooden tops set on sawhorses. This method of
construction enables them to be moved about with relative ease. The stools are oak. They have four
office furniture.
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is
dated
May
25, 1918;
it
available in the
Olmsted Archives
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APPENDIX
B.
Finishes Analysis
an asterisk
(*) to
149
is
was performed for it. The information about exterior finishes contained in Volume 1, "House:
Appendix F" applies to the North Parlor. However, since the North Parlor functioned historically
as part of the Olmsted firm's office complex, it was included in the thorough interior finishes
analysis performed for the offices, as follows.
Interior Elements
The
all
new
that
all
window
sashes,
the exposure and casing of the ceiling beams and joists, and the replastering of the ceiling between
(FRLA
of early paint (cream, cream, and green), followed by a residue of wallpaper paste and fragments
of wallpaper, and finally a layer of modern white sand paint.
oil paints; the
on
The
white sand paint has a latex base. The discrepancy between the number of paint layers
woodwork
papered several times. However, no specific information about the wallpapers, other than that they
third
and
fifth layers
ceiling
beams and
members was
color.
originally unpainted.
This ceiling
It
painted white.
Woodwork
The woodwork
in the
respectively.
Some
woodwork
North Parlor does not have the typical circa- 1887 paint layering
This woodwork
includes all of the doors in the room, the casing of the west- wall doorway, the south- wall baseboard
in front of the former west doorway opening, and the window seat in the north bay.
of the
in the
151
North Parlor
Restoration Finishes
this
those of
Sr.
The
its
follows:
Plaster Walls:
Munsell
5Y
9/2
Benjamin Moore
Paint type
5Y
Munsell
Benjamin Moore
Paint type
Casing of ceiling
joists
GB-36
Semigloss
Woodwork:
oil
9/2
-
Gloss
GB-36
oil
and beams:
Paint type
Munsell
Plaster Ceiling:
Gloss
7.5YR
Benjamin Moore
Paint type
152
oil
8/4
-
OP-35
Flat oil
North Parlor
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
Tl
earliestl
Paint
Circa-1887
Interior
Woodwork
cream*
FRLA
01 P078
2.
cream*
FRLA
01 P079
window
cream*
(brown
FRLA
01 P080
window apron
window
sill
w/NA 2 S)
4.
cream*
FRLA
01 P081
5.
cream*
FRLA
01 P082
(flat,
casing
lower
portion)
6.
cream*
FRLA
01 P083
7.
cream*
(brown
FRLA
01 P084
w/NA2 S)
8.
cream*
FRLA
01 P086
9.
white*
FRLA
01 P092
10. white
11.
brown
153
North Parlor
Typical Paint
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
Ceiling under
fl
earliest!
salmon-colored
01 P095
beam molding
strip
plaster
FRLA
01 P073
Typical Paint
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
H =
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
Plaster
earliestl
cream*
01 P070
in north
bay
2.
cream*
FRLA
01 P072
box
3
green*
4.
wallpaper residue
5.
FRLA
01 P071
154
window
The Front Entry is the portion of the office complex that has undergone the greatest number
of alterations. The paint samples taken from its building fabric (FRLA 02 PI 14-P144) clearly reflect
these alterations.
However, because
is
Exterior Elements
Analysis of Individual Elements
On
is
woodwork
The
has the same tan primer as was used on the 1890 exterior fabric of the Clerical Department.
on the clapboards was dark red; on the wood trim was dark green paint (PI 14-1 15, 118).
and cornice fascia board on the east elevation are later alterations, possibly dating to
1925, when the second story was added to the Clerical Department. They were originally primed
with a dark gray paint and have two to three fewer layers of dark green paint than the other trim on
finish color
The
gutters
No
The building
fabric
155
Front Entry
Typical Paint
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
n =
Numbers
Locations
earliest!
1890 Exterior
Wood Trim
1.
tan*
FRLA02P114
East elevation
window
2.
dark green*
FRLA02P115
East elevation
doorway casing
3.
dark green*
4.
dark green*
5.
dark green*
6.
dark green*
7.
gray
8.
gray
9.
brown
10.
green
156
casing
Layering Sequence
11
earliest!
Front Entry
Paint
Paint
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
tan*
2.
red*
3.
red*
4.
red
5.
red*
6.
red*
7.
gray
8.
gray
9.
brown
10.
green
FRLA02
PI 18
East elevation
157
clapboards
Front Entry
Paint
Typical Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
H =
Numbers
Locations
earliest]
Circa-1925(?) Cornice
&
Gutters
1.
dark gray*
FRLA02P116
East elevation
cornice
2.
dark green*
FRLA02P117
East elevation
gutter
3.
dark green*
4.
dark green*
5.
gray
sequence
6.
is
found on the
gray
Clerical Department.
7.
brown
8.
green
158
Front Entry
Interior Elements
On
originally shellacked,
woodwork has
It
was
and since 1960 has been painted with two layers of latex paint
(FRLA 02
portions of
is
also found
on
the
The walls of the 1912 addition to the Front Entry were finished with "Compo-Board." This
was used elsewhere in the office complex, but was not originally painted. It is assumed,
therefore, that the lead-base layers of white and cream paint found on the "Compo-Board" of the
Front Entry are early, but not original (PI 37). The wood trim in the 1912 addition was originally
shellacked (P139-P140). As elsewhere in the Front Entry, in recent years all of the interior surfaces
material
paint.
159
Front Entry
Typical Paint
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
fl
earliest]
1890 Interior
Woodwork
shellac
FRLA
02 P127
East wall
doorway casing
2.
yellow
FRLA
02 P128
East wall
window
3.
tan
FRLA
02 PI 29
North wall
FRLA
02 PI 30
Ceiling
FRLA
02 PI 34
North wall
160
casing
doorway casing
Clerical
Department Finishes
Exterior Elements
The
architectural elements.
was
layer the
primer. Original (1890) exterior building fabric was primed with a tan paint, while the 1925 exterior
woodwork was primed with a gray paint. Presented below are charts in which the paint samples
paint layer in the exterior samples studied
the first
with the same paint layering sequences are grouped and identified by sample number and location.
These charts reveal that the only 1890 woodwork remaining on the exterior of the Clerical
Department is located on the first story of the east elevation. It includes the casings around windows
of the clapboards.
at the
fall into
The
first
layer of paint
on this door is white. It is probably a reused door, possibly the original west-wall basement door.
The white primer, however, suggests that it more likely came from another building.
Paint samples taken from the
similarly to the architectural
1925 windows,
is
window
woodwork. The
first
layer of paint
black.
made
to the Clerical
Department, analysis
of the paint samples also revealed the different paint schemes for the building.
The schemes
are
The
161
original paint
wood
trim,
Clerical Department
when
all
of the exterior
oil paints.
woodwork
followed by monochromatic brown and green paintings. All of the paints used on the exterior of the
building after circa 1950 are latex paints.
It should be noted that all of the exterior woodwork was not painted every time the Clerical
Department was painted. This was especially true of the windows. The paint samples taken from
the 1925 window sashes contain only four layers of paint, while those taken from the clapboards
have nine layers. The outermost layer of paint on some second-story window sills is brown, rather
Restoration Finishes
In keeping with the circa- 1930 restoration date for the buildings, the exterior of the Clerical
Department should be painted with the following colors:
clapboards
wood trim
window sashes
black, Munsell
N 1.5/
Schemes
Clapboards
Wood Trim
Window
circa 1890
red*
green*
black
circa
1900
red*
green*
black
circa
1910
red*
green*
black
circa 1925
red*
green*
black
circa 1935
red*
green*
black
circa
1940
red*
green*
black
circa
1950
gray
gray
gray
circa 1955
gray
gray
gray
brown
brown
brown
green
green
brown
circa
1960
circa 1968
162
Sashes
Clerical Department
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
Tl
earliestl
gray*
02 P074
southeast
corner board
2.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P080
West
3.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P082
West
- sill
board
northwest
4.
dark green*
FRLA
West
02 P085
elevation,
first
story
window
casing
5.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P086
Same
6.
gray
FRLA
02 P091
as
above
-
window
cornice,
cornice,
window
casing
7.
gray
FRLA
02 P092
wide
8.
brown
FRLA
02 P094
fascia board
molded portion
9.
green
FRLA
02 P095
FRLA
02 P096
window
cornice,
casing
FRLA
FRLA
02 P098
02 P102
board
wide
fascia
East
elevation,
casing, third
FRLA
02 PI 08
first
window
East elevation,
first
story
window
(north to south)
story,
1925 jog
corner board
FRLA
West
02 PI 09
window
sill
FRLA
02 PI 10
163
story
south
Clerical Department
Paint
Typical Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
FRLA
02 P063
02 P064
FRLA
02 P069
Tl
earliest!
1890 Clapboards
1.
2.
tan*
red*
East elevation,
East elevation,
first
first
story
story
clapboards
red*
4.
red*
5.
red*
6.
red*
7.
red*
8.
gray
9.
gray
10.
brown
11.
green
164
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
East elevation,
fl
earliestl
Department
Clerical
Sample
1.
02 P061
sill
dark green*
2.
dark green*
3.
FRLA
FRLA
02 P065
dark green*
FRLA
02 P101
dark green*
FRLA
East
elevation,
02 P104
dark green*
FRLA
East
02 P105
East
dark green*
FRLA
02 PI 06
first
foundation
story
first
story
first
second
(S to N), casing
elevation,
first
story
fifth
(S to N), casing
elevation,
window
7.
horizontal
(S to N), casing
East elevation,
window
6.
story
board
window
5.
first
fascia
window
4.
story
band
East elevation,
02 P100
first
first
story
sixth
(S to N), casing
East elevation,
first
story
window
in
8.
FRLA
02 PI 12
East elevation,
corner board
gray
9.
10
11
brown
green
165
first
story
southeast
Clerical Department
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
n =
Numbers
Locations
earliest!
FRLA
dark gray
02 P070
East elevation,
(almost black)*
2.
FRLA
green*
first
story
first
story
first
story
cornice
02 P071
East elevation,
gutter
3.
FRLA
green*
02 P068
East elevation,
fourth
4.
gray
5.
gray
6.
brown
7.
green
FRLA
window
(S to N), casing
02 P103
Typical Paint
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
11
1925
1.
earliest!
Window
black
Sashes
02 P099
window
2.
black
3.
gray
4.
brown
166
sash
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
East elevation,
[1
earliest]
Department
Clerical
Paint
1925 Clapboards
1.
gray*
02 P073
first
story
2.
FRLA
red*
West
02 P083
3.
FRLA
red*
West
02 P084
4.
FRLA
red*
West
02 P090
clapboards
5.
FRLA
red*
01 P092
clapboards
6.
FRLA
gray
02 P097
clapboards
7.
8.
FRLA
gray
FRLA
brown
02 P066
East elevation,
02 PI 07
first
story
between windows 3
&4
East elevation,
story
first
clapboards
(S to
N)
1925 jog,
clapboards
9.
green
Interior Elements
Few
were taken from the interior of the Clerical Department. All of the
woodwork in these rooms matched-board wall and ceiling coverings and doorway and window
casings was originally varnished. During the 1960's, most of the first-story woodwork was painted
paint samples
167
Exterior Elements
Analysis of Individual Elements
Like the Clerical Department, the majority of the paint samples taken from the exterior of
the North Drafting Wing fall into two categories those with a tan primer (used on 1891 woodwork)
and those with a gray primer (used on 1911 woodwork). The following charts identify the paint
samples with the same paint layering sequences and their locations.
The
from the
first
Wing,
The majority of the samples with the gray primer are found
window casings also have the gray
primer, indicating that they were added or altered in 1911. These windows include the easternmost
and westernmost windows on the north elevation (FRLA 02 PI 92 and PI 96), and all of the first-story
windows on the west elevation (P200-P203). The north windows are 1911 additions; the west
windows are 19th-century alterations, since they appear in the pre- 1900 photograph of the west
primarily the north and east elevations.
on
The
paint samples
Other building elements lacking a categorizing primer paint include five windows on the east
elevation two first-story windows (windows one and
in the
Like the Clerical Department, the North Drafting Wing appears to have been painted 10
times.
Since these buildings were constructed within 2 years of each other to form a unified office
complex,
it is
not surprising that their exteriors were painted the same colors.
dark red on the clapboards, dark green on the wood trim, and black on the window sashes. The
chart presented below indicates that these buildings have had the same paint scheme since their
construction.
168
all
the exterior
woodwork be
clapboards
wood trim
window sashes
Wing
to
its
black (Munsell
BG
3/2)
N 1.5/)
Schemes
Clapboards
Wood Trim
Window
circa 1891
red*
green*
black
circa
1900
red*
green*
black
circa
1910
red*
green*
black
circa 1925
red*
green*
black
circa 1935
red*
green*
black
circa 1940
red
green
black
1950
gray
gray
gray
circa 1955
gray
gray
gray
brown
brown
brown
green
green
brown
circa
circa
1960
circa 1968
169
Sashes
Layering Sequence
Tl
earliestl
Paint
Paint
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
North elevation,
1891 Clapboards
1.
tan*
02 P004
first
story
first
story
clapboards
2.
red*
FRLA
02 P005
North elevation,
clapboards
3.
red*
FRLA
02 P006
East elevation,
clapboards
4.
red*
5.
red*
6.
red*
7.
red*
8.
gray
9.
gray
10.
brown
11.
green
170
first
story
Layering Sequence
Fl
earliestl
Paint
Paint
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
North elevation,
1.
02 P012
first
story
window casing
2.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P022
3.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P028
East elevation,
third
dark green*
4.
FRLA
02 P029
dark green*
FRLA
02 P191
window
dark green*
6.
FRLA
02 P193
story
first
(S to N),
East elevation,
eighth
story
first
(S to N), casing
East elevation,
third
5.
window
story
window
first
sill
story
(S to N), casing
North elevation,
first
story
7.
FRLA
02 P194
North elevation,
third
gray
8.
FRLA
02 PI 95
window (E
North elevation,
fourth
gray
9.
10
11
brown
green
171
first
to
W), casing
first
window (E
story
to
story
W), casing
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
11
earliestl
Paint
FRLA
02 P204
matches
on Rear
Entry; differs
dark green*
FRLA
02 P205
3.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P206
4.
dark green*
5.
dark green*
6.
dark green*
7.
dark green*
8.
gray
9.
gray
10.
brown
11.
green
172
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
[1
earliest!
1911 Exterior
1.
gray
Wood Trim
02 P015
window (E
first
2.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P016
dark green*
FRLA
02 P192
dark green*
FRLA
window (E
02 PI 96
dark green*
FRLA
first
to
02 P199
window (E
story
W), casing
first
to
story
W), casing
NE
W), casing
to
North elevation,
fifth
5.
window (E
North elevation,
first
4.
W), casing
3.
to
corner board
6.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P200
West elevation,
window casing
7.
gray
FRLA
02 P201
West
story
first
8.
gray
FRLA
West
02 P202
3-light
9.
brown
FRLA
West
02 P203
window, casing
quarter-round under
10.
green
173
window
sill
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
[1
earliest!
1891-1911 Exterior
red/brown*
Window Elements
FRLA
02 P026
East elevation,
first
2.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P027
dark green*
FRLA
01 P190
dark green*
5.
dark green*
6.
dark green*
7.
gray
8.
gray
9.
brown
10.
dark green
174
window
story
first
story
(S to N),
East elevation,
sixth
4.
window
first
(S to N), casing
East elevation,
first
3.
window
first
sill
story
(S to N), casing
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
fl
earliest]
Paint
1911 Clapboards
gray*
FRLA
02 P001
2.
red*
FRLA
West
02 P002
clapboards
3.
red*
FRLA
02 P003
clapboards
4.
red*
5.
red*
6.
red*
7.
gray
8.
gray
9.
brown
10.
green
175
The
original finish
1960.
Restoration Finishes
Restoration of the interior finishes in the North Drafting
On the
new
176
to
Wing
On
is
required.
their
The
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
fl
earliestl
Interior
Woodwork
shellac
02 P019
wall, south
2.
yellow
3.
yellow
4.
FRLA
02 P020
Na2 S)
Typical Paint
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
fl
earliestl
Interior
Sample
Woodwork
shellac
02 P018
green*
3.
white*
4.
cream*
5.
cream*
6.
cream
7.
cream*
8.
cream
9.
yellow
177
west
Exterior Elements
Paint analysis found that the Rear Entry originally received a tan primer (FRLA 02 P030,
P032, and P034-P035). This is the rose-tan paint also found on the basement windows in the west
wall of the North Drafting Wing. As discussed previously, the Rear Entry and these basement
windows were added during or soon after the construction of the North Drafting Wing in 1891.
from the Rear Entry doorway and door contain only two to three layers of dark
green paint (P040-P041). These elements appear to be original building fabric, but should be
investigated further. The Rear Entry also has the distinction of having one wall (inside the basement
corridor) where the original exterior paint colors of the North Drafting Wing have not been painted
over. They represent the circa- 1890 color scheme for the office dark red clapboards and dark green
Paint samples taken
trim (P044-P046).
1902,
when
the adjacent
The upper part of the west- wall opening to the basement corridor was filled
The remainder of the opening received new trim, and a window was installed
The 1902 trim has four fewer layers of dark green paint than the 1891 trim
(P037-P038).
The
latter
Wing
This agrees with early photographs of the Rear Entry, which show a gutter hung with
103 in
(P043) has the same gray primer used for the 1911 North Drafting
is
A porch was added to the first-story exterior doorway of the Rear Entry prior to 1965 (figure
2, Part 1). A paint sample taken from the porch contains only two layers of paint,
Volume
Figure 103 shows the Rear Entry and porch to have been painted white.
Therefore, the white layer was probably not a primer, as was the case elsewhere on the house and
offices with building fabric
prior to
1989.
the
(fig.
(fig. 103 in Volume 2, Part 1). The new clapboards also had only
two layers of paint, white and green (P033). In this case, the white may have been a primer. The
window was recreated before 1989 (see figure 95 in Volume 2, Part 1).
Interior Elements
circa 1960.
178
latex paint
Exterior Elements
Analysis of Individual Elements
The
from the exterior of the Planting Department fall into three principal
on the clapboards, the wood trim, and the
window
sashes.
made
to the exterior
had only minimal use for the comparative dating the exterior building
fabric.
The only two elements that were identified as later building fabric through paint analysis were the
west basement window (FRLA 02 PI 65), and the cover over the west basement window in the north
wall (PI 79).
The
The
scheme consisted
These are lead-base oil paints.
original paint
of dark red clapboards, dark green trim, and black window sashes.
This
color
scheme
continued
woodwork clapboards,
to
trim, and
be
used
until
the
on
when
1950's,
painted gray.
were
of
the
exterior
all
color schemes.
All of
latex paints.
Restoration Finishes
Restoration of the exterior of the Planting Department to
require that
all
of the exterior
woodwork be
clapboards
wood trim
window sashes
its
179
Planting Department
Schemes
Clapboards
Wood Trim
Window
Sashes
circa
1900
red*
green*
black
circa
1910
red*
green*
dark green
circa 1925
red*
green*
black
circa 1935
red*
green*
black
circa
1940
red*
green*
black
circa
1950
gray
gray
gray
circa 1955
gray
gray
gray
circa 1960
brown
brown
brown
circa 1968
green
green
dark green
180
Planting Department
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
fl
earliest]
Paint
1.
brown*
FRLA
Trim
02 PI 58
South elevation,
first
story
first
story
clapboards
2.
red*
FRLA
02 PI 59
South elevation,
window
3.
red*
FRLA
02 P161
sill
clapboards
4.
red*
FRLA
West
02 PI 68
clapboards
5.
red*
FRLA
West
02 PI 73
clapboards
6.
red*
FRLA
02 PI 83
North elevation,
first
7.
gray
FRLA
02 P187
gray
9.
brown
10.
window
8.
story
green
181
sill
Planting Department
Typical Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
Tl
earliestl
Paint
1.
tan*
2.
dark green*
3.
dark green*
4.
dark green*
5.
dark green*
6.
gray
7.
gray
8.
brown
02 PI 65
9.
green
182
Planting Department
Typical Paint
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
fl
earliest!
brown*
02 P151
board,
sill
2.
dark green*
FPvLA 02 PI 53
dark green*
FRLA
portion
02 PI 55
sill
3.
flat
South elevation,
first
story
4.
dark green*
FRLA
02 PI 56
South elevation,
east
5.
dark green*
FRLA
02 PI 60
6.
dark green*
FRLA
02 PI 62
story
story
window, casing
South elevation,
SW
first
first
corner post
gray
FRLA
02 P163
8.
gray
FRLA
West
02 PI 66
sill
9.
brown
FRLA
sill
183
elevation, foundation
board,
West
02 PI 67
sill
flat
portion
elevation, foundation
Planting Department
Typical Paint
Paint
Paint
Layering Sequence
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
FRLA
02 PI 69
West elevation,
window casing
first
story
FRLA
02 P171
West elevation,
window casing
first
story
FRLA
02 P174
story
FRLA
02 P175
story
FRLA
02 PI 78
Tl
10.
earliest!
green
west-window casing
FRLA
02 PI 80
FRLA
02 PI 81
FRLA
02 PI 82
board,
flat
portion
North elevation,
first
story
NW corner post
FRLA
02 PI 85
FRLA
02 PI 86
window,
sill
184
Planting Department
Paint
Paint
Sample
Sample
Numbers
Locations
black*
FRLA
02 P157
South elevation,
2.
dark green*
FRLA
02 PI 64
3.
black*
FRLA
02 P170
West
4.
dark green*
FRLA
02 P172
West
5.
black*
FRLA
02 PI 76
West
6.
gray
FRLA
02 P177
7.
gray
FRLA
02 P184
8.
brown
9.
green
Layering Sequence
Tl
earliestl
Window
1
Sashes
185
first
story
Planting Department
Interior Elements
first
Department was generally not painted with latex paint circa 1960.
Only the woodwork of the first-story men's toilet and adjacent coat room were painted. The
remainder of the woodwork the matched-board covering of the walls and ceilings, and the doorway
in the first story of the Planting
its
Restoration Finishes
Restoration of the Planting Department's interior finishes will require the removal of the latex
from the men's toilet and coat room, and the reapplication of a shellac finish. The remainder
of the woodwork, which retains its historic shellac finish, should be cleaned, and damaged areas
paint
should be repaired.
186
The brick Plans Vault has practically no painted surfaces. Only the wood gutter and wooden
roof louvers were painted. They were painted the same color as the office wood trim. On the
interior, the Plans
187
APPENDIX
C.
Mortar Analysis
189
Methodology
Mortar samples were removed from the office buildings at the Frederick Law Olmsted NHS
and numbered sequentially. (Note: numbers FRLA 02 M014-M019 were not assigned.) Samples
were taken from the foundation walls, the chimneys, the fire wall, and the walls of the Plans Vault.
The samples' locations were chosen to help document alterations that had been made to the buildings.
Samples were analyzed according to the mortar analysis procedures developed by the North Atlantic
Historic Preservation Center (now the Building Conservation Branch of the Cultural Resources
Center). Analysis was used to identify sand type, fines color and mix ratios.
1
is
and
this
is
on
file at
Fines are those particles of soil too small to be seen individually, or those passing a No. 200 sieve (clay
silt size).
Derived from
ASTM D
2487 and
ASTM D
191
2488.
Analytical Findings
Front Entry
is
Its fines
color
is
aggregate.
FRLA
Clerical
02
M020
Department
was
also
used for the foundation of the 1890 portion of the Clerical Department (FRLA 02 M021-M023).
This is understandable, since the foundations of these buildings were constructed at the same time.
The 1925 addition to the Clerical Department was constructed with a natural-cement mortar
(M024-M026). It is grayer in appearance and harder than the mortar used for the 1890 foundation
walls. The mix for this mortar is 2 parts natural cement to 3 parts sand. The sand is predominantly
tan in color; the fines color is a light tan/gray (Munsell 10YR 7/1). The same mortar was used for
other 1925 work, including the construction of the chimney (M08, Ml 1) and the fire wall (M009-
eroded away.
all
of the original exterior mortar in the 1890 east wall of the Clerical Department has
original mortar
cement
to
is light
gray (Munsell
7 parts sand.
The sand
10YR
color
is
tan,
7/1).
FRLA
FRLA
02
M009
FRLA
02
M0 10
below roofline
FRLA
02
M0 11
below flashing
FRLA
FRLA
02
FRLA
FRLA
02
M022
M024
wall, interior
192
Analytical Findings
FRLA
FRLA
02
M026
FRLA
02
M027
end of building
The
cement mortar
from
The sand
is
of
mortar
is
is
Wing
3 parts natural
sand.
this
10YR
a natural-
is
cement
The
to
4 parts
fines color
5/3).
The openings cut for the three windows installed circa 1902 in the east foundation wall of
North Drafting Wing were patched with a portland-cement mortar (M003). It is a very hard,
gray mortar, with a mix ratio of 1 part portland cement to 1 part sand.
the
FRLA
FRLA
02
FRLA
FRLA
02
M004
FRLA
02
M028
FRLA
02
M029
FRLA
02
M030
M002
windows
Rear Entry
The mortar of
main body of
change
to the
mix, but
its
its
slight difference in
fines (Munsell
10YR
a natural-cement mortar,
(FRLA 02 M031-M032). As
have been
discussed
The
similarity of
its
mortar
sand (smaller grains, lighter brown in color) and the lighter color of
6/3) further supports a slightly later date of construction for the Rear Entry.
FRLA
FRLA
02
M032
to
is
wall, exterior
193
Analytical Findings
Planting Department
The
mortar
(FRLA 02 M033-M034).
is
It
light
was mixed
brown
at
is
a ratio of
part natural
cement
to
part sand.
10YR
7/1).
This same mortar was used for the lower, stone portion of the areaway along the south
around
10YR
its
8/1).
Alterations to the
FRLA
02
MO 12
FRLA
02
M0 13
FRLA
02
M033
FRLA
02
M034
FRLA
FRLA
02
M036
window
well
window
Plans Vault
The Plans
FRLA
02
M005
Plans Vault,
first story,
FRLA
02
M006
Plans Vault,
first story,
FRLA
02
M007
194
APPENDIX
Molding
D.
Profiles
195
CM
*(\l
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197
I
5/8"
5/8
5/8
I
j
1/2"
-North Parlor
West Door
-North Parlor
North Door
-North Parlor
South Door
-Front Entry
East Door
-ca.
-Planting Department
Printing Room
Closet Door
-Matches original door
molding
1/8" narrower
1889
-Planting Department
Men's Coat room,
toilet room
-Second Floor
Print Room,
North door
-Second Floor
Print Washing Room
Storage Door and
Drying room door
198
-Planting Department
Second Floor
Stair Door
Clerical Department
Basement Door
Clerical Department
Second Floor
Southwest Stair
Door
Clerical Department
Inner Bathroom Door
-Clerical Department
West Wall
South Door(reusedpossiblly original
door between North
Drafting Wing and
Clerical Department)
-Clerical Department
First Floor
Hall East Wall-South door
South
North
North
Hall West Wall-South
Basement Passageway
ca. 1891
Men
199
'
Lunchroom Doors
Cneter Door
Center Door
Door
Door
North Parlor
ca.
1887
-North Parlor
North Door
ca. 1889
Front entry
East Door
200
-Front Entry
East Window
ca. 1889
FLOOR
North Wall
Windows, Except
Western most
Window
-North Wall,
Western Most
Window
FIRST FLOOR
1891
-ca.
West Wall
Double hung window
BASEMENT
Men's Lunchroom
East wall
'
-North Room
North Wall
201
-Men's Lunchroom
West Wall
South Window
-Second Floor
East Wall
Window 3
N
+S
-Second Floor
East Wall
Windows 1,2,4
-Second Floor
Phot Room
-Second Floor
Photo Room
West Wall
-First Floor
Transom in Hall
N*6
North Window
First Floor
-First Floor
West Wall
South Door
Door in Hall
202
West Wall
South Window
ca.
1891
-First Floor
Clerical Dept. Hall
Door to Rear Entry
-First Floor
Rear Entry
Glazed Exterior Door
203
-First Floor
-Second Floor
Stair Door
-Second Floor
Basement
North Wall East
Upper Window
-Basement
North Wall, East Side
Lower Window
-Both Upper
204
APPENDIX
E.
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APPENDIX
Utility
F.
Systems
221
Electrical
System
The
Law Olmsted
NHS
was upgraded
and wiring
2
in 1983.
in the
most of the
this contract, as
will be explained in the following section.) The objective of this work was to preserve the existing
exposed historic wiring and historic light fixtures, to increase light levels for modern uses, and to
improve the safety level of the system. The existing 120-volt system was preserved, and the
power
installed in the
Subpanel one supplies power to critical circuits. The circuits on this panel are new,
grounded circuits to feed equipment requiring constant power, e.g., outside floodlights,
supplies
to the
Subpanel two supplies power to noncritical circuits. The circuits on this panel include all
of the historic wiring and circuits not requiring constant power. This panel is controlled
by a master switch
when
the site
is
closed.
New
new
feeder lines were run in the basement, with rigid metal conduit to both historic and
circuits.
New
Receptacles and miscellaneous office equipment were disconnected from historic circuits.
Parts of the historic lighting system (cloth-covered wire, broken porcelain insulators, and
left in place.
new
circuits.
fuses.
Andrea M. Gilmore, "Preserving Historic Electric Lighting and Wiring at the Frederick Law Olmsted
APT Bulletin, XVI, No. 3 & 4, 1984. See also "Completion Report: Frederick Law
Olmsted NHS Restoration - Electrical" (Lowell, MA: Cultural Resources Center, North Atlantic Region,
National Historic Site,"
223
Appendix
F. Utility
Systems
Supplemental track lighting that can be readily removed was installed in principal
interpretive spaces to provide light levels required for current use.
The
humidifiers in
The
by a pair of multi-temperature,
the basement of the Planting Department in 1982-1983. Both are
One
pipes that pass through the south wall to heat the Clerical Department and Front Entry.
Wing and
224
boiler has
The
other
Figure Fl.
225
Appendix F.
Utility
Systems
Fire-Protection System
Rockwood dry-pipe sprinkler and fire-alarm system was installed in the offices
The only office area in which the sprinkler system was not installed was
The Plans Vault was of fireproof construction, and if the system had
the brick Plans Vault.
malfunctioned, water would have damaged the drawings stored in the vault.
In 1913-14, a
cellar.
The Rockwood
was exposed,
as
sprinkler system
of system are
filled
When
the valve holding back the water opens, and the system's pipes
to
an increase
in temperature
caused by a
fire,
installed in
in this type
fill.
As
fire.
Department.
The
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Plans Vault
The Plans Vault was renovated for archival storage use in 1984-1985. This required much
more extensive work on the utility systems here than elsewhere in the offices. (See the previous
section, "Offices: Physical History and Analysis, Plans Vault," for more information about this
All systems date to that renovation unless otherwise noted.
project.)
The Plans
system that
is
Vault's environment
is
System
Electrical
This
is
The remodeling of
and upgraded.
installation of a
this
new
its
historic wiring
and
Fire-Suppression System
sprinkler system
at Fairsted in
was not
when
it
was
1914.
from
fire
Storage System
In addition to producing the plans and specifications for the renovation of the vault, the firm
allowed.
new
storage system
was
to
new
The
Figure 32 shows the partially completed shelving as of 1989-1990. The actual installation
of the shelving
is
236
was completed
in 1995.
APPENDIX
G.
Supporting Documents
Gl.
G2.
G3.
Building Permits
237
page 239
page 247
page 263
239
sn.
Brookli?ie,
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To THE
insit.ctor.
oi"
ijuii.dings:
Material,
3-
What
is
-JtyLu Jjj!$zi*r~*k-*<
name
ol
As-
-^7*L>--^,
Block of
-/
/^K
the
Owner ?
,
"
4-
"
"
Architect?
"
0.
7s.
910.
If
Location?
"
"
nearest
"
"
purpose of bu
building?
Is there to l>e
2.
The
lot.
street?
how many
iany
a dwelling, for
(flf*
..
f cm.
??
.
fout front,
lot
No. of
Ma
Sue of
building,
No. of
stories,
'b-
No. of
feet
Oj
iG.
^_^
n
**~
in
-j^f^/2j>^J~Jo
Mr..
No. of
>3-
.a
Jlxz*^~~fyiL*>vL_s^.
*^
families?
l~T
-T3
^^-
SxJ^-
"
Size of
(
^^7? /^P^1
Builder?
5-
No. of
feet front,
/^-^>Uf
feet rear,
street
No. of
No. of
feet
deep.
is
feet.
feet rear,
-*4~^^
J Jj
'
No. of
feet deep,
j<j
.".:
(e>
s"
%//<&
distance
'-
j
*-
If so,
what
is
'7
..s
'V
What a
tlie licight
JO.
LJ
"LL
What
-1ii)
is
on
solid or filled
land?
mansard?
*5-
20.
Number
conform
to the
.*
...
/ _-*>- >^-^X.
^.Thickness of
flue,
l\T
Ij
...^
feet.
piles?.
pitch or
L ...
feet; rear,
'I-
flat,
Jm<4rfa<mm.
2 3-
iC
feet; side,
feet; side,
3
of brick walls,
Plans submitted?
Show by diagram
'<VA
'f.
Nutne,
Address,
4?*?r>,/7"^ro
yVY-g-o-^-^'y^
of sidewalk
241
lots.
.,.
cartway wanted.
cnibi
riiiiib
uc
be granted.
will
Brookline,
TO THE
>7j^p.
./if?/
/ 1,
INSI'KCTOR OK MJIIJJlNGS:
The undersigned hereby applies
i.
Is the building in
2.
Material,
What
is
the
for a
/tfijQA- aAj>
a block or separate?
Block of
(V^/h
ZS
eC (/i~^fc<^~>
f^"
7^
name of Owner?
l
6.
"
"
Location?...
"
"
nearest
"
"
purpose of building?
7.
8.
9.
10.
1
dtr ':z:;i^
;:
1.
If a dwelling, for
Is there to
Size of
lot,
No. of
in the
<.
how many
he a store
/&
*U^*C^f
street?
......
/\]^Mz~\
^l^-*
families?
v.
".
lower story?
fixt front,
No. of
feet rear,
12.
The
'-S
13.
Si/.e
_5
14.
No. of
stories,
CT
15.
No. of
feel
>H
16.
l)oes the proposed structure stand within 18 inches of the lines of adjoining premises?
na
II
17.
T3
iS.
so,
what
from
level of
ground
Hiui
'^-
ly.
30.
"
What
is tile
is
deep,
.~
is
feet.
%l0
feet rear,
/ 7
to
No. of
feet
V^ -
deep,
!*
yv
(Tw
distance
hciylil ol
on solid or
on
(L Tr
filled
_.__,_,.._......_.,....__.,.,.
.;
<a OshCiL*
mansard?
<^C5
"J
24-
g-
25.
26.
Number
pitch or
'
conform
of brick walls,
feet.
-^...j......
...'..
^T^^y*^''.
21.
J
'
feet; rear,
land?..
feet; side,
feet; side,
r~f
co
l'lans
feet
No. of
No. of
jr 22.
Ji)
street
rTVt-*-
in height
is
lot
to the requirements:
of the law?
< /*-'
'
'.
a.
TZ/MKf&te**!.
Thickness of
flue,
/r*^**
and where placed?
....
submitted?
-Show by diagram the location of proposed building, with relation to distances from adjoining
>-..
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1
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yfci^a
Hi'i
lots.
1*1
i,r
*&& j
Name,
Address,
of sidewalk
242
cartway wanted
legible.
Sft.
Ajo/^
Brookline,
To
Sty?
tiik
INSPIiCTOR OK I1UI1.DINOS:
The undersigned
lluilding
U<i<(
^7
location,
Name
of owner,
Name
of mechanic,
frOtflMu.
^&^!bjSt**k&:X&.lE&
i*.4.*v6 yQ.
\Jf.....<..j
&
Name
of occupant,^.. i.(C
Name
of
A*.ii&a.^..\l&***..K..:.
architect,....
.......
Material,
Sue of
L,
No. of
feet in height
feet long
If a dwelling,
No. of
No. of
Stories,
stories,
roof,
Material of roofing,"
Distance from
line
of street,
Thickness of party
inches.
'..'..
inches.
walls,
is
TSu.
How
feet high
>.
Material of foundation,
feet deep,
wide
feet
from sidewalk
Style of roof,
feet rear,
Number
How
protected?
yo(n^
f.Ui
..<!<
.&.
</.CMt
IF
Of what
No. of
stories high,
/.'.....^
.:fl<...^.... :
EXTENDED ON ANY
No. of
4_.
SIDE.
feet wide,
style of roof
No. of
what
will
Foundation,
If of brick,
feet
Material of roofing,
inches.
Will the extension be placed within ten feet of the present, or proposed street line?
How
will the
extension be occupied
IF
Number
Number
of ground
feet
Front,
pilch, hip or
mansard
IF
Proposed foundation,
feel;
side,
How many
the building be
feet.
_....,
How many
will
feet;
side,
How
upon
raised or built
line of street,
flat,
rear,
be placed?
moved,
...when
it
of stories high of
feet;
feet; side,
feet; side,
be increased
in
What
will
rear,
feel.
lot,
height?
Will an opening be
made
in the
What
will
Mow
will
If
by iron or stone
If
iron
lintels,
give size,
on
feet
wide
story
feet
high
243
inches; and thickness of
shell,
inches.
<&4~a
K) //
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BUILDING COMMISSIONER:
applies for a permit lo
The undersigned
Ruilding
r\
1
Location,
y / )/1w<k
^t>
J^tu^r-
Ut. 'X^t-uU'&y,
i//
^<-T^^vi^vL.
Name
Name
of mechanic,
Name
Q...
of architect i
4^-T*r>i^<t-_
Material,
No. of feet
in
How
is
feet deep,
feet high
wide
...
No. of
how many
Thickness of party
inches.
Number
-.-w^tiC
roof,
-*X^-is>l*snXU~+*^
\J?a
inches.
How
walls,
<?~lf^&C2_
families
=SLm
stories,
;
"
dwelling, by
No. of
.:...... ..i
stories,
/...^..
.iiVtt^VuC-
of external walls,
Material of roofing,
-^d^ol
'^
Material of foundation,
If a
feet rear,
feet
Style of roof,
Thickness
long;
feet
Size of L,
...
protected
-s0-<h<<C&z.
^at^/j^x,
,,
,__
<:*'
IF
2. /
Of what material
If
of brick,
what
i-ir
will
will
lT
EXTENDED ON ANY
;
No. of
Style of roof,
SIDE.
feet wide,
-^>^J2_
^-/Li*yi,.
_w<-u*/-
Will the extension be placed within ten feet of the present, or proposed street line?
How
will
Front,
<<Kf.^cX<i-
front,
flat,
pitch hip or
low
will
Proposed
foundation,..._..,.,.....,.....
r
:;
,^
-V,
'
feet; side,
\i.
'"-*
feet;
mansard
What
will
'
'*
>.
''>V\i'.
rear,
i^
made
feet.
height?
?.
on
feet
wide;
story.
feet
high.
If
by iron or stone
If
iron
If
lintels
give size
',lU_^
lot,
will the
V^'-v
Will an opening be
What
.".
upon
r
! '
Howmanyfeetwillthcextern.il
feet.
,. e
raised or built
feet; side,
feet; rear,
be placed?
it
when moved,
_^-/ ^a~-
of stories high of
&
inches.
~k**a
feet; side,
IF
Number
"
/'
feet; side,
Foundation,
P <>-r
it
~"""" --
Material of roofing,
inches.
legible.
<yfe
TIIK
1JU1LD1NG COMMISSIONKR.
The undersigned
Building
Qc^
Location,
v/
//L,
=:Z2^^
Name
of
Name
of mechanic,
of architect,
Material,
No. of
ht frcni
from
feet in height
Style of roof,
wide
how many
high
T^.ttT..
Tr^TT
Thickness of party
inches.
families
Number
roof,
/V
walls,
...
protected
inches.
y/is.*/'.
How
stories,
/i/4rJT*~7''
No. of
t.
.f.
a /^
No. of stories,
Material of rooting,
walls,
^
...CsSTJri.
feet deep,
feet
a dwelling, by
3/
feet rear,
feet
(V^*'^i_-
Thickness of external
is
Material of foundation,
How
/f?
feet long
Size of L,
If
ig/ 7-
AT
.^^....c.f..,
A.t..\.f!.'fifiL
...:.
IF
Size of extension, No. of feet long,
;
will
what
will
If
of brick,
T.
T^.. i<^Prr%^.*^....^.trrrff...
EXTENDED ON ANY
;
Of what material
'3~7t.
('-'i'^-rC
SIDE.
Style of roof,
i^M^u..
No. of
feet
above sidewalk,
Material of roofing,
Foundation,
inches
and party
walls,
inches.
Will the extension be placed within ten feet of the present, or proposed street line?
How
will
What
feet; side,
IF
No. of
from
ground
be placed?
it
when moved,
level of
Front,
will
raised or built
:
:
feet
How
If
will
will
If
height
will
ii
r'fiif'r' ii
rear,
'
li'^Wi iif
feet.
line of lot,
^firj^^
/,
<
?
'
What
in height
ir&*+f'~
made
in
on
feet
wide;
story.
feet
high.
by iron or stone
If iron
side,
mansard? ...^2s*2L
lintels,
give
size,
'
'
Will an opening be
What
,-
>
Proposed ioundition^^/rH*-.....
,...'
.,
- . *>,!, ,**<
side,
t$
upon
^2.9.
feet.
,.-..,
of stories high of
feet high
feet; rear,
feet; side,
Number
245
inches; and thickness of shell,
inches.
legible.
UJ
No
etc.
Brookllne,..W.&l66tr..aL
The undersigned
of
7?WA/1rUu.W &mU4-
Location,
Name
Estimateoi cost
o.t'
from sidewalk
Material of foundation,
Thickness of exterrij
How
If
is
.^J,
feet high;
a dwelling, by
how many
No.
...;
street,
No. of stores
...&%&tf~afrt4C*<*r
in
inches.
,.
built?.. ./^v24xCr-^<^^C
lower story?
/
If
No. of
of feet long..d?iJrO.*
s_
stories high
what
If of brick,
will
will
of feet wide.^.~./**.;
Style of \oo\...^'&aJr
No. of
inches;
and party
Will the extension be placed within ten feet oj (he present, or proposed street line?
How
will the
Front,..^^W.
What
No.
feet
it
be placed?
.feet;
rearv/^Vj!***^
feet.
..^Qu/^&i^F"
when moved,
of stories high of
No. of
side^f^****^*....
feet;
inches.
CfrP
sidtv^/^^V
feet;
C^/*^X
walls.....
._
^A^^Uj^X^^y*^^*^
Foundation^^>fc^..-
.^
above sidewalk
Material of roofing
/fctTtC
feet
...
....
'
Of what material
AT
.ctfteucf...
No.
roof,..
:....
Size of extension,
^.j^^..::. Jtfftjb
:....,
^TtfC .*&~*&-&s?..
families?
..
of stories,.!
stories
inches;
:./?VZtA~.
No. of
&*<7t'-
i_^
,.._.
Material of roofingV
U&lf&^SV
tr^v**X.~-^<u^A^
nc.<..
walls,.
u/^tU^l/Ci^^^Z^^^
feet deep,...;.....
6rUf/<p
Style of roof,
,../fym.
M.<ria\,
feet wide;
feet long;
of feet in height
of architect,
feet rear,
..;
..(i^^aZif
of occupant,
Name
..
&..**?M**:
feet front,
XZe^dht
ft'fefr^Cc^w
lA-J&CiLac<^r~
alterations, etc.
No.
Size of building,
No.
X.o(AcW2. Clud,
Size of
192<~.
BUILDING COMMISSIONER:
To the
raised, or built
It
Proposed
foundation.
P
upon
flat,
feet;
side^?r****4*/r.
feet;
side.^hrT-**^*'.
feet;
line of street,..
fe^^jT.
pilch, hip, or
mansard?
What
will
ztarffffir-f^.'r-.
lot,
feet.
c*-V
How many feet will the external wall be increased in height? y/T^Jsi'"?.
How many feet will the party walls be increased in height'
_
^U.&'t^iu/^t^Xji^
How will the building be occupied after alteration?
IF
Will an opening be
What
How
Jf
If
will
will the
feet
wide;
story.
..
feet high.
give size,
If brick piers
on
by iron or stone
iron
made in
iiMikos;
and thickness
of shell,
inches.
May
25, 1918
247
f*ni
'
1
I
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FRONT OFFICE!
Butternut cabinet
Flat Top writing desk
Oak flat top desk
Butternut table
Oak typewriter desk
Drawing table
2 Oak office chairs
Oak Horris chair
Side chair
Oak typewriter chair
2 Swivel chairs
Ash side chair
Oak typewriter chair
Step ladder chair
Typewriter #10 Smith
Butternut cabinet with drawers
-I
'I
Wall clock
i
r.
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002.00*
3.00'
.75
2.50*
.50
*K).00"
lf.00-
IWOO'
3.00'
2i.00^
$2.00
7.0012.00
5.008.0012.00 16.00v
Safe
Electric Fan
2 Coal hods
A
8.006.00^
25.00
12.00^
5. 00'
lO.OOv
2.00
10.00/2*50 u
.75150.0012.00
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249
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PHOTO DEPART2JE2IT;
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30.00
"'
20.00'
Films
Plates
2 Cupboards
Stool and basket and 2 tables
Shelving and cabinet
Oak filing cabinet
Foreign photos
Client photos
Large photos - Closet
5.00. v
v
8.00
16.00
1.50'
v
5.00
3. 00'
50.00
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TELEPHONE CO OP:
Pine table
Swivel chair and basket
Typewriter
Electric fan
$1.50
3*00
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LOBBY:
1
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2 Pire extinguishers
Jute door mat
Woven fire hose
Umbrella stand and swivel arm chair
1 framed panel photo
$16.00
2.50
2.00^
2.00 y
2.50 v
$25,00
BOOKKEEPER'S ROOHt
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LADIES KITCHEN":
Kitchen cabinet
Crockery and dishes
$5.00
.
Ice Chest
Gas range
2. 00
2.00
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12.00
LONG HALL:
.'
Rubber strip
Oak typewriter desk
Smith typewriter #10
Typewriter desk
2 typewriter chairs
Swivel office chair
3 revolving stools
3 drawing tables
Electric fan
2 Ceiling electric fixtures
2 Wall electric fixtures
2 Letter trays
3 Frames of photos
1 Framed panel photo
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2 Waste "baskets
2 Ceiling ext. electric lights
1 Electric fan
4 Framed photos and maps
Telephone booth
3 Section Steel filing section
Pencil sharpener
Fairbank scales
Pelouze Parcel Post scales
Butternut cabinet
Fire hose
2 Fire extinguishers
Shelving
Portable electric: light
Tracing cloth wall cabinet
1 - 36 reels
1 18 reels
1 42* reels wrapping paper
Clock
1 - 36* Detailed paper
Shelving
2 Reels twine
Electric fixtures
Time Bell
1 Swivel chair
5 Drawing boards
5 Drawing tables and horses
2 Swivel high chairs 7 Swivel stools
3 Waste baskets
2 Electric fans
4 Paper cabinets
5 Framed photos
5 ext. ceiling electric lights
2 Thermometers (self recording)
5 frames print and photos
Drawing tools
Protracters
Pantograph
Ducks
Oak filing cabinet
Oak desk and letter cabinet
Stool and basket
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1 Drawing table with horses
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^ Extension ceiling drop lights
2 Ceiling electric fans
7 Stools
4 Waste baskets
10 Pictures
12 fransd plans
3 Foot stools
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Stretchers
Gas stove
Hose
Printing Press
\7all cabinet
3 Ceiling drop lights
1 Ceiling fan
l Fire extinguisher
1 Drawing board
9 Framed photos and prints
Small print frame
Exhaust print frame
Electric exhaust tank and machine
Electric blue machine
Wall cabinet
Cabinet
6 Framed prints etc.
Shelving and drawers , closet
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Wait Zng. and Arch. Law
Mass. State Laws
17 Miscellaneous books
1917 Eoston Directory
Year Book
Who's Who
Social Registers Wash.
New York City
Lo cater
Summer
Dictionary French
Spanish
German
10 Odd foolumes
Contents miscellaneous book case, reports
H. H. Richardson and his vorks
Ornimental Art by Wyatt
Withers Church Arch
Reptons Brightons
Kews Gardens
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guide the lamp as act forth.
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arc connected, tho glass cylinder provided
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to engage the conductors supported by the
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a rotntalile glass
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