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• Title: Heaton architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)
• Other Title: Arthur B. Heaton architectural drawing archive
  Arthur B. Heaton archive
  Heaton archive
  Heaton collection
• Creator(s): Heaton, Arthur B., 1875-1951, architect
• Related Names:
     Corning, E. Burton (Edward Burton), -1957 , draftsman
     Marshall, Thomas Worth, 1872-1952 , engineer
     Chatelain, Leon, 1945- , donor
• Date Created/Published: 1895-1950, bulk 1910-1950.
• Medium: whole collection 9,237 items.
  9,237 chiefly architectural drawings; various sizes, most in folders 117 x 192 cm. or smaller.
• Summary: Primarily architectural drawings by Arthur B. Heaton for residential, commercial, industrial, religious, educational, recreational, health care, transportation, and organizations' buildings in a wide range of styles located in the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. The majority of the drawings were executed from 1910-1950. Among his commissions were single detached houses, some for prominent clients; groups of houses in the Burleith section of Washington, D.C.; apartment houses in Lyon Village, Arlington, Virginia; Park and Shop, an early shopping center; Capital Garage; additions and alterations for the National Geographic Society; the Bishop's House at the National Cathedral; buildings for Sidwell Friends School; utility facilities for PEPCO; and wartime housing for the U.S. Government. Materials document various phases of the design process, from preliminary sketches to working drawings, including numerous full size details, to correspondence and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes some architectural drawings, landscape architecture drawings, and engineering drawings by other draftsmen and creators, including E. Burton Corning, Costigan, and Thomas W. Marshall.
• Reproduction Number: ---
• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Arthur B. Heaton,"(https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.783.heat)
  
• Access Advisory: Architectural drawings; Served by appointment only.
• Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
• Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
• Notes:
  • Arrangement: Organized into 653 groups (called UNITs), which are usually based on separate building projects. Arrangement: Arranged numerically according to the staff-assigned UNIT number.
  • Collection title devised by Library staff.
  • Specific media or processes represented include graphite, ink, charcoal, watercolor, colored pencil, stat, blueprint, diazo print, photomechanical print, Van Dyke brown print, and pastel.
  • A substantial portion of the architects' commissions, but not all, are represented in the collection. Arthur B. Heaton's card files, organized by commission number and client, describing and dating most projects, and providing some addresses, are stored in P&P Supplementary Archive.
  • Each UNIT is cataloged in a separate record. Search for the heading "Arthur B. Heaton Archive (Library of Congress)" to see catalog records for the entire archive.
  • Most are gift; Leon Chatelain, III; 1981-1983.
  • Some are gift; Arthur Heaton Nash, James Heaton, Jr., Patricia Nash Lewers, and Charles Nash; 1986; (DLC/PP-1986:R04).
  • ADE - UNIT 694, nos. 10 to 26 are gift; The Altamont Cooperative, Mathew J. Eichner, President, Board of Directors; 2022; (DLC/PP-2022:109)
  • Arthur B. Heaton was one of Washington D.C.'s most prolific and versatile architects of the first half of the 20th century. Heaton began practicing as an architect in 1894, as an apprentice in the office of Frederick B. Pyle. He worked with Paul Pelz from 1895 to 1896, for William J. Marsh from 1896 to 1899, and for Marsh & Peter from 1899 to 1900. In 1900, Heaton opened his own office and joined the American Institute of Architects in 1902. In addition to operating his own practice, he served as Supervising Architect of the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Washington Cathedral) for at least one decade. His drawings demonstrate a proficient drawing style and fine attention to detail. Heaton continued to practice as an architect almost until his death in 1951.
  • Finding aid available online https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021023
  • A preliminary paper finding aid is available in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room, filed by UNIT number.
• Subjects:
  • Burleith (Washington, D.C.)--1890-1950.
  • Lyon Village (Arlington, Va.)--1890-1950.
  • Commercial facilities--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
  • Dwellings--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
  • Industrial facilities--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
  • Religious facilities--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
  • Educational facilities--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
  • Health care facilities--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
  • Organizations' facilities--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
  • Transportation facilities--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
• Format:
  • Architectural drawings--1890-1950.
  • Engineering drawings--1890-1950.
  • Landscape architecture drawings--1890-1950.
• Collections:
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• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Arthur B. Heaton," https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.783.heat
• Reproduction Number: ---
• Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
• Medium: whole collection 9,237 items.
  9,237 chiefly architectural drawings; various sizes, most in folders 117 x 192 cm. or smaller.

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• Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
• Medium: whole collection 9,237 items.
  9,237 chiefly architectural drawings; various sizes, most in folders 117 x 192 cm. or smaller.
• Access Advisory: Architectural drawings; Served by appointment only.

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