Blueprint drawings showing various views, floor plans, revisions, and proposed alterations to the Farwell Building in Detroit: Drawing "a" shows a "Front Elevation" view of the 8-story Farwell Building

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Blueprint drawings showing various views, floor plans, revisions, and proposed alterations to the Farwell Building in Detroit: Drawing "a" shows a "Front Elevation" view of the 8-story Farwell Building. The drawing was prepared by Rogers and Bonnah, Architects, and is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot. It is dated January 28, 1914. Drawing "b" shows a "South Elevation" view of the 7-story Farwell Building in 1914. The drawing was prepared by Rogers and Bonnah, Architects, and is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot. Drawing "c" shows a view of the "First Floor Plan." It is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot. Drawing "d" shows a view of the "Second Floor Plan." It is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot. Drawing "e" shows a view of the "Third Floor Plan Revised." It is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated July 20, 1914. Drawing "f" shows a view of the "Fourth Floor Plan Revised." It is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated July 17, 1914. Drawing "g" shows a view of the "Fifth Floor Plan - Office Layouts." The drawing is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated December 18, 1914. Drawing "h" shows a view of the "Sixth Floor Plan - Office Layouts." The drawing is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated December 18, 1914. Drawing "i" shows a view of the "Seventh Floor Plan - Office Layouts." The drawing is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated December 18, 1914. Drawing "j" shows a view of the "Eighth Floor Plan - Revised." The drawing is shown at a scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot. Drawing "l" shows the floor plan of a proposed bar. This drawing was "Planned by H. H. Edelman - Industrial Designer - Chicago for Union Restaurant Equip. Co., Detroit." The drawing is shown at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot. Drawing "m" shows existing and proposed front entrance elevation and plan views of the bar that is proposed in drawings "l" and "n" and was located at 1239 Griswold Avenue. The plan sheet has been stamped with an embossed seal in the lower right corner that shows "State of Michigan - Registered Architect, Willard B. Lorenz, Architect No. 2965." Drawing "n" shows a front elevation view of the back of the bar and a plan view of the ceiling over the bar that is being proposed in drawing "m." This drawing was "Designed by H. H. Edelman - Industrial Designer - Chicago for Union Restaurant Equip. Co., Detroit." The drawing is shown at a scale of 3/8 inch = 1 foot and is dated February 19, 1944. Drawing "o" shows front elevation and cross-section views of a proposed overhead sign for the "Colonnade Cafeteria" on the ground floor of the Farwell Building. The title block in the lower right corner of the sheet shows that the plan was prepared by "Walker & Co., Detroit, Mich.," and has a most recent revision date of June 11, 1959. An adjacent black ink stamp shows that the plan was approved by the "City of Detroit, Dept. of Buildings & Safety Engineering" on June 15, 1959. Drawing "p" shows proposed alterations to the rear doors of the Farwell Building. The drawing is shown at a scales 1 inch = 1 foot and 3 inches = 1 foot and is undated. Drawing "q" shows proposed telephone cable rearrangements in the basement of the Farwell Building. The drawing is dated June 18, 1929. Drawing "r" shows proposed alterations to the fire escape stairway on the Farwell Building. The plan was prepared by "F. A. Chapper Iron Works, 693 E. Congress St., Detroit 26, Mich." and is dated July 10, 1945. The sheet is stamped with an embossed seal that shows "State of Michigan - Registered Structural Engineer, Frank E. Chapper, Structural Engineer No. 794." A black ink stamp shows that the plan was approved by the "Dept. of Buildings & Safety Engineering" on July 26, 1945. Drawing "s" is a sepia print that shows the floor plan of the Colonnade Cafeteria in the Farwell Building. The plan includes the complete layout of the kitchen, store room, snack bar, and dining areas. It was prepared at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot and was dated October 2, 1958.

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Architecture

Subject Topic:

Registered Architects, F. A. Chapper Iron Works, Farwell Building, Rogers and Bonnah, Architects, Union Restaurant Equipment Company, Colonnade Cafeteria, and Walker & Company

Subject Name:

Lorenz, Willard B., Edelman, H. H., and Chapper, Frank E.

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/31690921-5CED-4806-B72D-344455405129