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




