Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection
Description:
The architectural drawings in this collection are those which do not bear the HABS imprint and include materials arranged according to the following themes: historic buildings, stage sets, private commissions, furniture, and miscellaneous. Materials on historic buildings include details, floor plans, elevations, and original and blueprint renderings of historic buildings in Rhode Island and Long Island. It is possible that this portion of the collection supplements the two collections of HABS materials also held by the Library & Archives (AR023, AR018). The Brown collection also includes a large series of vigorously executed, generously annotated, ink drawings of set designs for Shakespearean productions in addition to proposed designs for a Shakespeare Village to be erected on Boston's Fens. Also included are costume and furniture designs. The stage-related drawings consist of originals and some reverse prints and were prepared for productions at the Castle Square Theater, Boston, and many of them are annotated by Brown. The series of drawings from private commissions consists of originals and blueprints of furniture details, architectural details, floor plans, and elevations for residences, commercial structures, apartment buildings, and a golf club. Most of these structures were located in Massachusetts, but some were in Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. Miscellaneous materials include designs for memorials and headstones, bookplates, lettering, signs, emblems, and some classical drawings.
