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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor and ink on board
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
40 x 30.5 inches
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Title
A name given to the resource
New Information Center Area
Description
An account of the resource
Architectural rendering of the New Information Center Area, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Subject
The topic of the resource
Visitor's centers - Virginia - Williamsburg - Design and construction
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg - 1950-1959
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
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A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
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jpeg
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Image
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An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
D2004-TEG-0921-003b
J. Floyd Yewell
Motor House
New Information Center
Virginia
Visitor's Center
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor on board
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
37 x 26.25 inches
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Title
A name given to the resource
Motor House
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hotels - Virginia - Williamsburg
Motor House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg - 1950-1959
Description
An account of the resource
Conceptual rendering for Motor House, part of the New Information Center complex, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
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A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Drawings
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
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Image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
D2004-TEG-0921-009a
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
J. Floyd Yewell
Motor House
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor on board
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
30 x 20.25 inches
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Motor House
Subject
The topic of the resource
Motor House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg - 1950-1959
Hotels - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Conceptual rendering for Motor House entrance, part of the New Information Center complex, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
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A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
D2004-TEG-0921-017a
J. Floyd Yewell
Motor House
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor on board
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
30 x 22 inches
Dublin Core
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Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Title
A name given to the resource
Motor House Swimming Pool
Subject
The topic of the resource
Motor House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Hotels - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg - 1950-1959
Description
An account of the resource
Architectural rendering of the Motor House swimming pool at the New Information Center complex, Williamsburg, Virginia
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
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A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
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jpeg
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Image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
D2004-TEG-0921-018a
J. Floyd Yewell
Motor House
Swimming Pools
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor on board
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
26.25 x 40 inches
Dublin Core
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Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Title
A name given to the resource
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Subject
The topic of the resource
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Museums - Virginia - Pictorial works
Museum architecture - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Conceptual bird's-eye rendering for the site of the building to house the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
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A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
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The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
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The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Art Museums
J. Floyd Yewell
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor on board
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
30 x 19.5 inches
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Title
A name given to the resource
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Subject
The topic of the resource
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Museums - Virginia - Pictorial works
Museum architecture - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Conceptual rendering for the building to house the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Is Part Of
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J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Format
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jpeg
Type
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Image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
D2007-COPY-0227-015d
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Art Museums
J. Floyd Yewell
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor on board
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Commonwealth Hall
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg - 1950-1959
Visitor's centers - Virginia - Williamsburg - Design and construction
Description
An account of the resource
Architectural rendering of Commonwealth Hall, New Information Center, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
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jpeg
Type
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Image
Identifier
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D2004-TEG-0921-021a
Commonwealth Hall
J. Floyd Yewell
New Information Center
Virginia
Visitor's Centers
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor on board
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
37 x 26 inches
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Title
A name given to the resource
Franklin Street Building Entrance
Subject
The topic of the resource
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Employees' buildings and facilities - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Conceptual rendering of entrance for Franklin Street Building, Williamsburg, Virginia. When first constructed, it served as an employee dormitory. Today this building houses administrative offices for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Format
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jpeg
Type
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Image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
D2020-SC-1023-001
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Architectural Drawings Collection, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Franklin Street Offices
J. Floyd Yewell
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor on board
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
30 x 22.5 inches
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cafeteria, Gift Shop Building
Description
An account of the resource
Conceptual rendering for Cafeteria, Gift Shop Building, New Information Center, Williamsburg, Virginia
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg - 1950-1959
Visitor's centers - Virginia - Williamsburg - Design and construction
Cafeterias - Virginia - Williamsburg
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
D2020-SC-1023-002
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Architectural Drawings Collection, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Cafeterias
Gift Shops
J. Floyd Yewell
Virginia
Visitor's Centers
Williamsburg
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Title
A name given to the resource
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
The topic of the resource
Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
An account of the resource
Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, John Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Watercolor on board
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
21.5 x 27.5 inches
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
View from Mall: New Motor Houses
Description
An account of the resource
View from Mall: New Motor Houses, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Yewell, J. Floyd
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1955
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg - 1950-1959
Hotels - Virginia - Williamsburg
Motor House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
D2020-SC-1023-003
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Architectural Drawings Collection, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Hotels
J. Floyd Yewell
Motor House
Virginia
Williamsburg
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Title
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J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
Subject
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Yewell, John Floyd (1885-1963)
Architectural renderings
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
Visitors' centers - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
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Along with the many pencil on tracing paper, ink on linen, and blueprint drawings in the Rockefeller Library’s architectural collections are some colorful presentation drawings and conceptual renderings. One architect who excelled in the production of architectural watercolor renderings, J. Floyd Yewell, played an important role in designing the New Information Center, Motor House, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in the mid-1950s. Based in New York City, Yewell received a commission from Mario Campioli, Director of Architecture, and A. Edwin Kendrew, Resident Architect, to create concept designs for ideas under discussion to present to John D. Rockefeller Jr. Since the two men were involved in consultation work for another Rockefeller funded restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County, New York, they turned to Yewell, well-known for his architectural artwork published in a variety of magazines.
His series of perspective views of three major expansion projects underway at Colonial Williamsburg in the mid-1950s reflect the museum’s efforts to enhance the tourist experience and develop facilities to accommodate a higher volume of visitors. John D. Rockefeller Jr. funded the construction of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center to house and showcase his wife’s folk art collection and to offer another activity for guests. A forty-acre site, the New Information Center and Motor House complex allowed for the removal of modern intrusions into the Historic Area and provided much needed parking for 1200 vehicles, facilities for guest orientation and comfort, an economical, family-oriented lodging option for travelers, a hotel administration building, a large cafeteria and gift shop, and swimming pools. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center opened on March 15, 1957 and the New Information Center and the Motor House complex followed soon after on March 31, 1957.
J. Floyd Yewell contributed his talent as a delineator to many projects on the East Coast ranging from high rise buildings in New York City to domestic cottages. The small house movement in the 1920s captured his attention and he submitted drawings to the Own Your Own Home Competition. Examples of his cottage designs can be viewed in 500 Small Houses of the Twenties compiled by Henry Atterbury Smith, part of the Dover Pictorial Series. He also contributed to publications offering guidance on specific artistic techniques, such as Color in Sketching and Rendering by Arthur L. Guptill, 1935. Yewell’s architectural watercolors and prints are now housed in art museums along the East Coast, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His renderings held by Colonial Williamsburg serve a double purpose of documenting the evolution of major expansion projects in the 1950s and preserving his contributions to advancing the techniques of architectural illustration.
Creator
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Yewell, John Floyd
Date
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1955
Still Image
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Watercolor on board
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35 x 26 inches
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Title
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Wing, Franklin Street Building
Subject
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Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Employees' buildings and facilities - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
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Conceptual rendering for wing of Franklin Street Building, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creator
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Yewell, J. Floyd
Date
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1955
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J. Floyd Yewell Architectural Renderings
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jpeg
Type
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Image
Identifier
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D2020-SC-1023-004
Rights Holder
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Architectural Drawings Collection, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Franklin Street Offices
J. Floyd Yewell
Virginia
Williamsburg