Henry Hill drawings and specifications of the Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haet house (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Scope and Content note
The Henry Hill drawings and specifications of the Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haet house spans 3 linear feet and dates from circa 1970 to circa 1984. The collection consists of specifications and four architectural drawings in the form of reprographic copies. Drawings include: a bird’s eye view of the property on which the residence was built, assembly details of two exterior walls, and details. Drawings are undated and list Jack Kruse as Hill’s associate.
Dates
- circa 1970-circa 1984
Creator
- Hill, Albert Henry (Person)
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Biographical / Historical
Albert Henry Hill was born on July 9, 1913 in the United Kingdom. Hill attended the University of London for six months and then transferred to the University of California, Berkeley where he earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture. He went onto to study architecture at Harvard University where he graduated with his master’s degree in 1938. While attending Harvard, Hill worked as a draftsman for the architect John Dinwiddie in Oakland, California from 1936 to 1937. In 1938 Hill became Dinwiddie’s associate and subsequently his partner in 1939. In 1947 Hill opened his own firm, which Jack Kruse joined in 1979 as Hill’s associate. Henry Hill died in 1984.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (1 flat file folder)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Hill, Albert Henry (Person)
- Kruse, Jack (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Henry Hill drawings and specifications of the Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haet house (Los Angeles, Calif.), circa 1970-circa 1984
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Jillian O'Connor and Chris Marino
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
Revision Statements
- 12/11/2012: Revisions, additions, and updates were made.
Repository Details
Part of the Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum Repository