James W. Plachek architectural drawings

Archive

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Berkeley Historical Society & Museum

Name/Title

James W. Plachek architectural drawings

Entry/Object ID

1984.001

Scope and Content

Elevations of various Berkeley buildings; City Hall, Mail Library, North Branch Library, Farm Credit Building, Oddfellows Temple, Hall of Justice, study for an apartment building, study for Claremont School. Mainly undated. Some original drawings and some reproductions. Most items show water damage. For contents, click on link below, or see inventory in collections binder.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Drawing, Architectural

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Projection

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

"Architecture"

Search Terms

"Berkeley, CA -- Buildings"

Archive Details

Creator

Plachek, James W

Date(s) of Creation

1930 - 1939

Archive Size/Extent

Extent: 10 items.

Archive Items Details

Title

Hall of Justice: pencil drawing by Edward Gehrke; 1938; 12 x 20 in

Title

Berkeley Oddfellows Temple; ink drawing; n.d.; 14 x 19 in.

Title

Proposed additions to City Hall, James W. Plachek & B. Reede Hardman; pencil drawing; n.d.; 13 x 20

Title

Elevation on Claremont Avenue; ink drawing with watercolor; n.d.; 17 x 24 in

Title

North Berkeley branch of Public Library; pencil drawing by Edward Gehrke; 1936; 21 x 23 in.

Title

Perspective, North Berkeley Congregational Church; ink drawing with watercolor; 17 x 24 in.

Title

Perspective; Study of proposed New Main Library Building; reproduction; n.d.; 29 x 18 in.

Title

Building for 11th Farm Credit District, view from Grove Street; pencil drawing; n.d.; 27 x 19 in.

Title

Building for 11th Farm Credit District, view from Milvia Street; pencil drawing; n.d.; 27 x 19 in.

Title

Study for an apartment-flat building; ink and watercolor; n.d.; 11 ½ x 13 in

Location

Other

Archives Oversize A and B

Web Links and URLs

https://berkeleyhistory.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/plachek-1984-001.doc