Drawing, Architectural

Archive

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Drawing, Architectural

Entry/Object ID

2008.188.285

Scope and Content

Luther Turton drawings of an unidentified observatory. Set of four drawings, two in pencil and two in color ink The two pencil drawings appear to be preliminary drawings for the other two. First drawing of each type shows north and east elevations, a section, first and second stories, done and roof. Second drawing has several views showing mechanical details of the dome.

Collection

Architectural Drawings

Acquisition

Accession

2008.188

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Architectural decorations & ornaments, Observatories, Mechanical drawings, Architecture, Architectural drawings, Architectural details, Floor plans, Architectural & site components, Plans

Search Terms

Architecture, Luther M. Turton, Architectural drawings, Architectural details, Architectural decorations & ornaments, Architectural & site components, Architecture, Plans, Observatories, Mechanical drawings, Floor plans

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1885 - 1920

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Turton, Luther M.

Create Date

March 19, 2014

Update Date

May 28, 2026