Prairie Style Home Plans, Purcell Elmslie single story house design, PDF FILE

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A Prairie Style masterpiece by Purcell & Elmslie - 1914
Building name: Babson Service Buildings
Designer/Architect: Purcell & Elmslie
Date of construction: 1914
Location: Riverside, Illinois
Style: Prairie Style
Number of sheets: 7 sheets measuring 18”x24”
Sheet List
Cover sheet, information, Site Plan, Notes
First Floor (south half), 1/8”=1’-0”
First Floor (north half), 1/8”=1’-0”
Two Elevations, 1/8”=1’-0”
Elevation, Three Sections, 1/8”=1’-0”
Plan, Elevations, Details, various scales
Detailed Elevation, 3/8”=1’-0”
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The Prairie Style, that truly American form of architecture, has its roots in the Midwestern plains, especially the state of Illinois. Purcell and Elmslie, the designers of the Babson Residence had the most prolific and successful architectural practice of the time, even surpassing Frank Lloyd Wright in shear numbers of buildings actually built.
This house, actually 2 houses now, has had a complicated history. It began life as the servants’ quarters and stable for a larger mansion, which was later torn down. Then this structure was remodeled into 2 separate houses that share a courtyard. As an ensemble they make a beautiful arrangement. But each house is essentially independent and it would be perfectly possible to build just half the ensemble and still have a lovely house of several bedrooms, bathrooms, a large kitchen and several social spaces. As a work of art these prints are worth purchasing in their own right. For those of you interested in building a historically inspired house, these plans offer an excellent starting point. These plans are ideal for a flat site. This house would be comfortable in a suburban or country setting. Including porches, the north half of this 2-house complex has outside dimensions of approximately 80’x98’.
This extensive set of 7 drawing sheets includes a site plan, 2 floor plans, 4 exterior elevations, several sections, and several exquisite details of classic Prairie style details in carved wood and leaded glass. The original drawings rest in the Library of Congress.
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IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BUILD:
These plans are not complete architectural drawings as might be required by your local permitting agency and do not contain all the structural, waterproofing and other details and information necessary for construction. But your local builder or architect should be able to adapt these drawings and add to them as necessary. What they do provide is accurate design information about a REAL historic house, not a pseudo-historic tract house as you will find in the house plan magazines on your supermarket shelf.
The original drawings from which these dimensionally accurate scans were made are kept at the Historic American Building Survey, in the Library of Congress.
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