Visual Materials

Barnsdall Park: Hollyhock House, Schindler Terrace, Barnsdall Park Seismic

Description: Projects include: Hollyhock House, Jobs 9896 and 9782; Hollyhock House Living Room; Hollyhock House Niche Roof; Barnsdall Park Seismic, Job 9897; Schindler Terrace, Job 9898; and Barnsdall Park Seismic Repair, Jobs 96125 and 992002 (see also materials in Boxes 7 and 8).
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1964-2009.
Call number: archWeil
Creator: Weil, Martin Eli(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of the Estate of Martin E. Weil, February 2010.; Gift of Peter and June Weil, June 2014.
Associated people: Kelley, H. Roy (1892- ,); Kelly, Arthur Rolland, (1878-1959,); Kwan, Raymond, (1894-1980,); Weil, Martin Eli, (1867-1959,)

Hollyhock House - Various Jobs; Theodore Barnsdall Memorial, Job 9105

Visual Materials

Projects include: Hollyhock House Garage; Theodore Barnsdall Memorial, Job 9105, Historic Structures Report; Hollyhock House, Job 9549; and Hollyhock House Paint Study (1996).

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Barnsdall Park/Hollyhock House

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Boxes contain pieces and fragments from various sites, chiefly in Hollyhock House, most of which are labeled.

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Barnsdall Park Seismic

Visual Materials

This collection contains the personal and professional papers of architect Martin Eli Weil (1940-2009), relating to Weil's work as a restoration architect and consultant in Los Angeles and Southern California. The collection contains correspondence; project and business records; reports; contracts; notes and research files; appointment books; drawings, including approximately 2920 rolled drawings; approximately 5000 photographs, chiefly snapshots depicting work in progress; material samples, including approximately 2000 fragments of wood or other surfaces containing paint samples; and 46 media files documenting the career of Martin Eli Weil; the materials date from 1964 until 2009. Files document 428 individual projects, including Frank Lloyd Wright structures such as Barnsdall Park and Hollyhock House; the restoration of the El Capitan Theater; and jobs undertaken as a consultant for the cities of San Gabriel, La Verne, Porterville, and Monrovia, California. The collection also includes papers reflecting Weil's service as Restoration Services Director for the Restoration Services Division of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs in Canada from 1971-1978; his work as an instructor in historic preservation at the University of Southern California from 1981-2009; his writing, chiefly as an architecture columnist for the Larchmont Chronicle; his involvement with the Harvard Heights community in Los Angeles, where he lived; and his Master's thesis project.

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Barnsdall Park: Hollyhock House and Theodore Barnsdall Memorial

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Hollyhock House, Barnsdall Park, Phase I Master Plan Implementation

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Barnsdall Park: General

Visual Materials

Projects include: Barnsdall Park: Archiplan Urban Design Collaborative (1988-1993); Barnsdall Park Jobs 9428 and 9548.

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Barnsdall Park: Hollyhock House, Schindler Terrace, Barnsdall Park Seismic

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