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John Graham and Company architectural drawings and photograph collection, approximately 1946-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
John Graham and Company
Title
John Graham and Company architectural drawings and photograph collection
Dates
approximately 1946-1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
111 architectural projects (193 architectural drawings) ; various sizes
516 photographic prints ; various sizes
74 slides
226 negatives
Collection Number
PH0339
Summary
Architectural drawings and photographs of completed projects, drawings, and models of Seattle and Washington state buildings designed by John Graham, Sr. and John Graham, Jr. and their various firms. Also includes some proposed and out-of-state projects.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for the encoding of this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the Friends of the Library
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Historical Note

John Graham & Company began with the work of John Graham, Sr., who established himself as an architect in Seattle during the early 1900s. He formed a number of partnerships before establishing himself as Graham & Painter. His son, John Graham, Jr. also studied architecture and eventually joined his father's practice. Graham & Painter became John Graham & Company during the 1940s and continued until John Graham, Jr. retired from practice in 1986. After his retirement in 1986, John Graham & Company architect Rodney Kirkwood merged the company with the DLR Group to form DLR/John Graham Associates.

John Graham, Sr. (1873-1955)

John Graham, Sr. was born in Liverpool, England. He acquired his professional architectural skills in England through apprenticeship training. He moved to Seattle to establish himself as an architect in 1901, following a period of extensive travels that included a visit to the Puget Sound region. He briefly partnered with Alfred Bodley in 1904, before forming a partnership with David J. Myers in 1905. The partnership, Graham & Myers lasted from 1905 until 1910. Graham & Myers designed several apartment buildings, the Kenney Presbyterian Home, and several pavilions for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

After separating from Myers, Graham started his own practice in 1910. His earliest works from this era include the Joshua Green Building (1913); and the Ford Assembly Plant in Lake Union (1913). He worked as a supervising architect for many of Ford's buildings, opening an office in Detroit from 1914 to 1918. His works over the next decade were mainly commercial buildings characterized by classical elements and terracotta ornamentation, including the Frederick & Nelson department store building (1916-1918); the Dexter Horton Building (1921-1924); and an early branch of the Bank of California, (1923-1924).

Graham became very adept in the Art Deco style, designing several Art Deco buildings in Seattle, including the Roosevelt Hotel (1928-1929); the Exchange Building (1929-1931); the Bon Marche store (1928-1929); and, together with Bebb & Gould, the U. S. Marine Hospital campus (1931-1934). Graham formed a partnership with William L. Painter as Graham & Painter from 1936 until 1942. At the same time, John Graham's son, John Graham, Jr., joined the firm's office in New York. Once his son returned to Seattle in 1946, Graham began to transfer his practice to his son until his death in Hong Kong in 1955.

John Graham, Jr. (1908-1991)

John Graham, Jr. began his architectural training at the University of Washington in 1926 before transferring to Yale University where he received his B.F.A. in 1931. After a brief time in statistical merchandising for retail establishments, Graham joined his father's successful architectural practice in 1937, opening a branch office in New York City with William Painter as partner. The office, Graham & Painter, New York, lasted from 1936 until 1942, and focused on department store design. After World War II began, business declined and Graham closed the branch and began to design war housing and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) housing that included Washington DC's Suburban Heights (1944); and Sunny Brook (1942); as well as Edgewater Park in Seattle (1939).

Graham returned to Seattle in 1946, eventually taking over his father's architectural practice. Under John Graham, Jr., the firm designed over 1,000 commercial projects that included the Washington Natural Gas Headquarters (1964), and the Westin Towers in Seattle (1969). Perhaps most famously, John Graham and Company specialized in the design of large shopping malls, designing over seventy multi-million dollar shopping centers that included Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle (1950); and Capitol Court in Milwaukee (1957); Lloyd Center in Portland (1960); and the Ala Moana in Honolulu (1960). These regional shopping centers were the first of their kind in the country and Graham is widely credited with the design of the modern shopping mall.

Graham was licensed to practice architecture in ten states. After partnering with Roderick Kirkwood in 1974, the firm went on to complete the Bank of California Building in Seattle (1974); the Wells Fargo building in San Francisco (1966); the Alaska State Office Building in Juneau (1975-1975); and the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma (1984-1986). His most well-known project, however, is the design and execution of the Space Needle he developed with Victor Steinbrueck and John Ridley for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Graham retired in 1986, five years before his death in 1991.

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Content Description

The collection consists of architectural drawings and photographs of Pacific Northwest buildings designed by Seattle-based architect John Graham, his son, John Graham, Jr., and their firm John Graham and Company. Project records include the Bank of California buildings, the Exchange Building, the Heffernan Building, the Space Needle, and multiple shopping malls. Proposal drawings for buildings never built and a limited number of projects from outside the Pacific Northwest region are also included.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions might exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Selections of collection available on digital site. Contact the repository for details.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Collection is arranged in two series: Architectural drawings and models, and Photographs. The Architectural drawings and models series is further divided into subseries by architectural firm name with projects listed alphabetically within each firm. Photographs pertain mostly to the work of John Graham and Company under John Graham, Jr. and have been arranged alphabetically.

Acquisition Information

The bulk of materials were donated to the University of Washington Special Collections by John Graham Associates, December 15, 1986. United Pine Center Corporation drawings and drawings for R. H. Boyle and L. M. Newman were donated by TRA in 1990.

Processing Note

Architectural drawings and photographs of architectural drawings and models processed by Kelly Daviduke. Photographs processed by Erin Berg and Kelly Daviduke. Processing completed in 2012.

Bibliography

Docomomo WEWA. Mid-century modern architects. Seattle: Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement, Western Washington, 2011.

Clausen, Meredith L. "John Graham, Jr." Shaping Seattle architecture: a historic guide to the architects. Ed. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, 258-263. Seattle: University of Washington Press in association with the American Institute of Architects Seattle Chapter and the Seattle Architectural Foundation, 1994.

Hildebrand, Grant "John Graham, Sr." Shaping Seattle architecture: a historic guide to the architects. Ed. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, 90-95. Seattle: University of Washington Press in association with the American Institute of Architects Seattle Chapter and the Seattle Architectural Foundation, 1994.

Related Materials

The Carl Gould Architectural Drawings Collection contains projects completed by Carl Gould and his partner Charles Bebb that may include work by John Graham, Sr. Identified projects have been included for reference in this collection's inventory list.

The University of Washington Department of Architecture Student Drawings collection (PH Coll 740) contains student assignments completed by John Graham, Jr. during his freshman year at the University of Washington, 1926-1927.

The Architectural Drawings of Frederick and Nelson Collection (PH Coll 1272) contains work from John Graham, Sr., and John Graham & Company.

John Graham papers (coll. 3921)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Architectural drawings and models

    • Graham & Myers, 1905-1910

      This subseries contains the earliest projects from John Graham, Sr., completed during his partnership with David Myers. The partnership lasted from 1905-1910 with Myers serving as the principal designer. The partnership focused on work in the Seattle area that included apartment buildings, religious structures, and several pavilions for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. After the partnership dissolved, Myers worked with David Shack as Shack & Myers, and Arrigo M. Young as Shack, Young & Myers. Later drawings from David Myers are described in the Guide to the TRA Drawings.

      • Description: Store building for R. H. Boyle, Esquire, Union Street at 6th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
        3 drawings : 1 graphite on trace, 2 graphite and ink on trace

        Alternate name: Howard Block.

        Three drawings include a plan of the ground floor, which shows six stores arranged side-by-side in a single building on a city block with notes about footing and ceiling; exterior side and front elevations; longitudinal section drawing through building and entrance; and detail drawings of ceiling joists.

        Dates: May 17, 1909
        Container: Mapcase M156, Item A1
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / Graham & Myers, 1905-1910
      • Description: Store building for L. M. Newman, Esquire, Bellevue Avenue, Seattle, Washington
        4 drawings : 4 ink on linen

        Plan shows two stores arranged side-by-side with an adjacent bakehouse in an urban building; block plan; exterior elevation of side and storefront; section drawing through storefront; longitudinal section drawing through building.

        Dates: January 6, 1909
        Container: Mapcase M156, Item A2
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / Graham & Myers, 1905-1910

    • John Graham, Sr, 1910-1936

      Drawings contained in the John Graham, Sr. subseries include several commercial projects that were built in Seattle and Tacoma, as well as additional proposal and conceptual drawings. Three of the projects included in this subseries were designed for the United Pacific Realty & Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the United National Corporation. These projects include the Exchange Building, Pine Street Center, and the Rhodes Medical Arts Building in Tacoma.

      • Description: Proposed 2nd Avenue development, Seattle, Washington
        1 drawing : 1 graphite on board

        Rendering of art deco building exterior.

        Dates: circa 1930
        Container: Mapcase M157, Item A3
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham, Sr, 1910-1936
      • Bon Marche, 1601 3rd Avenue, Seattle, Washington

        One photograph of the Bon Marche department store is described in the Photographs series.

      • Description: Exchange Building, 821 2nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington
        8 drawings : 8 photoreproduction on paper

        Alternate name: United Exchange Building.

        Three photographs of the Exchange Building are described in the Photographs series.

        Incomplete set of drawings includes multiple floor plans and a section drawing of building. Drawings are reproductions of the original 1929 drawings and are dated 1976 by handwritten note in margin.

        The Exchange Building was designed by John Graham, Sr. in 1929. The building was originally designed to house the Seattle Stock Exchange, but was adapted for office use after the stock market crash. The building was designated as a Historic Landmark by the Seattle Preservation Board in 1990. The Exchange Building was one of several buildings that John Graham, Sr., designed for the United Pacific Realty & Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the United National Corporation.

        Dates: 1929; reprinted 1976
        Container: Mapcase M156, Item A5
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham, Sr, 1910-1936
      • Heffernan Building, 601 Pine Street, Seattle, Washington

        Alternate name: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Building.

        The two-story Gothic Revival style Heffernan Building was designed by John Graham Sr. in 1928-1929. The building was occupied by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from the mid-1930s until the late 1940s.

      • Description: Pine Street Center, Pine Street between 4th Avenue and Westlake Avenue, Seattle, Washington
        25 drawings : 25 blueprints

        Drawings for the building on Pine Street between Fourth and Westlake Avenues include multiple plans, exterior elevations, detail drawings, mechanical plans, electrical plans, section drawings, and material schedules. Plans include basement plan, first floor, second floor, third floor, mezzanine floor, framing plan, and roof plan. Exterior elevations show entrance ornamentation and window casework. Schedules include the finish/door schedule and first floor beam schedule. Detail drawings of entrance, ornamentation, stairs, and marquee sign.

        Pine Street Center was designed as a shopping center, located in the retail district between the Bon Marche and the Frederick and Nelson department stores. Although the building opened with two stories and a basement, John Graham, Sr. designed the building so that it could accommodate an additional four stories. The building was constructed by Chrisman and Snyder and was finished with a cast-stone exterior and unusual cantilevered walls that allowed for large, unobstructed display windows. Pine Street Center was one of several buildings that John Graham, Sr., designed for the United Pacific Realty & Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the United National Corporation.

        Dates: March 3, 1930 - April 29, 1930
        Container: Mapcase M157, Item A8
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham, Sr, 1910-1936
      • Description: Rhodes Medical Arts Building, 740 St. Helens Avenue, Tacoma, Washington
        3 drawings : 3 blueprints

        Exterior elevations show the North elevation, South elevation, Market Street elevation, and St. Helens Avenue elevation; transverse section drawing through building. This is an incomplete set with drawings numbered 10-12.

        The Rhodes Medical Arts Building was dedicated in 1931. At the time of its construction, the 17-story art deco building was the tallest building in Tacoma, and the first full-service medical center in the city. The building was designed by John Graham, Sr., Architect & Engineer, and Heath, Gove & Bell, Associate Architects, Tacoma, for the United Rhodes Realty Corporation. The building was purchased for use as a city hall by the City of Tacoma in 1977 and, after subsequent remodeling, it was renamed Tacoma Municipal Building in 1981. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Rhodes Medical Arts Building was one of several buildings that John Graham, Sr., designed for the United Pacific Realty & Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the United National Corporation.

        Photographs of the Rhodes Medical Arts Building are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: 1929
        Container: Mapcase M156, Item A9
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham, Sr, 1910-1936
      • Description: Roosevelt Hotel, 1531 7th Avenue at Pine Street, Seattle, Washington
        1 drawing : 1 graphite on illustration board with matting
        Harry Lockland (Artist)

        Rendering of building's exterior shows the hotel building with art deco ornamentation.

        Dates: 1930
        Container: Mapcase M156, Item A10
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham, Sr, 1910-1936
      • Description: United Exchange Building

        See: Exchange Building.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham, Sr, 1910-1936
      • Description: United Pine Center Corporation

        See: Pine Street Center.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham, Sr, 1910-1936
      • Unidentified buildings

    • Bebb & Gould, circa 1930

      Two projects have been identified as part of the Carl Could architectural drawings collection that have been presented here for reference. Since the firm of Bebb & Gould is primarily associated with these projects, drawings pertaining to these projects can be found in the Carl Could architectural drawings collection.

      While continuing to operate his independent practice, John Graham, Sr. worked in association with the firm of Bebb and Gould on several projects during the early 1930s. The United States Public Health Marine Hospital, designed by Bebb & Gould with John Graham as an associate, is considered to be one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the Northwest.

    • Graham & Priteca, circa 1940

      John Graham, Sr. worked with Benjamin Marcus Priteca to design the Sand Point Housing Project during World War II. Marcus Priteca continuously maintained his own independent architectural practice as Marcus Priteca, Architect, 1911-c.1964. It is believed that the names as they appear on the drawing indicate the collaboration between the two architects rather than an actual practice.

      • Description: Sand Point Housing Project, 65th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural drawing : 1 black and white photographic print
        Graham & PritecaR. Harmer Smith (Architect)

        One photographic print of a site plan showing a housing project with several multi-unit residential buildings arranged around courtyards on a loop road.

        The Sand Point Housing Project was developed from 1940-1941 for the United States Housing Authority Aided Defense Project and the Housing Authority of Seattle. John Graham, Sr. and Marcus Priteca, operating as Graham and Priteca, completed the design that included 150 units of housing for enlisted men at the Naval Air Station. Graham and Priteca completed the design with Seattle landscape architects E. Clair Heilman and Noble Hoggson.

        Photographs of the housing units at Sand Point are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: circa 1940
        Container: Box/Folder 9/1, Item A14
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / Graham & Priteca, circa 1940

    • Graham & Painter, 1936-1942

      The partnership formed between John Graham and William Painter as Graham & Painter operated in Seattle and New York City during the late 1930s. As the economy improved, John Graham, Jr. separated from his career in retail merchandising and business, joining his father's practice in New York in 1937. After World War II broke out, John Graham, Jr. separated again to focus on war housing and FHA financed housing projects on the East Coast. Graham, Sr. and Painter continued without the younger, focusing on commercial projects in urban settings in a variety of styles, including the streamline Coca-Cola Bottling Plant on First Hill in Seattle, 1939, described in the Photographs series.

      • Description: Jordan Marsh
        4 drawings : 1 watercolor wash with graphite on illustration board with matting; 1 gouache/watercolor with white on illustration board with matting; 1 charcoal on illustration board; 1 watercolor with white and ink on illustration board

        Four different street-view renderings of a department store building with covered sidewalk in an urban setting. Differing views show the building in the art deco streamline moderne style, art deco style, neoclassical style, and early modernist style. Only one building has "Jordan Marsh" written over the entrance.

        Attributed to John Graham, Sr. However, both John Graham, Sr. and John Graham, Jr. worked with William Painter as Graham and Painter, 1938-1942.

        Dates: circa 1940
        Container: Mapcase M157, Item A15
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / Graham & Painter, 1936-1942

    • John Graham & Company, 1942-1986

      John Graham & Company evolved from John Graham, Sr.'s architecture practice, which began in 1910. After finishing his studies at Yale University, John Graham, Jr. joined his father's practice in New York in 1942. From 1942 until 1946, the two Grahams worked in separate offices in Seattle and New York. Once his son returned to Seattle in 1946, John Graham, Sr. began to transfer his practice to his son until his death in Hong Kong in 1955.

      Drawings contained in the John Graham & Company subseries are primarily associated with the work that John Graham, Jr. and the John Graham & Company firm did while John Graham, Jr. operated as managing partner. However, some earlier drawings during the time the two father and son's work overlapped in Seattle as John Graham & Company, from 1946 until 1955, cannot be exclusively attributed to either Graham with the available information. Drawings after John Graham, Sr.'s death in 1955 are attributed to the firm under John Graham, Jr. These drawings include proposal drawings, construction drawings, and architectural renderings, some available by photographic reproduction, with many by architectural delineators Earle Duff and Ken Duffin. Under John Graham, Jr., the firm grew substantially with offices throughout the United States and Canada, though the largest offices were based in Seattle and New York City.

      Project records in this subseries may contain records and designs from his partners and associates that can only be identified from the drawings as John Graham & Company. Architects who may be associated with these projects include Manson Bennett, Henry A. Birner, Arthur E. Edwards, Jack Follett, Alan Gerard, Alvin B. Harrison, Roderick Kirkwood, Ivar Paulsen, James E. Jackson, John Ridley, and Nathan Wilkinson, Jr.

      • AIA Company Development, Somerset Street at Inverarity Road, Karachi, Pakistan

        Alternate name: American Life Insurance Company building.

        One photographic print providing an exterior view of the AIA Company's Karachi building is described in the Photographs series.

      • Ala Moana hotel and office building, 1441 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii

        Ten photographs of the Ala Moana site with shopping center, hotel, and office building are described in the Photographs series.

      • Description: Alaska State Office Building, Willoughby Avenue at 4th Street, Juneau, Alaska
        14 photographic prints : 14 black and white photographic prints

        Fourteen photographic prints of architectural drawings that provide exterior elevations of the building from all sides, plan of entrance plaza and state library, and plans of upper levels that include offices for education, administration, economic development, natural resources, public works, commerce, revenue, and a roof/site plan.

        The Alaska State Office Building was designed by John Graham & Company, Seattle and Anchorage, with Linn Forrest, Juneau. The building would include four floors of parking for 250 cars, a large landscaped exterior plaza, glass-enclosed state library, and several floors of offices arranged around a skylit inner plaza. The building offered views of the mountains, Gastineau Channel, and nearby Douglas Island. Construction on the building was completed in 1973.

        Two contact sheets and one photograph of the Alaska State Office Building are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: circa 1971
        Container: Box/Folder 4/1, Item A18
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Proposed Alderbrook Inn alterations, 7106 East State Route 106, Union, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 color photographic print
        Ken Duffin (Artist)

        One color photograph of a rendering by artist Ken Duffin that shows a multi-story building with pool and marina in a forested setting with buildings set among the trees.

        The historic Alderbrook Inn was built in 1913 on the Hood Canal in Union, Washington. After extensive improvements after World War II, the resort came to be known for its typical Pacific Northwest architecture. The resort underwent extensive renovation in 2002, opening again in 2004. The main lodge of the Alderbrook Inn was demolished at this time and rebuilt, however, sixteen cottages from the original Alderbrook Inn resort property remained and were upgraded into luxury cottages. This drawing was likely intended as a proposal drawing, as no connection between John Graham & Company and the Alderbrook Inn can be identified.

        Dates: December 1969
        Container: Box/Folder 9/7, Item A19
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Alderwood Mall, Lynnwood, Washington
        1 drawing : 1 tempera with graphite on board

        Aerial rendering of site.

        Container: Mapcase M157, Item A20
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Alpha Chi Omega sorority house, 17th Street at 45th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
        2 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 2 black and white photographic prints

        Two photographs of architectural renderings of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority house at the University of Washington. The renderings include one of the multi-story residential building and an additional rendering of the same building, dated 1952, with changes to the roof, added balconies, stone facing, bay window, and expanded entrance.

        The Alpha Chi Omega sorority house, designed by John Graham & Company, was constructed in 1956 by the E. F. Shuck Construction Company. The sorority house provided accomodations for 54 girls and featured a stone and redwood exterior and glass-enclosed stairwell.

        Dates: December 16, 1952
        Container: Box/Folder 9/8, Item A21
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford, England

        See item A110.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Asbury Methodist Church, 5601 South Puget Sound Avenue, Tacoma, Washington
        1 architectural drawing : 1 ink on posterboard

        Alternate name: Asbury United Methodist Church.

        Pen and ink perspective drawing of church's exterior. The Asbury United Methodist Church was constructed in 1954.

        Dates: January 9, 1951
        Container: Mapcase M156, Item A22
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Bank of California Building, 900 4th Avenue, Seattle, Washington

        Alternate names: Union Bank of California Building; 901 5th Avenue.

        The Bank of California Building was constructed between 1971 and 1974. The building was one of the first skyscrapers in downtown Seattle and helped establish the downtown financial district around Fourth Avenue and Madison Avenue. The original design by John Graham and Associates used Seattle firm Terry & Egan for the interiors of the building. The name and address of the building was changed to 901 5th Avenue after the sale of the building to Kennedy Wilson, Inc. of Beverly Hills, California.

        One photograph of the downtown Seattle Bank of California Building is described in the Photographs series. Additional aerial photographs that have been altered by hand to show the Bank of California along with other buildings developed by Pentagram Corporation are described under "Pentagram Corporation."

        • Description: Architectural drawings
          3 drawings : 1 ink with white on paper mounted to illustration board with matting; 2 graphite with gouache/watercolor and colored pencil on illustration board

          Three drawings include one rendering/perspective drawing of the building's exterior, and two proposed color schemes with furniture layouts for the ladies' room and the employee lounge and dining room. The proposed color scheme with furniture layout drawings include furnishing plans, multiple furniture designs, and elevations of window treatments.

          Dates: circa 1971
          Container: Mapcase M157, Item A23a
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Bank of California Building, 900 4th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
        • Description: Photographic print of architectural rendering
          1 photographic print of architecture drawing : 1 color photographic print on board
          Earle Duff (Artist)

          One color photographic print of a street-view rendering of the Bank of California building exterior by Earle Duff.

          Dates: circa 1970s
          Container: Mapcase M156, Item A23b
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Bank of California Building, 900 4th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
        • Description: Photographic prints of architectural drawings
          8 photographic prints of architecture drawings : 8 black and white photographic prints, 3 photoreproductions on paper

          Eight photographic prints of architectural drawings provide exterior elevations of the Bank of California building in downtown Seattle; site plans show the landscaped plazas; restroom plans; and a plan with reflected ceiling plan of the Fifth Avenue lobby. Additional items include a typed project summary with detail drawings of fascia and wall-paneling; section drawing through wall panel; and a landscape development plan.

          Dates: circa 1970s
          Container: Box/Folder 4/2, Item A23c
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Bank of California Building, 900 4th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
      • Description: Bank of California service center building and parking garage, Tacoma, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 color photographic print on board with matting
        Glafke (Artist)

        One color photographic print shows an architectural rendering of the exterior of the Bank of California building in Tacoma with a two-story parking structure with covered entrance off the main street.

        Dates: circa 1970s
        Container: Mapcase M157, Item A24
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Bayview Manor, 11 West Aloha Street, Seattle, Washington
        Earle Duff (Artist)
        2 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 2 color photographic prints

        Two color photographs of renderings by Earle Duff that show alternate exterior views of the modernist, multi-story Bayview Manor building. Bayview Manor was constructed in 1961 in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood on the site of the former Kinnear Mansion.

        Six photographs of Bayview Manor's exterior are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: circa 1961
        Container: Box/Folder 9/9, Item A25
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Beaverton Park, Beaverton, Oregon
        1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 black and white photograph

        One photographic print of a pen-and-ink drawing shows a bird's eye view of the Beaverton Park shopping mall site with parking lots.

        Dates: undated
        Container: Box/Folder 9/10, Item A26
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Bellevue Square landscape plan, Bellevue, Washington
        14 drawings : 5 graphite on trace, 3 graphite and color on trace, 3 graphite on vellum, 1 graphite and color on vellum, 2 reproduction with graphite and color on bond

        Drawings include three perspective drawings of an outdoor courtyard at Bellevue Square, in front of the Frederick and Nelson department store. Drawings numbered D1 through D3 mostly pertain to landscape plans for the square and include section drawings through the square, paving plan, ground level plan, planting plan for outdoor areas, lighting plan, and a design for masonry planters with wooden seats. Additional drawings show designs for telephone booths (marked "omitted"), sales displays, and an exhibit booth. Additional plan of the square shows a layout for an arts and crafts show with tables and walkways marked in color and a preliminary study for a sales booth. One landscape plan by Bill Teufel places a firepit in the center of the square.

        Dates: April 25, 1955 - November 7, 1955
        Container: Mapcase M157, Item A27
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Bonneville Power Administration Building, 905 Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

        Three photographs of the Boneville Power Administration Building and surrounding areas are described in the Photographs series.

      • Description: Totem Lodge at Camp Indianola,10635 Northeast Shore Drive, Indianola, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 color photographic print

        One color photograph of a rendering of Totem Lodge, a log building with heightened center section, deck, and totem. Camp Indianola was founded in 1957 by the United Methodist Church. Totem Lodge, the structure shown in the rendering, features a carved totem pole by Douglas Carter.

        Dates: March 10, 1958
        Container: Box/Folder 9/12, Item A29
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Carpenters Union 131 building, 2nd Avenue at Vine Street, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering showing the view from the Southeast of the exterior of a multi-story building with windowed facade and side extension. The building was designed for the Local 131 Carpenters Union and contained an auditorium, office space, lounge facilities, parking, and sun louvers over the public walkways outside the building (not pictured in drawing). The building was originally designed and constructed as a three-story structure with a provision for an additional two stories; this rendering shows the building with all five stories.

        Dates: circa 1956
        Container: Box/Folder 9/13, Item A30
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Centralia Methodist Church, 506 South Washington Avenue, Centralia, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photograph

        Alternate name: Centralia First United Methodist Church.

        Three photographs of the Centralia Methodist Church are described in te Photographs series.

        One photographic print shows a pen-and-ink side elevation of the church from South Washington Avenue.

        Dates: March 29, 1950
        Container: Box/Folder 9/14, Item A31
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Century 21 Exposition

        See: Space Needle, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Chapel Square Mall, Chapel Street and Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut

        Chapel Square Mall was originally proposed in 1957 as part of New Haven's Church Street Redevelopment Project. The urban shopping center, located in downtown New Haven, began construction in 1960 when the Edward Malley Company moved from its downtown location to the nearby shopping center. The store reopened in its new location as Malley's in 1962, however, the opening of Chapel Square Mall was delayed until 1967. The mall was designed by Lathrop Douglas, Architects, New York. These drawings were probably intended as proposal drawings for the redevelopment project, however, John Graham's design was not used.

        • Description: City center development
          4 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 4 black and white photographic print
          Earle Duff (Artist)

          Two photographic prints of architectural renderings show a retail complex with parking garage, stores, and a multi-story hotel with outdoor dining terrace; additional print has two smaller renderings by Earle Duff, one of Malley's and one of the Center on the Green hotel, displayed with three plans for the property showing the multiple floors of the Center on the Green hotel; the final print shows a street-view rendering of the hotel with adjacent shops at Chapel Square and parking. Photographed drawings may have been intended for use as a presentation set, as they are inscribed with the project's title and the name of developer Roger L. Stevens.

          Dates: circa 1960s
          Container: Box/Folder 9/15, Item A32a
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Chapel Square Mall, Chapel Street and Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut
        • Description: Malley's
          Earle Duff (Artist)
          1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print

          One photographic print of an architectural rendering by Earle Duff shows the exterior of Malley's department store with parking lot and Paul Rudolph's Temple Street Garage in the background. This was probably intended as a proposal drawing as the building is not attributed to John Graham & Company, nor do pictures from its construction era resemble the building pictured in the rendering.

          Photographs of Malley's department store in New Haven are described in the Photographs series.

          Dates: circa 1960s
          Container: Box/Folder 9/16, Item A32b
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Chapel Square Mall, Chapel Street and Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut
      • Description: Charter Energy Company refinery site study, Deer Island, St. Helens, Oregon
        2 drawings : 2 reproduction with ink on bond

        Two photocopies of topographic site survey enlargements with handwritten notes in ink. Drawing indicates a site on the Columbia River for a refinery complex with numbers for indexing specific areas to slides (see photograph series for color slides).

        John Graham and Company, working with California-based Robert Brown Associates, completed an impact assessment for an oil refinery on the Columbia River in 1975. The refinery was proposed by Charter Energy Company, a California subsidiary of Charter oil companies from Jacksonville, Florida. As part of the study, John Graham and Company assessed three sites, eventually selecting a 140-acre site just north of St. Helens, Oregon, near Longview, Washington.

        Thirteen photographs and twenty slides for the Charter Energy refinery site study are described in the Photographs series. The published study, Charter Energy refinery: environmental impact assessment, is held in Special Collections.

        Dates: circa 1975
        Container: Box/Folder 9/17, Item A33
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Core Properties, West Main Avenue at North Post Street, Spokane, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural drawing : 1 black and white photographic print

        One photographic print provides an aerial view of several city blocks in downtown Spokane. Photograph has been altered by hand to show an addition to The Crescent department store, a parking garage, and three skybridges linking Nordstrom, The Crescent, and Woolworth's department stores.

        Six photographs of the retail area in downtown Spokane are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: circa 1970s
        Container: Box/Folder 3/1, Item A34
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Elks Club, 2731 Rucker Avenue, Everett, Washington
        4 drawings : 4 gouache/watercolor with graphite and color on illustration board

        Four drawings pertain mostly to the ladies' lounge and include a perspective drawing of the lounge, entrance elevation, interior elevation, furniture designs, and window treatment designs.

        Dates: 1947
        Container: Mapcase M157, Item A36
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Enfield Shopping Center, 90 Elm Street, Enfield, Connecticut

        Alternate name: Enfield Square.

      • Description: Federal Building, 901 Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington

        See also: Pentagram Corporation.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: First National Bank, 1001 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington

        See also: Pentagram Corporation.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: First Reformed Church, 610 Grover Street at 6th Street, Lynden, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print

        One photographic print shows a pen-and-ink rendering of the church's exterior.

        Exterior photographs of the First Reformed Church are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: March 30, 1956
        Container: Box/Folder 9/19, Item A38
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Flamingo Hotel and Casino alterations, Las Vegas Boulevard at Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada
        2 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 2 black and white photographic prints

        Two photographic prints of architectural renderings show differing views of the exterior of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. One drawing shows the building as it faces the Las Vegas Strip; the second drawing shows the rear of the building with balconied guest rooms overlooking an outdoor terrace with steps leading down to water.

        The art deco Flamingo Hotel and Casino, designed by George Vernon Russell, first opened in 1946. These drawings, drawn one year after the hotel's opening, were probably proposal drawings intended for alterations to the entrance and outdoor pools.

        Dates: October 31, 1947
        Container: Box/Folder 9/20, Item A39
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Food Giant
        1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        One photograph of an architectural rendering of the exterior of a Food Giant grocery store with parking lot.

        Dates: circa 1960
        Container: Box/Folder 9/21, Item A40
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Foster City study, California
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print

        One photograph of a site development study for Foster City, a planned community on Brewer's Island, near San Francisco, developed during the 1960s. It is unlikely that this study was used in the development of Foster City, as no link between John Graham and Company and the project can be found.

        Dates: circa 1960s
        Container: Box/Folder 9/22, Item A41
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Garden Park Homes, Richmond Beach, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        J. G. Watts Construction Company (Contractor)

        One photograph of an architectural rendering of a single-story home with screened porch. Drawing is inscribed by John Graham and Company, and J. G. Watts Construction Company, both of Seattle. Inscribed as: Portable and demountable houses for defense areas.

        The Garden Park Homes project in Richmond Beach was developed by Albert Balch during the early 1950s. Seattle architects Miller & Ahlson, who worked with John Graham, Sr. on the design for the Decatur Apartment building, were responsible for the master plan. The project included 77 houses: 50 homes designed by John Ridley, who later worked for John Graham & Company; 25 homes designed by C. C. Wollander; and 2 homes by Chiarelli & Kirk. It is unknown how this drawing relates to the project as John Graham and Company's involvement with the project cannot be determined and the drawing is dated later than the completion date of the project in 1951.

        The photograph series describes a set of photographs of residences that includes a similar residence from Riverbrook Homes in East Paterson, New Jersey, designed by John Graham, Jr. Each photograph is inscribed by hand on the back with "Garden Park Homes"; the photos may have been used as a reference, as they are believed to show the Riverbrook Homes development.

        Dates: March 13 ,1952
        Container: Box/Folder 9/23, Item A43
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Glaser Beverages bottling plant, Empire Way and Bayview Street, Seattle, Washington
        1 drawing : 1 tempera on illustration board with matting
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        Rendering of the exterior of building.

        Construction on a new facility for Glaser Beverages, designed by John Graham and Company, began in 1960; the new 70,000 square foot facility would replace two existing facilities and include additional loading areas, truck yards, and increase the company's space by 300 percent.

        Dates: circa 1960
        Container: Mapcase M157, Item A44
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Halifax Shopping Centre, Mumford Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia
        2 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 2 color photographic prints
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        Two photographs of architectural renderings by Earle Duff. One drawing shows an aerial view of the site for the Halifax Shopping Centre; one drawing shows the interior promenade of the mall as viewed through the windowed entrance.

        The first phase of the Halifax Shopping Centre was constructed in 1961. Several additions and renovations were completed over the years, with the largest in 1989 that created an additional 75,000 square feet of space.

        Dates: circa 1961
        Container: Box/Folder 9/24, Item A45
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Hofbrau Haus at the Century 21 World's Fair, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 color photographic print
        Earle DuffAlan Gerard (Artist)

        One photograph of an architectural rendering by Earle Duff showing the Bavarian-themed Hofbrau Haus at the Century 21 World's Fair in Seattle. The Hofbrau Haus was designed by Alan Gerard of the John Graham & Company for Nagy Enterprises, who also operated a Hofbrau Haus in downtown Seattle. The structure featured a canopy roof made from bent and cured plywood sections and walls of clear plate glass.

        Dates: circa 1962
        Container: Box/Folder 9/25, Item A46
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Holladay Park Plaza, 1300 Northeast 16th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
        1 drawing : 1 tempera on illustration board with matting
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        Rendering/perspective drawing of a multi-story building with balconies.

        The Holladay Park Plaza was constructed in 1967 opposite Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon. The building was renovated in 1995 and presently serves as a retirement home.

        Dates: circa 1967
        Container: Mapcase M157, Item A47
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Proposed hotel project on 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photograph
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering by Earle Duff shows a multi-story hotel tower in downtown Seattle with the cursive letter logo R, possibly associated with the Renaissance Hotel chain. Address was approximated from the location of the Friedlander and Sons Jewelers shown on drawing. Attributed to the John Graham, Jr. era based on Earle Duff's association with the John Graham & Company firm during this time.

        Dates: undated
        Container: Box/Folder 9/26, Item A48
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Houghton Marina, Kirkland, Washington

        See: Lake Washington Marina Park, Houghton, Kirkland, Washington

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: The Hub, West Madison Street, Rochester, Pennsylvania
        2 photographic prints : 1 black and white photograph, 1 color photograph
        Earle DuffRoger Dudley (Artist)

        Color photographic print, with black and white duplicate, of an architectural drawing by Earle Duff shows an aerial view of a shopping mall with a Kaufman's department store, Kroger supermarket, and parking garage on a sloped site with river and interstate highways. Project is identified on the back of the prints with a John Graham & Company job stamp and handwritten title.

        Dates: November 11, 1963
        Container: Box/Folder 9/27, Item A49
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Proposed IBM Building, 5th Avenue at Virginia Street, Seattle, Washington
        3 photographic prints : 1 black and white photographic prints, 2 color photographic prints

        Color photographic print, with black and white duplicate, shows an architectural rendering by Earle Duff providing a street-view of the proposed building; additional print shows plans for the ground floor addition to an existing structure and a typical floor plan for the skyscraper's upper level. This building is not related to architect Minoru Yamasaki's IBM Building at 1200 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle.

        Dates: November 11, 1963
        Container: Box/Folder 9/28, Item A50
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Insurance Building alterations for the United Pacific Insurance Company, 2nd Avenue at Madison Street, Seattle, Washington

        The United Pacific Insurance Company announced the movement of its downtown Seattle offices from the Exchange Building to the Insurance Building on 2nd Avenue in 1953, after the purchase of the Insurance Building by the parent company, United National Corporation, one year prior. At this time, the ground floor and basement levels were remodeled for United Pacific Insurance Company offices. Photographed drawings are believed to have been created for the United Pacific Insurance Company's offices at the Insurance Building based on the correlation of dates between the drawings and remodeling activities.

        At the time of remodeling, plans were also announced for a five-story addition to United Pacific Insurance Company's headquarters at the Medical Arts Building in Tacoma. Plans for the addition are contained in this collection in the John Graham, Jr. subseries under the title "United Pacific Insurance Company Building."

        Three larger reproductions (duplicates) of these images have been retained and are housed in Box 10/4.

      • James Village Shopping Center, Lynnwood, Washington
        • Description: Architectural drawings
          2 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 2 black and white photographic prints

          One photographic print, dated August 2, 1957, shows a watercolor rendering of a shopping plaza with cross-gabled roof peaking steeply over the retailers' entrances and a vertical sign rising above the a-foods supermarket. Plaza is signed as "Jamesto[wn] Village."

          The second photographic print shows a pen-and-ink rendering, dated April 8, 1958, of the James Village shopping plaza with an Albertson's supermarket store with adjacent Rexall drug store in a single-story shopping plaza with roof forming shallow peaks over the entrances to each shop. Plaza is signed as "James Village."

          Dates: August 2, 1957 - April 8, 1958
          Container: Box/Folder 9/31, Item A52a
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / James Village Shopping Center, Lynnwood, Washington
        • Description: Addition
          1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
          Earle Duff (Artist)

          One photograph of an architectural rendering by Earle Duff shows the James Village Shopping Center with the addition of a Grant's store at the end of the plaza. The shopping plaza was expanded in 1961 to include 13,600 square feet of space for the Grant's store and an additional 9,600 square feet of space for smaller retailers, doubling the number of retailers from 7 to 14. The project was managed by John Graham & Company partner Alvin B. Harrison.

          Dates: circa 1961
          Container: Box/Folder 9/32, Item A52b
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / James Village Shopping Center, Lynnwood, Washington
      • Description: Proposed John Graham & Company offices, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering showing a multi-story modernist building with stone entrance lettered as "Graham Building."

        Dates: circa 1960s
        Container: Box/Folder 9/33, Item A53
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Judson Park retirement home, 23600 Marine View Drive South, Zenith, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        One photographic print shows an architectural rendering by Earle Duff of the exterior of the four-story, multi-residence Judson Park retirement home. The rendering is labeled "Phase I" and indicates the location as Zenith.

        The Judson Park retirement home was commissioned by the Washington Baptists Convention. The 200-unit facility was situated on a seven-and-one-half acre site overlooking Puget Sound in unincorporated Zenith, now Des Moines. Construction of Phase I of the facility was completed in 1963.

        Dates: January 3, 1961
        Container: Box/Folder 9/34, Item A54
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: KING Television Center, Seattle, Washington
        3 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 3 black and white photographic prints

        Three photographs of architectural renderings showing the exterior of the KING television center in three different styles. One drawing, which shows the station as the television center for North Pacific Television, Inc, most closely resembles the KING building as photographed in the photograph series.

        Description detached from the back of print stamped January 23, 1953 states, "Complete television production and broadcasting services, including two large studios w/production facilities, advertising and sales offices. Possible addition of radio studio and facilities. To be completed in 1952. Area: 31,500 sq. ft. / Estimated cost: $250,000."

        Photographs of the interior and exterior of the broadcasting station are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: January 23, 1951 - April 25, 1952
        Container: Box/Folder 9/35, Item A55
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, Burien, Washington

        The Lake Burien Community Presbyterian Church's main sanctuary was dedicated in 1954. Construction began in 1958 on an educational unit and fellowship hall addition.

        Interior views of the sanctuary and exterior shots of the building with additions are described in the Photographs series.

        • Description: Architectural drawings
          1 drawing : 1 ink on posterboard

          Pen-and-ink rendering of building's exterior.

          Dates: June 15, 1954
          Container: Mapcase M156, Item A56a
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, Burien, Washington
        • Description: Photographic prints of architectural drawings
          3 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 3 black and white photographic prints

          Three photographic prints of architectural renderings for the Lake Burien Presbyterian Church. The first photograph, dated June 12, 1951, shows a pen-and-ink rendering of the church's exterior with multiple buildings attached via covered walkway; the second photograph, dated April 21, 1953, shows an interior perspective of the main worship area with pews and altar under a vaulted wooden roof; the third photograph, dated April 23, 1955, shows a bird's eye perspective of the site with the addition of a proposed Sunday school building.

          Dates: June 12, 1951 - August 23, 1955
          Container: Box/Folder 9/36, Item A56b
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, Burien, Washington
      • Description: Lake City Industrial Park, Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia
        1 photographic print : 1 black and white photographic print
        Earle DuffRoger Dudley (Artist)

        One photograph of an aerial view of a site near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that has been altered to add in proposed buildings for the Lake City Industrial Park.

        The Lake City Industrial Park opened in the 1950s and has been regularly developed since. The site, located on the southern slope of Burnaby Mountain, was selected for its convenient access to rail and road transportation.

        Dates: 1959
        Container: Box/Folder 9/37, Item A57
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Lake Kachess resort development, Kittitas County, Washington

        Alternate name: Kachess Village.

        1 drawing : 1 gouache/watercolor with ink on paper mounted to board

        Note: Oversize item requires special handling during retrieval.

        Site plan shows waterfront resort, marina, and topographic features.

        Plans for Kachess Village, a 98-acre resort and recreation development announced in 1974. John Graham & Company prepared the master plan for the site, which called for 92 lots for single-family residences and 384 timeshare condominium units as well as a lodge with restaurant, lounge, offices, and accomodations for staff. The master plan also proposed an inn with resort, commercial, and conference facilities as well as a cultural center with outdoor theater.

        Dates: circa 1974
        Container: Mapcase:oversize M158, Item A58
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Lakeshore Apartments building
        1 drawing : 1 tempera with graphite and tape on illustration board

        Rendering shows an aerial view of the site with pool and oudoor lounge areas; interior perspectives of parking garage and kitchen.

        Dates: circa 1950s
        Container: Mapcase M158, Item A59
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Lake Washington Marina Park, Houghton, Kirkland, Washington

        Alternate name: Houghton Marina.

        1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Earle DuffDudley, Hardin & Yang, Inc (Artist)

        One photograph of an architectural rendering by Earle Duff shows a proposed site plan for the Lake Washington Marina Park in the Houghton neighborhood of Kirkland, Washington. The site shows an apartment complex, marina, outdoor pool, waterfront businesses, and ample parking.

        The Houghton Marina and housing development was developed on the 22 acre site of the former Lake Washington Shipyard in Houghton by the Skinner Corporation during the 1960s. The planned marina would provide uncovered moorage for 600 boats, covered storage for 250 boats, a storage building for 200 boats, and a boat workshop. In addition to the marina and workshop, John Graham & Company's design for the site featured two six-story apartment buildings with expansive views, smaller two-story garden apartments, an outdoor swimming pool, auditorium, and landscaped grounds between the buildings to create a park-like atmosphere.

        Dates: circa 1960
        Container: Box/Folder 9/38, Item A60
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Lakeside Apartments, 2040 43rd Avenue East, Seattle, Washington
        2 drawings : 2 tempera on illustration board
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        Alternate name: Lakeside West Condominiums.

        Two slightly differing rendering/perspective drawings of a multi-story building on waterfront site. Attributed to John Graham, Jr.

        Dates: circa 1961
        Container: Mapcase M158, Item A61
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Lancaster Mall, Salem, Oregon

        See: Salem Mall.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Lawton Mall, Lawton, Oklahoma
        1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Ken DuffinDudley, Hardin & Yang, Inc (Artist)

        One photograph of an architectural rendering by Ken Duffin shows an aerial view of the site for the Lawton Mall. Drawing is inscribed with the firms of John Graham and Company, Architects and Engineers, Seattle, and Carter and Burgess, Inc., Engineers and Planners, Fort Worth.

        Dates: circa 1960s
        Container: Box/Folder 9/39, Item A62
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Leeward Golf Club
        1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Earle DuffRoger Dudley (Artist)

        One photograph shows an architectural rendering by Earle Duff that provides an isometric view of a recreational facility on a golf course. The stone-faced facility has an interior bowling alley, locker area, banquet room, dining room, and bar. The facility is shown with an outdoor terrace projected over the golf green. Drawing is identified on back by the John Graham & Company job stamp with handwritten title.

        Dates: undated
        Container: Box/Folder 9/40, Item A63
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Lighthouse for the Blind manufacturing and office building, 26th Avenue South at South Hill Street, Seattle, Washington
        2 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 1 black and white photographic print, 1 color photographic print
        Earle DuffDudley, Hardin & Yang, Inc (Artist)

        Two photographic prints (color photograph with black and white duplicate) of an architectural rendering by Earle Duff show the exterior of the Lighthouse for the Blind manufacturing plant and office building. Lighthouse for the Blind has operated in Seattle since 1918 to provide treatment, employment, and rehabilitation for the blind and disabled. During the 1960s, when this drawing was completed, Lighthouse for the Blind expanded its facilities in South Seattle as part of a $4.5 million dollar expansion. Additional buildings added to the complex, including an apartment residence, were designed by other architecture firms.

        Dates: December 1965
        Container: Box/Folder 9/41, Item A64
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Lincoln First Square, Main Street, Rochester, New York

        Alternate name: Chase Tower.

        Alternate name: First Lincoln Tower.

        5 photographic prints of architectural models : 5 black and white photographic prints
        Louis Checkman (Photographer)

        Multiple photographic prints show an architectural model for the Lincoln First Square skyscraper in Rochester, New York. Models show two views of the building's curved exterior on a city block with surrounding buildings, plaza view, view of the main floor, and interior view of the escalator bank.

        Lincoln First Square was designed by Jack Follette at John Graham and Company, New York. The 27-foot tower is notable for its tube-in-tube construction, exterior ribbing and curved base. Construction began on the building in 1969 and was finished in 1973.

        Dates: May 1, 1968
        Container: Box/Folder 9/42, Item A65
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Lloyd Center, 2201 Lloyd Center, Portland, Oregon

        Lloyd Center opened on August 1, 1960 as an open-air shopping mall, contentiously claimed to be the largest in the world at the time of its opening. The shopping center featured an ice rink and multiple public art installations, including a fountain by Seattle sculptor George Tsutakawa. In 1986, Lloyd Center was sold by Lloyd Corp. to Melvin Simon & Associates of Indianapolis, who fully remodeled the shopping center to enclose the shopping center under one roof in 1990.

        Photographs of Lloyd Center are descibed in the Photographs series.

      • Description: Madison Park Apartments

        See: Lakeside Apartments.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Meriden Square, State Route 66 at Lewis Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut
        2 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 2 black and white photographic prints
        Cohen (Artist)

        Two photographic prints of architectural renderings for the Meriden Square shopping center include a drawing of the mall's skylit interior promenade and entrance to the G. Fox & Co. department store; and an aerial rendering of the site with a view of the geodesic, domed skylight over the central court.

        The Meriden Square shopping center was designed by John Graham & Company in 1971 and featured a barbell design with anchoring department stores, including G. Fox & Co., on either end of the narrow promenade. The two-story mall contained an escalator that could accomodate strollers, wheelchairs, and baggage. The building was remodeled in the late 1980s to replace the glass skylight with a larger dome, replace the escalators with glass-enclosed elevators, add an additional anchoring tenant, and update the interior fixtures. The shopping center underwent additional renovations, including an expansion to G. Fox & Co. in 1993, and transferred ownership several times before being acquired by Westfield in 1996. Under Westfield, the shopping center was renamed as Westfield Shoppingtown Meriden in 1998, and later shortened to Westfield Meriden in 2005.

        Dates: circa 1971
        Container: Box/Folder 9/48, Item A67
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Monterey Oaks residential complex, California
        2 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 2 black and white photographic prints
        Ken Nichols (Artist)

        Two photographic prints of architectural renderings by artist Ken Nichols for the Monterey Oaks apartment buildings. Drawings include a rendering of the parking lot side of the apartment complex with several multi-story residential buildings connected via covered walkways and low-buildings with upper-level outdoor dining terrace; and a rendering of a landscaped terrace at the entrance to the complex.

        Dates: 1966
        Container: Box/Folder 9/49, Item A68
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Proposed Mount Hood Mall
        1 drawing : 1 tempera on board with matting
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        Bird's eye perspective drawing of site shows shopping mall, parking areas, and surrounding roads. Lettered on matboard: Developers: Ernst W. Hahn, Inc. / Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc.

        Dates: undated
        Container: Folder:oversize Wall (near M800), Item A69
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: New York World's Fair theater restaurant, New York, New York
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print

        Photographic print of an architectural rendering shows a tented theater space and adjacent restaurant. Although the drawing is dated 1962, this drawing was intended for the 1964-1965 World's Fair in New York City.

        Dates: November 1962
        Container: Box/Folder 9/50, Item A70
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Ninelake Development, Federal Way, Washington

        Alternate name: Nine Lakes.

        2 photographic prints of architectural drawings : 2 black and white photographic prints
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        One photograph of an aerial view of the edge and outskirts of SeaTac, Washington, that has been altered to show the master site plan for a proposed project by the Ninelake Development Company. One photographic print of an architectural rendering by Earle Duff shows the Ninelake Development Company office building as a modernist building with windowed offices projected along the front of the building. During the 1950s, when these drawings were created, the Ninelake Development Company controlled more than 600 acres in Federal Way, south of the future SeaTac Mall. Development plans indicate the addition of modern industrial buildings and 650 homes and a shopping center to the area; both industrial and residential additions have been added in on the aerial view.

        Dates: 1959
        Container: Box/Folder 9/51, Item A71
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Northgate Apartments, East 110th Street at 5th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, Washington
        1 architectural drawing : 1 photostat print

        Enlargement of a plan for the site of the Northgate Apartments shows the intersection, parking lots, main building, pool, parking, auditorium, and typical floor. John Graham, Jr. designed the FHA housing in 1950.

        Dates: circa 1950
        Container: Box/Folder 11/5, Item A72
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Northgate Shopping Center, 401 Northeast Northgate Way, Seattle, Washington

        Alternate name: Northgate Mall.

        The Northgate Shopping Center was conceived and designed by John Graham & Company with Rex Allison, president of the Bon Marche. Northgate's 66 acre location, approximately 9 miles outside of downtown Seattle, originally housed 80 stores interspersed with larger, anchoring department stores. The stores were accessed by outdoor pedestrian walkways with service tunnels below. The shopping center doubled in size after the construction of Interstate 5 and the shopping center's subsequent 25-store expansion in 1965. After continuous construction through the 1970s, the shopping center was fully enclosed in 1974. The property was acquired in 1987 by the Simon Property Group of Indianapolis. Northgate is widely credited as the first shopping mall in the United States.

      • Description: Proposed Oak Street Area Redevelopment Project, New Haven, Connecticut
        2 photographic prints of an architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print, 1 color photographic print
        Willard (Artist)

        Two photographic prints, one in black and white and one in color, of an architectural rendering showing proposed development project with three rectangular multi-story apartment buildings separated by small parks. Highways are visible in the background.

        During the late 1950s, the federally funded Oak Street Area Redevelopment Project in New Haven rehabilitated several older buildings and razed several acres of land for a connector to the Connecticut Turnpike that would link New Haven's suburban areas to the downtown retail core and Yale University. As part of the project, they also sought to build several hundred additional square feet of office and retail space, slightly expand Yale University, and build multiple apartment buildings to house students. The photographed drawings were possibly intended as proposal drawings, as no significant connection between John Graham and the Oak Street Area Redevelopment Project could be determined. Similar proposal drawings for the nearby Church Street Area Redevelopment Project are also housed in this collection under Chapel Square Mall.

        Dates: October 1957
        Container: Box/Folder 9/52, Item A74
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Olympia Highlands Mall, 625 Black Lake Boulevard, Olympia, Washington
        1 drawing : 1 ink with white and color on paper mounted to board
        F. Millet (Artist)

        Alternate name: Capital Mall.

        Rendering of entrance plaza to building.

        The Olympia Highlands Mall was developed by Ernest Hahn on a 120-acre site as a regional retail center west of Olympia during the 1970s. The area included a covered mall with 100 specialty shops and the Bon Marche and J.C. Penney as two of the four anchoring tenants. The site would also include companion development on adjacent property to include a convenience store, bank, supermarket, an office park, and multi-family housing. The project was announced in 1972, though construction on the site did not begin until late 1977. James Going served as the project director for John Graham & Company on the $40 million project. The property was later renamed "Capital Mall."

        Dates: circa 1972
        Container: Mapcase M158, Item A75
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Olympic Parking Garage, 5th Avenue and Seneca Street, Seattle, Washington
        1 drawing : 1 tempera on illustration board with matting
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        Rendering/perspective drawing shows a street view of the parking garage with skybridge.

        Dates: circa 1963-1965
        Container: Mapcase M158, Item A76
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Proposed Pacific Northwest Bell office building, Lake City, Seattle, Washington
        1 drawing : 1 tempera with graphite on illustration board with matting
        Ken Duffin (Artist)

        Two elevations of the building's exterior.

        Container: Mapcase M158, Item A77
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Pacific Northwest Bell building, 1600 7th Avenue, Seattle, Washington

        Alternate name: Qwest Plaza.

        See also: Pentagram Corporation

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Park Shore Apartments, 1630 43rd Avenue East, Seattle, Washington
        6 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 6 black and white photographic prints
        Earle DuffRoger Dudley (Artist)

        Six photographic prints of architectural renderings by Earle Duff show multiple views of the Park Shore apartments adjacent to Madison Park in Seattle. Two renderings show the front and back of the multi-story modernist building on the shore of Lake Washington; four additional renderings show the entrance with porte cochere, lounge, dining room, and a typical apartment residence with a view of Mount Rainier. This set of drawings was probably intended to be viewed together as a presentation set.

        The fifteen-story Park Shore cooperative apartment project was announced in 1960 as a development by the Presbyterian Ministries, now the Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest. The building opened in 1963 and featured 300 apartment residences, a central dining room, chapel, lobby, hobby shops, infirmary, and recreational facilities, for residents aged 62 and older. John Graham & Company later designed an aviary for the building's lobby in 1964.

        Dates: September 1960 - February 21, 1961
        Container: Box/Folder 9/53, Item A78
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Pentagram Corporation, Seattle, Washington
        • Description: Apartment and office building complex
          1 photographic print : 1 black and white photographic print and reproduction on paper mounted to board

          One aerial photograph of downtown Seatle that has been altered by hand to show four proposed high-rise buildings at various points downtown. The buildings can be identified as the Federal Center (later, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building) Washington Plaza Hotel (later, Westin Hotel), the Bank of California Building, and the Seattle First National Bank tower. Only the Bank of California Building is shown in full detail.

          Dates: May 25, 1967
          Container: Mapcase M156, Item A79a
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Pentagram Corporation, Seattle, Washington
        • Description: Downtown Seattle with First National Bank and Washington Plaza Hotel
          1 photographic print : 1 black and white photographic print on board

          One aerial photograph of downtown Seatle that has been altered by hand to show the First National Bank building and the Washington Plaza Hotel (later, Westin Hotel).

          Dates: circa 1970s
          Container: Mapcase M156, Item A79b
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Pentagram Corporation, Seattle, Washington
        • Description: Pacific Northwest Bell and Bank of California skyscraper study
          1 photographic print : 1 color photographic print on board with two sheets of plastic film overlay

          One aerial photograph of downtown Seatle with two sheets of plastic film overlay that have been altered by hand to show locations for the Bank of California Building and the Pacific Northwest Bell building in downtown Seattle. The films show two proposed heights for the Pacific Northwest Bell building and the projected shadow on surrounding buildings.

          Dates: circa 1970s
          Container: Mapcase M156, Item A79c
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Pentagram Corporation, Seattle, Washington
      • Description: Redmond Center, Redmond, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Roger Dudley (Photographer)

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering showing the "South Front" view of the exterior of the Redmond Center plaza, a low building with several stores connected by covered walkways and anchored with a Best Food and a drugstore on opposite sides. Building is identified on the back by a John Graham & Company job stamp with handwritten title.

        Dates: circa 1960s
        Container: Box/Folder 9/54, Item A80
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Roxbury Homes, 30th Avenue Southwest at Roxbury Street, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print : 1 photostat print

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering shows the exterior of a single-story house with carport.

        The Roxbury Homes community in Edgehill, West Seattle, was developed in the late 1940s and early 1950s to provide affordable homes for purchase to veterans. The frame construction homes were designed by John Graham & Company. The homes were of varied design, each with 2 or 3 bedrooms and 720 to 850 square feet of living space. During the 1950s, when this drawing was likely completed, there were approximately 175 homes in the Roxbury complex.

        Dates: circa 1951
        Container: Box/Folder 9/55, Item A81
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1187 Wyatt Way Northwest, Bainbridge Island, Washington
        1 drawing : 1 graphite on posterboard

        Perspective drawing of church exterior.

        Dates: circa 1946
        Container: Mapcase M156, Item A82
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Salem Mall, Salem, Oregon

        Alternate name: Lancaster Mall.

        1 photographic print : 1 black and white photographic print

        One photographic print of a pen-and-ink bird's eye perspective of the site for the Lancaster Mall with unidentified, anchoring department stores arranged around a central building. The site features ample parking and outparcel stores in lots around the building and an adjacent highway. Title block on drawing and handwritten note on the back identifies the shopping center as "Salem Mall."

        Dates: March 31, 1967; reprinted August 7, 1968
        Container: Box/Folder 9/56, Item A83
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Proposed Salem Super Block, Liberty and Commercial Streets between Court and State Streets, Salem, Oregon
        2 photographic prints of architectural drawings : 2 black and white photographic prints
        Earle DuffRoger Dudley (Artist)

        Two photographic prints show an architectural rendering and a photographed presentation board of drawings. The architectural rendering shows the exterior of building with ground floor retail, topped with two levels of parking, and an office tower. The presentation layout shows six architectural drawings that include plans of the lower level and street level with retail tenants Montgomery Ward, J.C. Penney, Woolworth, Stevens, and Payless; upper level plan; roof plan with parking; typical office floor plan; and one section drawing through the entire building including retail areas, parking, and office tower. Handwritten note on the back identifies the building as the "Salem Super Block." These drawings were likely used as proposal drawings, as the present intersection bears no resemblance to the buildings drawn.

        Dates: May 24, 1960
        Container: Box/Folder 9/57, Item A84
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Proposed Sandia Peak Tramway, Albuquerque, New Mexico
        3 photographic prints of architectural drawings : 2 black and white photographic prints, 1 color photographic print
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        One photograph of an aerial view of the edge and outskirts of Albuquerque, New Mexico that has been altered to add in a site for a proposed project for the Sandia Peak tramway. Two photographic prints of architectural renderings by Earle Duff. Both drawings show a desert setting, one with visitor center at the top of a mountain approached by tramway and overlooking a city; one with a series of low buildings, motel, and parking lots at the base of desert mountains with a tramway leading into the peaks.

        These drawings were intended as proposal drawings for the Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque. The Sandia Peak Tramway was built in 1966 but Graham's design was not used and no buildings except for the tram station were built. In this proposal, Graham was to build a 64-room hotel with a revolving restaurant as the terminus of a cable car line that would stretch 3.5 miles to a shopping center, hotel, and motel cluster. The retail and lodging areas would have also been designed by Graham.

        Dates: circa 1960s
        Container: Box/Folder 9/58, Item A85
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Seattle Tennis Club alterations, 922 McGilvra Boulevard East, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Dudley, Hardin & Yang (Photographer)

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering showing a rooftop parking lot at the Seattle Tennis Club.

        The Seattle Tennis Club moved to its location in Madison Park on Lake Washington in 1919. John Graham & Company's design for the construction of six tennis courts and a rooftop parking lot for 135 automobiles began in 1966. The reinforced concrete building featured a 27 foot high clearance over the courts with radiant heating and parking lot accessible from McGilvra Boulevard East.

        Dates: circa 1966
        Container: Box/Folder 9/59, Item A86
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Seattle Yacht Club alterations, 1807 East Hamlin Street, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural drawing : 1 black and white photographic print with white mounted to illustration board
        Dudley, Hardin & Yang (Photographer)

        One photographic print of shows an aerial photograph of the Seattle Yacht Club on Lake Washington that has been altered by the architect to show changes made to the parking lot and the addition of a sun deck on the Yacht Club's clubhouse.

        The Seattle Yacht Club's clubhouse on Lake Washington was designed by John Graham, Sr. in 1921. His son, John Graham, Jr. was used as the architect in the remodeling of the club during the 1960s. The remodeled clubhouse opened in 1963 and included an enlarged dining room, new kitchen facilities, a small private dining room, and a sundeck (seen in the altered photograph) which opened off the second floor Marine Room.

        Dates: April 21, 1959; rev. February 23, 1960
        Container: Mapcase M156, Item A87
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Seattle World's Fair of 1962

        See: Hofbrau Haus at the Century 21 World's Fair, Seattle, Washington

        See: Space Needle, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Sheraton Hotel, 601 Pike Street, Seattle, Washington

        The Sheraton Hotel was designed by John Graham & Company in 1979. The original design for the hotel was announced in 1977 and featured a triangular building with fifty-seven floors and 1200 rooms at a cost of $110 million; the original design was abandoned in 1978, due to rising construction costs, after demolition of the site's existing buildings. A scaled-down design, shown in these renderings, was announced at the end of 1978 that featured a triangular tower with thirty-four stories, 870 guest rooms and a three-story underground parking garage at a cost of $85 million. This design was used in the construction of the hotel, which was completed in 1982.

        Photographs of the Sheraton Hotel's exterior are described in the Photographs series.

      • Description: Skagit Valley Mall, Mount Vernon, Washington
        1 phototgraphic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Ken DuffinDudley, Hardin & Yang (Artist)

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering by Ken Duffin shows an aerial view of the site for the Skagit Valley Mall surrounded by parking and a divided highway, presumed to be I-5, in the background.

        The first phase of the Skagit Valley Mall was announced in 1969 by the Quintana Corporation of San Francisco. The air-conditioned, enclosed shopping mall was located on a sixty-seven acre site between Interstate 5 and Highway 99 and was constructed in two phases. The first phase was designed by John Graham & Company and featured J. C. Penney as an anchoring tenant; the second phase would double the size of the 300,000 square foot mall and add an additional department store. Construction of the mall was completed in 1973.

        Dates: circa 1969
        Container: Box/Folder 9/61, Item A89
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Sound View, Tacoma, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Earle DuffPhotos by Stearns (Artist)

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering by Earle Duff shows a street-view rendering of a multi-story apartment building with offset balconies and partially-covered ground floor parking. Attributed to the John Graham, Jr. era based on Earle Duff's association with the firm during this time.

        Dates: circa 1950s
        Container: Box/Folder 9/62, Item A90
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Southcenter Shopping Mall, Tukwila, Washington
        1 drawing : 1 tempera on board with matting
        Earle DuffGerald R. Cysewski (Artist)

        Bird's eye perspective of site shows shopping mall, parking areas, and surrounding roads.

        Southcenter Shopping Mall was conceived in 1957 as part of a larger effort to industrialize Tukwila, a community on the Duwamish River south of Seattle. The 85-acre enclosed shopping center was largest shopping center in the Metropolitan Seattle area and included 1.25 million square feet of retail and service areas, with air-conditioning and heating, and parking for 9,000 automobiles. The L-shaped shopping center originally featured the Bon Marche as the central anchoring tenant, with J. C. Penney, Nordstrom Best, and Frederick & Nelson as additional anchoring tenants. Department stores for Bon Marche and Frederick & Nelson were also designed by John Graham & Company. The shopping center bordered a the Tukwila-Andover industrial park developed simultaneously. The shopping center opened in 1968.

        Photographs of the Southcenter Mall are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: 1966
        Container: Mapcase:oversize Wall (near M800), Item A91
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Space Needle, Seattle, Washington

        The Space Needle was constructed in 1962 by the Howard S. Wright Construction Company as part of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle with its futuristic theme, Century 21. At the time of its completion in April 1962, the 605-foot Space Needle was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River. The tower's design was originally conceived by Edward E. Carlson, and refined by architects John Graham, Victor Steinbrueck, and John Ridley. Other designers who contributed to the Space Needle's design include UW Engineering professor Al Miller, artist Earle Duff, and designer Nate Wilkinson. Graham's design for the space saucer housing a revolving restaurant in the five-level tophouse dome was based on his previous design of the revolving restaurant at the Ala Moana in Honolulu, Hawaii; Graham later obtained the first U.S. Patent for a revolving restaurant in 1964. The Space Needle was designated a Historic Landmark by the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board on April 19, 1999. The Space Needle was renovated and remodeled in 2000.

        Photographs of the Space Needle are described in the Photographs series.

        Additional preliminary sketches of the Space Needle by Victor Steinbrueck are held by University of Washington Special Collections.

      • Description: TAB Services building, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Ken DuffinDudley, Hardin & Yang (Artist)

        One photograph of an architectural rendering by Ken Duffin showing the exterior of a modernist building with ground floor parking garage entrance and awnings over the windows. Building has "D/M Datamac" lettered on the side. A John Graham & Company job stamp identifies the building with handwritten title as "Tab Services, Seattle."

        Dates: undated
        Container: Box/Folder 9/65, Item A93
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Tacoma Mall, 4502 South Steele, Tacoma, Washington

        The Tacoma Mall opened in October 1965 with 70 stores on an 83-acre site near Interstate 5 with parking for over 7,000 vehicles. John Graham & Company also designed and remodeled department stores for the original anchoring tenants, Bon Marche, Nordstrom Best, and J. C. Penney's Co. They later remodeled a department store for Sears, Roebuck & Company.

      • United Pacific Insurance Company building, 735 Market Street at St. Helens Avenue, Tacoma, Washington

        The five-story United Pacific Insurance Company addition building was designed by John Graham & Company in 1953 on the north side of the Medical Arts Building in Tacoma. The building underwent renovations by an outside firm in 1966 that included refurbishing the lobbies, a mural on the north wall, and restoration of the sandstone facade. Prior to the addition, the United Pacific Insurance Company was operating on four stories of the adjacent Medical Arts Building, also owned by the United National Corporation, and designed by John Graham, Sr. in 1930. These records can be found in the John Graham, Sr. architectural drawings subseries under the name "Rhodes Medical Arts Building."

        Drawings showing to the United Pacific Insurance Company's offices at the Insurance Building in downtown Seattle are also contained in this collection in the John Graham, Jr. subseries under the title "Insurance Building alterations."

        Photographs of the United Pacific Insurance Company building are described in the Photographs series.

        • Description: Architectural drawings
          4 architectural drawing : 4 (negative) photostat prints

          Three negative photostat prints include a rendered perspective drawing of the building's exterior (described below as a positive photographic print) and two interior perspective drawings of the second floor lobby and the ground floor lobby with elevator core and windowed interior entrance. One print shows the gridded window exterior of the United Pacific Insurance Company building adjacent to the Rhodes Medical Arts Building from both St. Helens Avenue and Market Street. This is a partial enlargement of the contact sheet described with the photographic prints.

          Dates: September 10, 1953
          Container: Box/Folder 4/3, Item A95a
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / United Pacific Insurance Company building, 735 Market Street at St. Helens Avenue, Tacoma, Washington
        • Description: Photographic prints of architectural drawings
          7 photographic prints of architectural drawings : 6 black and white photographic prints, 1 (negative) photostat print

          Five photographic prints of architectural renderings of the United Pacific Insurance Company building in Tacoma. Architectural renderings include views of the exterior of the windowed building; the ground floor lobby with tile walkway and stone-tiled walls; the second floor lobby with wood paneled walls and windowed office doors; and offices for Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Baird. Drawings of the offices for Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Baird have been incorrectly labeled on back as "BPA [Bonneville Power Administration] - Portland."

          One positive photostat print shows two differing schemes for the exterior of the United Pacific Insurance Company building adjacent to the Rhodes Medical Arts Building. Scheme I shows the building with elongated channels of windows; Scheme II shows a grid-like windowed exterior. Each scheme shows a view of the building from both St. Helens Avenue and Market Street. Images have the appearance of a hand-drawn facade for the United Pacific Insurance Company building attached to a photographic image of the street. Photostat print shows an enlargement of the hand-drawn facades in Scheme I.

          Dates: September 10, 1953
          Container: Box/Folder 9/67, Item A95b
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / United Pacific Insurance Company building, 735 Market Street at St. Helens Avenue, Tacoma, Washington
      • Description: Proposed University Apartments, 15th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print
        Roger Dudley (Photographer)

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering of the exterior of a multi-story, multi-residential modernist building with windowed entrance vestibule and ground-floor parking entrance. These apartments are shown adjacent to the Commodore Duchess apartment building. Project is identified on the back by a John Graham & Company job stamp and handwritten title. This drawing was possibly intended as a proposal drawing, as it is not believed that these apartments were ever built.

        Dates: February 5, 1959
        Container: Box/Folder 9/68, Item A96
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • University of Washington, Van de Graaff Accelerator Building, Seattle, Washington

        John Graham & Company, in consultation with University of Washington architect Frederick Mann, designed the nuclear accelerator building in 1963. The building provided control rooms, and laboratories and an underground area with experimental areas that connected to the Cyclotron Building. Notably, the building was set into the adjacent hillside by 65 feet to provide radiation shielding, while areas projecting above the ground were constructed from five-foot-thick concrete.

      • Description: Proposed Vance Corporation office building and garage, Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print : 1 black and white photographic print

        One black and white photographic print provides an aerial view of the downtown Seattle block at 7th Avenue and Stewart Street that has been altered by hand to show a monolithic office building with fountain plaza. Property sits adjacent to the Vance Hotel. Drawing was previously mounted to board and identified on back as "Vance Corporation - 7-14-66 - Proposed office bldg and garage."

        Dates: July 14, 1966
        Container: Box/Folder 4/4, Item A98
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Washington Natural Gas, Renton, Washington
        1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 color photographic print

        One color photographic print provides a bird's eye view of a proposed site for Washington Natural Gas. The site shows two buildings with a covered area for gasoline truck fueling and multiple storage tanks. Site is identified on the back of photograph by a handwritten title with the John Graham & Company job stamp.

        Washington Natural Gas acquired a seventeen acre tract of land in Renton in early 1964, shortly after the completion of this drawing. It is unknown whether this design was used in the construction of the Renton site.

        Photographs of an industrial building in Georgetown and the company headquarters in Seattle are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: September 3, 1963
        Container: Box/Folder 9/70, Item A99
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Washington Plaza Hotel, 1900 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington

        Alternate name: Westin Hotel.

        The 40-story Washington Plaza Hotel opened in June 1969; the hotel's original circular tower on a rectangular base became part of the Westin Hotel in 2001.

        Additional aerial photographs that have been altered by hand to show the Washington Plaza Hotel tower along with other buildings developed by Pentagram Corporation are described under "Pentagram Corporation."

      • Washington Square, Washington County, Oregon, circa 1970s

        Container: Mapcase M156, Item A101a

        1 drawing : 1 ink on illustration board
        Platz  ( Artist)

        Architectural rendering shows the interior of Washington Square with gridded skylights and the interior facade of Meier & Frank department store.

      • Description: Washington Title Insurance Company Building
        1 drawing : 1 tempera on illustration board with matting

        Street-view rendering of building's exterior.

        Dates: circa 1960s
        Container: Mapcase M160, Item A102
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Wedgwood Presbyterian Church addition, 8008 35th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print of architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print

        One photographic print of a pen-and-ink rendering of the exterior of the Wedgwood Presbyterian Church shows the brick exterior and covered walkway flanking the side of the building.

        Groundbreaking began on a Christian-education unit addition to the Wedgwood Presbyterian Church in March 1957. Changes were also made to the main sanctuary, which was constructed in 1952.

        Photographs of the church are described in the Photographs series.

        Dates: October 24, 1956
        Container: Box 9/72, Item A103
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: West Seattle General Hospital site, 2600 Southwest Holden Street, Seattle, Washington
        1 photographic print : 1 black and white photographic print
        Roger Dudley (Photographer)

        One photograph of an aerial view of West Seattle that has been altered to add in a site for the West Seattle General Hospital. The hospital is shown with several buildings across multiple blocks. The West Seattle General Hospital was constructed in phases, and it is unknown during which phase this drawing was made based on the buildings shown. No connection between John Graham and the design of the hospital can be determined.

        The West Seattle General Hospital moved from its location on the second floor of a commercial building at the West Seattle Junction to its location on Holden Street in 1961. The hospital was constructed in phases: the first phase saw the construction of a T-shaped building with 80 beds, designed by William Graff of Smith & Graff, in 1961; a three-story convalescent care center, designed by Peck & Merriweather, was constructed as the second phase in 1970; and, as the third phase, Peck & Jensen designed a new lobby, emergency area, and additional surgical rooms, laboratories, and specialist areas, in 1973. West Seattle General Hospital was purchased by Highline West Seattle Mental Health Center in 1995; the hospital was renamed West Seattle Psychiatric Hospital in 1997, and later renamed Navos in 2008.

        Dates: circa 1960s
        Container: Box/Folder 9/73, Item A104
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington

        See: Washington Plaza Hotel.

        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Winmar office building, Northeast 8th Street at 106th Avenue Northeast, Bellevue, Washington

        The Winmar office building was first proposed in 1968. The air-conditioned fourteen-story building was built of pre-stressed concrete and included four elevators, penthouse restaurant, and two levels for parking. Seattle First National Bank occupied the smaller, two-story wing on the north side of the building, as shown in the rendering, and the tower's second floor.

        Photograph of the Winmar office building is described in the Photographs series.

        • Description: Architectural drawings
          Earle DuffDudley, Hardin & Yang (Artist)
          10 drawings : 1 ink on trace, 3 reproduction on bond, 6 reproduction with ink on bond

          Inscribed title: Bellevue office building.

          Studies for alterations include a perspective of the building's windowed exterior; preliminary plot plan with an outline of the site's existing building, proposed building, parking lots, walkways, and first floor plan with bank lobby, vault, and offices; later plot plan showing a more fully developed plot plan with drive-in banking lanes in the far corner of the parking lot. Other drawings include a mechanical mezzanine plan and upper level parking plan; top level parking plan and tower; south elevation showing the 13-story building and adjacent garage with section drawing revealing the multiple levels of the garage; and a sketch showing the elevator core on a typical floor. Some drawings are numbered D1-D4, D6, D8, D10-D11.

          Dates: March 31, 1976
          Container: Mapcase M160, Item A105a
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Winmar office building, Northeast 8th Street at 106th Avenue Northeast, Bellevue, Washington
        • Description: Photographic prints of architectural renderings
          Earle DuffDudley, Hardin & Yang (Artist)
          1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 color photographic print

          One photographic print of an architectural rendering by Earle Duff shows the Winmar office building in Bellevue. The fourteen-story building has a smaller wing projected from the front of the building surrounded by parking lots.

          Dates: circa 1970s
          Container: Box/Folder 9/74, Item A105b
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Winmar office building, Northeast 8th Street at 106th Avenue Northeast, Bellevue, Washington
      • Description: Yakima Research Station at the Yakima Firing Center, Yakima, Washington

        Alternate name: Yakima Training Center.

        Ken Duffin (Artist)
        1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering showing the exterior of the Yakima Research Station at the Yakima Firing Center. The single-story building has a mostly windowless exterior and is surrounded by security fencing and the steppe terrain of central Washington. Project is identified by John Graham & Company job stamp and handwritten title on back of photograph.

        Dates: circa 1970s
        Container: Box/Folder 9/75, Item A106
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Description: Yarrow Bay Apartments, Lake Washington Boulevard Northeast, Houghton, Kirkland, Washington

        Alternate name: Yarrow Tower Apartments.

        1 photographic print of an architectural rendering : 1 black and white photographic print

        One photographic print of an architectural rendering shows a multi-story apartment building on a waterfront setting with balcony apartments on the lower levels and sides.

        The 20-story luxury apartment tower at Yarrow Bay was designed by John Graham and Company for Paul Dunstan and Associates in 1963. The building contained 89 apartments, each with a private deck overlooking Lake Washington; the building included an outdoor swimming pool, two high-speed elevators, courtyard, gardens, and a three-level parking garage. Project is identified by John Graham & Company job stamp with handwritten title on back of photograph.

        Dates: September 9, 1963
        Container: Box/Folder 9/76, Item A107
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986
      • Unidentified items
        • Description: Unidentified shopping center
          3 photographic prints of architectural renderings : 3 color photographic prints
          Earle Duff (Artist)

          Three color photographs of three slightly differing aerial renderings of an unknown open-air shopping mall. One rendering is inscribed by architectural delineator Earle Duff.

          Handwritten note on back indicates the project as "Hofheinz - Houston", however, this is believed to be incorrect, unless these were intended as proposal drawings for a shopping center never constructed. Additionally, these drawings are not believed to relate to the Houston shopping center John Graham & Company designed in 1956, Gulfgate Shopping City (later renamed Gulfgate Mall).

          Dates: undated
          Container: Box/Folder 9/77, Item A108
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Unidentified items
        • Description: Unidentified waterfront residential building
          2 drawings : 2 tempera on board
          Earle Duff (Artist)

          Rendering/perspective of a modernist multi-unit residential building in a waterfront setting and a rendering/perspective of the similarly styled building complex arranged on a circular driveway. Attributed to the John Graham, Jr. era based on Earle Duff's association with the John Graham & Company firm during this time.

          Dates: circa 1960
          Container: Mapcase M160, Item A109
          Location: Architectural drawings and models / John Graham & Company, 1942-1986 / Unidentified items

    • Miscellaneous drawings

      The two projects listed here were found with the John Graham & Company records, however, it could not be determined how they relate to the firm's body of work at the time of processing.

      • Description: Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford, England
        1 drawing : 1 tempera on board
        Earle Duff (Artist)

        Street view rendering drawing of the Arndale House by Earle Duff. The Arndale House was developed on the site of the demolished Swan Arcade. Scholars believe the Arndale House to be the only UK commission by John Graham & Company.

        Dates: 1963
        Container: Mapcase M160, Item A110
        Location: Architectural drawings and models / Miscellaneous drawings
      • First Interstate Bank Center studies, Marion and Madison Streets, Seattle, Washington

        The First Interstate Bank Center in downtown Seattle was designed by McKinley/Gerron Architects, Seattle. Construction on the 48-story hexagonal tower was completed in 1983. There is no known connection between this project and John Graham.

        Photographs, slides, and negatives of the First Interstate Bank building are described in the Photographs series.

  • Photographs

    Photographs are for projects designed by John Graham & Company during the era of John Graham, Jr., unless otherwise noted.

  • Seabirds project

    The Seabirds subseries contains images of birds, photographed at various points around Washington and Oregon during the late 1970s that were donated with the John Graham & Company collection. There are no architectural drawings or photographs of projects contained in these records and it is unknown how these photographs relate to John Graham & Company's work.

    • Description: Fisher Island, Washington, Goose Island, Oregon, Ryan Island, Washington and Whitcomb Island, Washington

      Contact sheet and negatives containing 33 photographs. Includes prints for items P71/1a, P71/7a, P71/11a, P71/26a, P71/31a.

      Dates: July 7, 1977, August 17, 1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2/13, Item P71
      Location: Seabirds project
    • Description: Fisher Island, Washington and Ryan Island, Washington

      Contact sheet and negatives containing 30 photographs. Includes prints for items P72/18a, P72/21a, P72/26a, P72/27a, P72/28a.

      Dates: July 6-7, 1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2/14, Item P72
      Location: Seabirds project
    • Description: Fisher Island, Washington and Welch Island, Oregon

      Contact sheet and negatives for 22 photographs.

      Dates: circa 1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2/15, Item P73
      Location: Seabirds project
    • Description: Goose Island, Washington, Sand Island, Oregon and Whitcomb Island, Washington

      7 black and white prints.

      Dates: July 1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2/16, Item P74a-P74g
      Location: Seabirds project
    • Description: Kellogg Island, Washington

      Contact sheet and negatives containing 21 photographs. Includes prints for items P75/14a and P75/15a.

      Dates: July 1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2/17, Item P75
      Location: Seabirds project
    • Description: Sand Island, Oregon

      Contact sheet and negatives containing 36 photographs. Includes print for item P76/14a.

      Dates: circa 1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2/18, Item P76
      Location: Seabirds project
    • Description: Seabirds project

      5 color prints.

      Dates: circa 1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2/19, Item P77a-P77e
      Location: Seabirds project

    • Seabirds project, aerial views

      • Description: Seabirds projects, aerial views
        Nick Cirelli (photographer)

        2 contact sheets containing 22 photographs.

        Dates: November 21, 1977
        Container: Box/Folder 2/20, Item P78a-P78b
        Location: Seabirds project / Seabirds project, aerial views
      • Description: Seabirds projects, aerial views

        2 contact sheets containing 22 photographs.

        Dates: December 15, 1977
        Container: Box/Folder 2/20, Item P78c-P78d
        Location: Seabirds project / Seabirds project, aerial views
    • Description: Documentation

      9 sheets of paper with handwritten notes pertaining to the Seabirds Project.

      Dates: circa 1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2/21, Item P79
      Location: Seabirds project


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