C.W. Huff architectural plans for Eugene du Pont's Windsor Farm, Virginia home, copies
Creation: 1936Abstract
Windsor Farms is one of Richmond's first planned neighborhood, primarily of Colonial Revival design. Architects included Duncan Lee, William Lawrence Bottomley, and C.W. Huff Jr. This collection includes plans, elevations, details, and typed specifications for a house built for Eugene E. du Pont (1914-1995) by architect C.W. Huff Jr.
Dates
- Creation: 1936
Extent
8 item(s) (In folder in oversized box with Accession 2519)
Physical Description
8 positive photoprints.
Historical note
Windsor Farms is one of Richmond's first planned neighborhood, with working beginning in 1926. Architects included Duncan Lee, William Lawrence Bottomley, and C.W. Huff Jr.
Windsor Farms was one of the first communities in Richmond built with the automobile in mind, with a partial grid characterized by curvy roads. The houses come a variety of styles including Colonial Revival, Georgian, Arts and Crafts, Tudor, and Italianate.
Clarence Wright Huff Jr. (1900-1986) worked as an architect in Richmond and was a senior partner in the firm of Huff, Morriss & Cox.
Eugene du Pont III (1914-1995) worked for the DuPont Company before becoming active in other enterprises incuding Founders Corporation, Panama Refining Company, Petrochemical Company of Panama, Ridgely Realty Corporaion, Can-Amera Oils Sands Inc., and Beacon Oil Corporation.
Scope and Contents
Plans, elevations, details, and typed specifications for a house built in the Windsor Farms neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, for Eugene E. du Pont (1914-1995) when he was assigned to manage the DuPont Company's paint factory there.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of originals unknown.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- C.W. Huff architectural plans for Eugene du Pont's Windsor Farm, Virginia home, copies
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020: Ashley Williams
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
