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Henry Birks and Sons File
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Alterations to Birks Building

Retail store (alteration: remodelled exterior); terracotta and stucco.
7 survey drawings; elevations
3 presentation drawings: exterior perspective, facade, Queen of Sheba frieze
2 working drawings: elevations
29 detail drawings: window, frieze, medallions, terracotta (including elevations, tower windows, niches, piers, panels), ornament, door, tower, parapet, wooden cornice
21 shop drawings: sections, piers, sill course, chimney, wall niche, parapet, trims, panels, tower, sill, string course, medallions
1 consultant drawing: elevations
11 photographs: 1 perspective; 4 finished exteriors; 6 others
1 file folder

Alteration to [Henry Birks Building]

File consists of 4 drawings for retail store and office building, including 1 working drawing (plan and elevation of balcony) and 3 detail drawings (ironwork, including balcony, ornament, lettering) . Also includes 2 photographs of finished exteriors.

Royal Garage

File consists of architectural drawings for commercial parking garage (basement, 6 floors; brick and stone; composite) and 3 photographs (1 perspective, 2 finished exteriors). Drawings include:
2 survey drawings: excavation plan, site plan
2 sketch drawings: street plan, plan
2 development drawings: floor plans, metal sills
8 working drawings: foundation plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections, structural diagram
32 detail drawings: metal sills, doors, exhaust system, grease/oil racks, basement floor, beams, stonework (including rondels), transoms, stair, boiler, coping, office layout and partitions, screen, sign, filling station
17 consultant drawings: floor plans, sign, stonework, elevator, foundation walls, ramp, finish, schedule of lacing, stairs, doors

Alterations to New Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for office building and factory, including:
8 development drawings: lettering, elevator shaft, plan, elevator, lobby
1 working drawing: floor plan
23 detail drawings: floor plan, hallway, elevators, doors, ironwork and bronzework (including entrance doors, screens of entrance vestibule), penthouse, lettering, office layout, marble work, stonework
6 consultant drawings: plans, section, elevator door, signal panel

Addition to New Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for office building and factory (addition: tenth floor; brick and stone), including:
1 survey drawing: property plan
11 measured drawing: floor plans
2 sketch drawings: roof coping, soffit of beam
1 development drawing: wall face
37 detail drawings: floor plan, elevations, section, stonework (including window bays, entrance doorway and door, haunch stones to window, tower, arch), windows, lintel, iron staircase, eaves, doors, picture moulding, trims, baseboard and door stops, lighting, corridor layout, copings, cornice
18 shop drawings: stairs, structure, elevator shaft, roof plan, floor plan, stonework, corridor layout, fire escape, sash layout, door buckets
2 record drawings: floor plans

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