Welcome to the Archives of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. The purpose of this online database is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Rudolph’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.
Unless otherwise noted, all images and drawings are copyright © The Estate of Paul Rudolph and The Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. Please speak with a representative of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation to get permission to use any drawings or photos. Drawings, sketches and other materials produced by Rudolph’s architectural office at the Library of Congress are maintained there for preservation, but the intellectual property rights belong to the Paul Rudolph Estate and Ernst Wagner, founder of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation.
LOCATION
Address:
City: Greenwich
State: Connecticut
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Nation: United States
STATUS
Type: Masterplan
Status: Project
TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1962
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PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client:
Architect: Paul Rudolph
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SUPPLIERS
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Master Plan and Library for the Guilford Free Library
Rudolph was hired as a consultant to develop a plan for a new library. He worked on site selection but never prepared any detailed plans for this project.
“I spoke with Edith Nettleton, who had been the librarian here since 1934. She said that Paul Rudolph was the consultant to the Building Committee convened in the 1960s, and helped with site evaluation. He never did any design. There was a subsequent Building Committee whose work resulted in our present building, constructed in the 1970s.”
““I was Chairman of the Library Development Committee in the 1960s. (The four-member committee included the President of the Guilford Library Association as well as myself as Vice President.) Only one other member of the committee is alive today. Our “development projects” included an expanded library facility. Edith Nettleton’s statement about the role of Paul Rudolph is correct. He investigated a number of possible sites for an expanded library, including the present one. He and the committee tramped around several, in bitterly cold weather. Legal property searches and negotiations with property owners led us to choose expansion of the existing library site. Rudolph sketched in detail his proposal for a new library building (s). If you like, I can send you a copy of his sketch. Local politics led both Rudolph and me to abandon our continued participation.””
DRAWINGS - Design Drawings / Renderings
DRAWINGS - Construction Drawings
DRAWINGS - Shop Drawings
PHOTOS - Project Model
PHOTOS - During Construction
PHOTOS - Completed Project
PHOTOS - Current Conditions
LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION
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PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY