Bowers Museum Floor Plan
ClassificationsDrawings-ink
Subject
Bowers Museum
(Founded 1936)
Designer
W. Horace Austin
Designer
Mr. Frank Lansdown
Datec. 1933
Made AtSanta Ana, California, United States, North America
MediumCardboard and ink
Dimensions24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frank Lansdown
Object number36760.10
DescriptionDrawing of a layout of Bowers Museum c. 1933. Buildings and patio scale are 1/16'' to 1 foot. This is an ink drawing on cardboard of the original architectural floorplans for the Bowers Museum from 1932. Constructed as a memorital musuem, the Bowers family first settled in Orange County in 1890, purchasing the property at the corner of Santa Ana’s Main and 20th St. Upon the owners' deaths, the Bowers’ will stipulated their property and estate should be donated to the city of Santa Ana for the creation of a museum. On February 15, 1932, the Bowers residence was razed and construction commenced. The museum was designed jointly by Frank Lansdown and W. Horace Austin. Seven months later the building was completed, on September 28, 1932. Lansdown and Austin relied on heavily used revival styles and the Bowers Museum’s Historic Wing is a perfect example of the Spanish mission revival style common throughout Southern California, in this case even topped with a mission bell.
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