The architectural drawings series of the Harry Hayden Whiteley Architectural Records are comprised of architectural records (1951-1970) created and/or maintained by the American architect Harry Hayden Whiteley and/or his architectural firm, known as Harry Hayden Whiteley and Associates. This series includes 10 oversized flat files of architectural drawings documenting work on over 30 projects and focuses on Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. The materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings ranging from pencil and ink on tracing paper preliminary sketches to mounted artist's renderings. The drawings also contain work from a number of consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The collection includes architectural drawings for hotels, casinos, integrated casino resorts, office towers, multi-family residential developments, and custom single-family homes.
The architectural drawings series may include: site plans, floor plans, exterior and interior elevations, and exterior and interior perspective renderings.
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Harry Hayden Whiteley Architectural Records
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Plumbing sheet for the Sheraton-Huntington from Roll 193a in the Martin Stern Architectural Records. This sheet contains a site plan for plumbing work to be performed.
Electrical sheet for the Sheraton-Huntington from Roll 193a in the Martin Stern Architectural Records. This sheet contains a site plan for electrical work to be performed.
Preliminary parking plan for the Sahara Hotel Convention Center from 1966. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Milton R. Bertrand, delineator. Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Plot plan for the construction of the Circus Circus casino from 1968. Includes concrete and concrete asphalt notes. Printed on parchment. Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Project overview drawings of Harrah's Marina in Atlantic City from 1983; printed on mylar. Shows shadows cast on the property at various times of the day and year. Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City) Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ
Bird's eye rendering of the proposed Holiday Inn and Casino expansion in Las Vegas. Original medium: pencil on tracing paper taped to mylar. The property became Harrah's Las Vegas in 1992. Site Name: Holiday Casino Address: 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Photographer's note: "The 540 foot (165 meter) high tower at the center of Crescent Dunes Solar's plant is where the sun's thermal energy is directed to a black target area atop the tower. This is where molten salt pumped up from below is heated to 1050°F (566°C). On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Photographer's note: "The 540 foot (165 meter) high tower at the center of Crescent Dunes Solar's plant is where the sun's thermal energy is directed to a black target area atop the tower. This is where molten salt pumped up from below is heated to 1050°F (566°C). On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Photographer's note: "The 540 foot (165 meter) high tower at the center of Crescent Dunes Solar's plant is where the sun's thermal energy is directed to a black target area atop the tower. This is where molten salt pumped up from below is heated to 1050°F (566°C). On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."