Purcell and Elmslie, Architects Firm active: 1907-1921 Minneapolis, Minnesota :: Chicago, Illinois Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :: Portland, Oregon

The Heitman commission consists of an original scheme of 1911 that was revised in 1916, then set aside for an entirely new plan.  The original plan is shown on a separate page (Commission List 122); the remaining information for the house design that was built is grouped together here.

• Louis Heitman residence, first scheme, project (1911)
• Louis Heitman residence, revised first scheme, project (1916)
• Louis Heitman residence, accounting (1916)
• Louis Heitman residence, furniture (1916)
• Louis Heitman residence, decoration (1916)

Images

•   Exterior views, circa 1994
•   Interior views, circa 1994

Sketch, appearing in "Forward Looking Salesmanship in Forest Products," by William Gray Purcell (page 8)

27 images are also available from the University of Minnesota digital database.

Texts

• Parabiographies entry, by William Gray Purcell

Other References

• Illustration in a Northwest Architect article, by William Gray Purcell
• Reference by Purcell in his autobiographical "Review of Gebhard Thesis," William Gray Purcell - Part IV. (September 19, 1955)