Welcome to the Archives of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture. The purpose of this online collection 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.

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In his will, Paul Rudolph gave his Architectural Archives (including drawings, plans, renderings, blueprints, models and other materials prepared in connection with his professional practice of architecture) to the Library of Congress Trust Fund following his death in 1997. A Stipulation of Settlement, signed on June 6, 2001 between the Paul Rudolph Estate and the Library of Congress Trust Fund, resulted in the transfer of those items to the Library of Congress among the Architectural Archives, that the Library of Congress determined suitable for its collections. The intellectual property rights of items transferred to the Library of Congress are in the public domain. The usage of the Paul M. Rudolph Archive at the Library of Congress and any intellectual property rights are governed by the Library of Congress Rights and Permissions.

However, the Library of Congress has not received the entirety of the Paul Rudolph architectural works, and therefore ownership and intellectual property rights of any materials that were not selected by the Library of Congress may not be in the public domain and may belong to the Paul Rudolph Estate.

LOCATION
Address: 6360 Swan Creek Road
City: Rock Hall
State: Maryland
Zip Code: 21661
Nation: United States

STATUS
Type: Residence
Status: Built

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1984-1986
Site Area: 139.03 acres
Floor Area: 7 beds 7 baths, 12,520 s.f.
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 4
Building Cost:

PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Wylie Tuttle Jr. and Janet Tuttle
Architect: Paul Rudolph
Associate Architect:
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SUPPLIERS
Contractor:
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Tuttle Residence

The client, Mr. Wylie F. L. Tuttle Jr. was a native New Yorker, attended Columbia University and served as a Navy pilot during World War II. He gained fame as an American real estate developer who was behind the construction of the Tour Montparnasse, the tallest building in Europe upon its completion in 1972.
The project consists of a 12,520 sq. ft structure, situated a mile away from the property line.
Construction of the residence is completed in 1986.
The residence is covered in bricks and roofed in copper, composed of two main living spaces that are connected by a long and narrow passage, serving as an art gallery. A courtyard was later added between these two spaces.
The house has a laminated wooden structural frame, with a tall trapezoidal shape. It defines the style of the structure and the way in which the house functions.
Mr. Tuttle passed away in 2002, and the Tuttle family still owns the house as of 2020.