George A. Fuller Company

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The George A. Fuller Co. was founded in Chicago in 1882 by C.E. Clark and George A. Fuller and soon became one of the leading general contractors in the construction industry. Beginning in 1914 the George A. Fuller Co. managed the construction of a new residence for Samuel Insull at Hawthorn Farm in Libertyville, IL. The residence at Hawthorn Farm was designed by Benjamin Marshall of Marshall and Fox and the gardens were designed by noted landscape architect Jens Jensen.

From the description of Hawthorn Farm Construction records, 1914-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 701558202

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referencedIn Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Executive Dept. Office of Vice President Samuel Rea. Records, 1866-1916 (bulk 1905-1912). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh. Office of Chief Engineer. Records, 1870-1927 (bulk, 1890-1920). Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Harrison and Abramovitz. Albany South Mall Project, Albany, New York, Meeting Center ... [graphic] : [working drawings] : [Part 6] / Harrison & Abramovitz, architects ; [partner in charge: Wallace K. Harrison]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn New York (State). Office of General Services. George A. Fuller Company chronological correspondence files, 1966-1979. New York State Archives
creatorOf Harrison and Abramovitz. Albany South Mall Project, Albany, New York, Meeting Center ... [graphic] : [working drawings] : [Part 3] / Harrison & Abramowitz, architects ; [partner in charge: Wallace K. Harrison]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf George A. Fuller Company. Correspondence from Paul Philippe Cret, 1909-1910. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Harrison and Abramovitz. Albany South Mall Project, Albany, New York, Meeting Center ... [graphic] : [working drawings] : [Part 1] / Harrison & Abramovitz, architects ; [partner in charge: Wallace K. Harrison]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Crabb, Arthur. Arthur Crabb Letter to W. Orton Tewson [manuscript], 1922 Mar 3 University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Harrison and Abramovitz. Albany South Mall Project, Albany, New York, Meeting Center ... [graphic] : [working drawings] : [Part 4] / Harrison & Abramowitz, architects ; [partner in charge: Wallace K. Harrison]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933. Astor Apartments, 520 E. 86th St., New York, N.Y. [graphic] : Project no. 705 / Charles A. Platt, Architect, 101 Park Ave., New York. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Warren & Wetmore architectural drawings and photographs, 1889-1938 Columbia University. Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library. Department of Drawings and Archives.
creatorOf Republic Steel Corporation. Alexander-Republic Steel collection, ca. 1911-ca. 1981. Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Arms Museum
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Director's Office Early Financial Records, 1955-1967. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Blueprints from the Architects Collaborative, 1969-1972. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn New York (State). Office of General Services. George A. Fuller Company South Mall project central files, 1965-1982. New York State Archives
creatorOf Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934. Cass Gilbert collection, 1883-1952 (bulk 1900-1934). Churchill County Museum
creatorOf R. Guastavino Company. The archives bldg. [sic], Washington, D.C. [graphic] : [detail drawings] / R. Guastavino Co. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Saltonstall and Morton, Architects. Building program for the expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1962. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Harrison and Abramovitz. Albany South Mall Project, Albany, New York, Meeting Center ... [graphic] : [working drawings] : [Part 2] / Harrison & Abramovitz, architects ; [partner in charge: Wallace K. Harrison]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf R. Guastavino Company. Washington Cathedral, Washington, D.C. [graphic] : [detail drawings of tile vaults, transepts, choir, and nave] / R. Guastavino Co. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction. George A. Fuller Company Safety Department records, 1966-1977. New York State Archives
referencedIn Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company/George Collins. Architectural records. Series II: Project Records. Subseries 6: Files, Connecticut, 1891-1980 (bulk 1930-1938). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Seagram Company, Ltd. Seagram Building records, 1954-1965, [bulk, 1954-1958]. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Specifications Manuals for the Service, Museum, and Manton Buildings, 1952-1973. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Warren & Wetmore. Hotel Commodore for the New York State Realty & Terminal Co., N.W. Cor. 42nd Street & Lexington Ave. [graphic] : [working drawings] : Job no. 758 / Warren & Wetmore, Archt's. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf R. Guastavino Company. Immaculate Conception Parish, [415-419 E. 13th St.], New York, N.Y. [graphic] : [detail drawings] / R. Guastavino Co. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn New York (State). Office of General Services. George A. Fuller Company monthly status reports on construction of the Empire State Plaza, 1966-1979. New York State Archives
creatorOf Warren & Wetmore. Warren & Wetmore architectural drawings and photographs, 1889-1938. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Director's Office Records, 1955-1977. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Buchman & Fox. Building to be erected on the S.E. cor 63rd St. and Madison Ave. [for Park Realty Company] [graphic] : [Lenori Hotel] / Buchman & Fox, Archt's. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf George A. Fuller Company. Hawthorn Farm Construction records, 1914-1916. Cudahy Library
referencedIn Lukens Steel Company. Executive officer files, 1903-1979. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company/George Collins. Architectural records. Series II: Project Records. Subseries 39: Files, Rhode Island, 1890-1941 (bulk 1901-1904). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Harrison and Abramovitz. Metropolitan Opera House [graphic] : [working drawings] : Project N-150-B, [Part 3] / Harrison & Abramovitz, Architects ; Ammann & Whitney, Structural Engineers ; Syska & Hennessey, Inc., Mechanical & Electrical Engineers ; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., [client]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf George A. Fuller Company. Documents concerning enlargement and alterations to the State House at Augusta, Maine, 1909 Nov. 4-5. Maine State Library
creatorOf R. Guastavino Company. [Chalfonte-Haddon Hall], Atlantic City, N.J. [graphic] : [detail drawings of arcade, stores, and pavilions in sections and plans] / R. Guastavino Co. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Harrison and Abramovitz. Albany South Mall Project, Albany, New York, Meeting Center ... [graphic] : [working drawings] : [Part 5] / Harrison & Abramovitz, architects ; [partner in charge : Wallace K. Harrison]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Economic History of Indiana in the Twentieth Century, 1976-1980 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
creatorOf R. Guastavino Company. Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Newark, N.J. [graphic] : [detail drawings of ceiling vaults in plans, sections, and elevations] / R. Guastavino Co. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf R. Guastavino Company. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. [graphic] : [detail drawing of offices and archway ceilings] / R. Guastavino Co. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Guastavino Fireproof Construction Co. St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, N.Y. [graphic] : [detail drawings of chapel] / Guastavino Fireproof Construction Co. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn McShain, John, 1898-1989. Papers, 1925-1989. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh. Office of Chief Engineer. Records, 1874-1927 (bulk, 1890-1920). Hagley Museum & Library
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associatedWith Bernier, Louis. person
associatedWith Buchman & Fox. corporateBody
associatedWith Crabb, Arthur. person
associatedWith Cuneo Museum and Gardens corporateBody
associatedWith France. Ambassade (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934. person
associatedWith Guastavino Fireproof Construction Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company/George Collins. corporateBody
associatedWith Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company/George Collins. corporateBody
associatedWith Harrison and Abramovitz. corporateBody
associatedWith Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory corporateBody
associatedWith Insull, Samuel, 1859-1938. person
associatedWith Jallade, Louis E. person
associatedWith Loyola University of Chicago. Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Lukens Steel Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Maine State House (Augusta, Me.) corporateBody
associatedWith Marshall & Fox (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith McShain, John, 1898-1989. person
associatedWith New York (State). Office of General Services. corporateBody
associatedWith New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction. corporateBody
associatedWith Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh. Office of Chief Engineer. corporateBody
associatedWith Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh. Office of Chief Engineer. corporateBody
associatedWith Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Executive Dept. Office of Vice President Samuel Rea. corporateBody
associatedWith Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933. person
associatedWith R. Guastavino Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Saltonstall and Morton, Architects. corporateBody
associatedWith Seagram Company, Ltd. corporateBody
associatedWith Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. corporateBody
associatedWith Warren & Wetmore. corporateBody
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Libertyville (Ill.)
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