George A. Harwood material related to Grand Central Terminal 1903-1914, 1927

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George A. Harwood material related to Grand Central Terminal 1903-1914, 1927

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George A. Harwood was the chief engineer for the New York City and Hudson River Railroad Company during the construction and electrification of Grand Central Terminal between 1903 and 1913. His collection of material related to Grand Central Terminal consists of reports and photographs documenting the background and construction of the terminal and its electrification dating from 1906 to 1914. Also included are maps and plans created by the West Side Improvement Engineering Committee in May 1927, for the project which later became the High Line.

.94 linear feet; 2 boxes

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312136

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company

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Born 1 Feb. 1885 in Johnstown, Pa. Moved with family to Buffalo shortly after the Johnstown flood of 1889. When his parents died, he became the ward of his brother-in-law, C. George Hyde, who apprenticed him to the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad in 1902. From the description of Apprenticeship papers of John P. Loewer, 1902 May 5. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 44271315 Railroad company formed from a consolidation of the New York Central Railroad ...

Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)

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Harwood, George A

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Grand Central Depot, as it was originally named, was constructed in 1871 to unite the trains of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, the New York and Harlem Railroad, and the New York and New Haven Railroad. Between 1899 and 1900, most of the original building was demolished, rebuilt, or reconfigured as Grand Central Station. Between 1903 and 1913, Grand Central Station was torn down in phases and replaced by the current Grand Central Terminal, designed by the architectur...