Richard Haviland Smythe papers 1909-1965

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Richard Haviland Smythe papers 1909-1965

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Richard Haviland Smythe (1889-1965) was an architect, active in the restoration and development of the Stony Brook, Long Island area, and noted for the creation of the modern storefront as typified by Melville Shoe Corporation's chain of Thom McAn shoe stores. The collection includes correspondence and specifications, school notebooks, published material about Richard H. Smythe, architectural plans, lettered projects and oversized projects.

5.5 linear feet, 3 containers, 52 oversize folders

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Smythe, Richard Haviland, 1889-1965

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Architect Richard Haviland Smythe was born in 1889. He attended Brooklyn Latin School and Columbia University, from which he was granted a degree in architecture in 1909. Other education included an appointment at the American Academy in Rome. Smythe practiced exclusively in New York City. His most significant achievement was the colonial design he employed in recreating and restoring the village of Stony Brook on Long Island, New York, for Ward Melville. Smyth also deve...

Smythe, Richard Haviland, 1899-1965.

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Richard Haviland Smythe was a New York architect who was active in the restoration and development of the Stony Brook, Long Island area, and noted for the creation of the modern store front as typified by Melville Shoe Corporation's chain of Thom McAn shoe stores. From the description of Richard Haviland Smythe papers, 1909-1965. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19478754 ...