Richardson Stones-Burnett Woods Collection 1911-1972

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Richardson Stones-Burnett Woods Collection 1911-1972

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This collection contains photographs, correspondence, documents and slides relating to the Richardson Stones and Operation Resurrection. The photographs included in the collection range from images of the original building, promotional efforts for Operation Resurrection and images of the finished monument. Correspondence includes letters between various individuals involved in Operation Resurrection pertaining to construction of the monument and the discovery of the stones in Indiana. Also included in the collection are various documents relating to Operation Resurrection and the original building and 1911 fire.

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University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library

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Operation Resurrection

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In 1911, a devastating fire destroyed the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce building designed by famed architect H.H. Richardson. While the building was destroyed, the stones that lined the outside of the building remained intact. In the 1970's efforts were made to collect the stones and create a monument in Burnett woods for the fallen building and the architect. Dedicated in 1972, the memorial still stands in Burnett woods and while the original plaque was stolen several years ago, efforts are no...

Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886

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Architect Henry Hobson Richardson was born and raised in Louisiana. He attended Harvard College (class of 1859) and was the second American to enroll in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Upon his return in 1866, he opened a small office in New York City in partnership with Charles Gambrill. In 1872 he received the design commission for Trinity Church in Boston and in 1874 he moved his home and office to Brookline to handle his growing practice in New England. The following years were to be the ...