James Fitzgibbon Papers 1949-1950

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James Fitzgibbon Papers 1949-1950

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This collection includes architect and North Carolina State University School of Design professor James Fitzgibbon’s architectural drawings for the Ralph Fadum House of Raleigh, North Carolina, the George W. Paschal House, also of Raleigh, and the Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Daniel House of Knoxville, Tennessee. The collection includes color spot sketches of the exterior; site plans; working drawings; floor plans; shop drawings and blueprints and two undated drawings (1 sketch of interior elevation and 1 floor plan of 617 Kirby Street, Raleigh, NC.). James Walter Fitzgibbon (1915-1985) helped found the School of Design at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1948. Fitzgibbon was hired as the associate architect for campus planning during the School of Design’s inception. He also served as a professor of architecture at North Carolina State College from 1948 to 1953. Fitzgibbon later served as president of Synergetics Inc., an association of Raleigh architects and engineers, before taking a position with Washington University in St. Louis. Fitzgibbon returned to the School of Design in 1967, serving for one year.

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Stuart, Duncan R.

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James Walter Fitzgibbon (1915-1985) helped found the School of Design at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1948. Fitzgibbon was hired as the associate architect for campus planning during the School of Design's inception. He also served as an architectural professor at North Carolina State College from 1948 to 1953. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Fitzgibbon received his bachelor of architecture in 1938 from the University of Syracuse where he won the ...

Fitzgibbon, James W.

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James Walter Fitzgibbon (1915-1985) helped found the School of Design at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1948. Fitzgibbon was hired as the Associate Architect for Campus Planning during the School of Design's inception. He also served as an architectural professor at North Carolina State College from 1948 to 1953. Fitzgibbon later served as President of Synergetics Inc., an association of Raleigh architects and engineers, before taking a position with the ...

North Carolina State University. School of Design

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Between 1951 and 1969, many architecture students at North Carolina State University completed summer projects documenting historic buildings and districts. Beginning in 1959, these projects were submitted to the National Park Service's Historic American Buildings Survey. The project was formalized with the creation of the undergraduate course, "Historic Architecture Research" (ARC 300), which was required for admission to the fifth year architecture program. In 1964, students undertook a projec...

Fadum, Ralph Eigil

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