William Ward Watkin building: central block, 1920-1924.

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William Ward Watkin building: central block, 1920-1924.

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Contains an account receivable, a certificate of special assessment, an invoice, a letter, payment receipts, and account statements. Includes information on construction costs, building materials, street paving, electrical service, and architectural fees.

Correspondence: 46 items.Architectural drawings: 17 items.

Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of Building and Grounds.

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Completed in 1924, the central architectural core of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston was the first major public building designed by the Boston architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952). Watkin had come to Houston as an associate of the firm of Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson to supervise construction of early structures at the Rice Institute (now Rice University), where he became first chairman of the department of architecture in 1916. Watkin began work on his designs for the Museum building as e...

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Watkin, William Ward, 1886-1952

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Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942

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In 1887 Cram joined with Charles Wentworth to open an architectural office (Cram and Wentworth) in Boston. In 1891 Bertram G. Goodhue joined them. Shortly thereafter Wentworth died and the firm became Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, which it remained until 1910 when Goodhue left to form his own firm in New York. Cram & Ferguson kept that name even when younger partners joined in 1925 and after Ferguson died in 1926. From the description of [Unidentified church] [graphic] : [perspec...