Architectural documents, 1903-1945, 1903-1927 (bulk).

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Architectural documents, 1903-1945, 1903-1927 (bulk).

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Architectural drawings and blueprints, plans, detail drawings, specifications and other documents for the construction of Westbury House and the landscaping of the grounds at Old Westbury Gardens; also for later alterations made to the house, outbuildings and grounds.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6883970

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Trumbauer, Horace, 1869-1938

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Horace Trumbauer Born in the Frankford section of Philadelphia in 1868, Horace Trumbauer left school at the age of fourteen and entered the architectural firm of G. W. and W. D. Hewitt as an "errand boy". He was soon promoted to draftsman. Trumbauer's advancement and acquisition of knowledge enabled him to eventually open his own office in 1890. Trumbauer's first major commission was a mansion in Glenside, Pennsylvania, for sugar baron William Welsh Harrison....

Peabody, Wilson & Brown.

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O'Connor, James.

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Westbury House (Old Westbury, N.Y.).

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Atterbury, Grosvenor

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Grosvenor Atterbury (1869-1956) was an architect who developed a prefabrication system to provide adequate housing for the poor. From the description of Grosvenor Atterbury papers, 1925-1951. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74897746 Grosvenor Atterbury (1869-1956) was a New York City architect, urban planner and writer. A graduate of Columbia University's School of Architecture, he worked in the office of McKim, Mead & White before opening his own pract...

Crawley, George Abraham, 1864-1926

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White, Allom & Co.

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Old Westbury Gerdens (Old Westbury, N.Y.).

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Westbury House is a mansion contructed in the style of a 17th century English manor house for John S. Phipps and his family at Old Westbury, N.Y. The plans were by English designer George A. Crawley; the engineering and actual construction were overseen by American architect Grosvenor Atterbury. Principal construction took place 1904-1907. Architects for later additions and alterations include Horace Trumbauer; James O'Connor; Peabody, Wilson & Brown; and White, Allom & Co. F...

Phipps, John S.

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