John Nolen architectural drawings, 1908-1927.

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John Nolen architectural drawings, 1908-1927.

The John Nolen Collection comprises architectural drawings and photographs documenting Nolen's planning projects from 1908 to 1927 in fifty locations across the United States. The collection contains no business records and no personal materials.

Architectural drawings 108 sheets.Photographs 3 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7098436

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Nolen, John, 1869-1937

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John Nolen (June 14, 1869 – February 18, 1937) was an American landscape architect, planning consultant, founding member of the American City Planning Institute and a writer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nolen was orphaned as a child and placed in Girard College. After he graduated first in his class in 1884, he worked as a grocery clerk and secretary to the Girard Estate Trust Fund before enrolling in the Wharton School of Finance and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1891. ...