George S. Wright architectural drawings and plans, 1949-1973.

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George S. Wright architectural drawings and plans, 1949-1973.

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The George S. Wright Architectural Drawings and Plans collection documents projects completed individually by George S. Wright and the architectural firm of George S. Wright and Associates. Some drawings were completed while Wright was briefly employed by the firm of Max Flatow and Jason Moore. Architectural drawings in this collection were created between 1949 -1973. Buildings represented in this collection fall into four major categories: schools, medical/office buildings, retail sites and residential housing. With few exceptions of projects located in Texas and Nevada, buildings are located in New Mexico. Key school structures include St. Pius High School, Albuquerque; Armijo Elementary School, Albuquerque; Holy Rosary Parish, School and Convent, Santa Fe; Grants Junior High, Grants; Los Lunas Junior High School, Los Lunas; Socorro High School, Socorro; Tohatchi Elementary School, Tohatchi and the old UNM Architecture Building. A sampling of medical/office buildings includes the Peterson Clinic, the Tektronix Inc. Office Building and the Arrigoni Office Building, all located in Albuquerque. Well known retail sites in New Mexico include Creamland Dairies and Ed Black's Chevrolet Center Sales Office, both located in Albuquerque, and the Municipal Airport in Roswell.

10 drawers (2.5 linear ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7099011

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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George S. Wright and Associates.

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Wright, George S.

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Architect George S. Wright graduated from Harvard and served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He designed a number of significant buildings in the Southwest. While a few are located in Texas and Nevada, the majority are located in New Mexico. Some of his best known buildings can be found at the Albuquerque Zoo, the University of New Mexico Law School and St. Anthony's Church in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. One example is the Giraffe House at the Albuquerque Zoo, a favor...

Flatow, Moore, Bryan & Fairburn

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Max Flatow obtained an architectural engineering degree from the University of Texas in 1941. As a first lieutenant in the army, he initially worked for the Army Corp of Engineers, building air bases and other military facilities. In 1945, he moved to New Mexico as a member of a covert operation, now known as the Manhattan Project. Flatow designed buildings for research of the atom bomb, meeting with project leader Robert Oppenheimer during his involvement. In 1947, along with college roommate J...