Architectural records. Series II: Project Records. Subseries 17: Files, Maine, 1984-1985.

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Architectural records. Series II: Project Records. Subseries 17: Files, Maine, 1984-1985.

This subseries contains correspondence and notes pertaining to R. Guastavino Co.'s projects in Maine. Correspondence is between Prof. George Collins and a student researcher. Projects are Maine General Hospital in Portland and Walter Art Building at Bowdoin College in Brunswick.

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Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company/George Collins.

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Rafael Guastavino (1842-1908) was an architect and a builder. Born in Valencia, he studied architecture in Barcelona and built his first house in 1866. For the next 14 years, he established his reputation for fireproof construction and built factories, warehouses, and apartment houses in the Barcelona area. In 1881, he emigrated to the U.S. with his son, Rafael Jr. (1872-1950). They settled in New York City, and gained success as contractor and builder with their patented tile vaulting system. (...

R. Guastavino Company

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At the time of this project the address of Ewing & Chappell was given as 101 Park Ave. (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Connecticut College for Women, New London, Conn. [graphic] : Guastavino ceilings-plant house vestibule #101 & Allyn House vestibule #19-101 / R. Guastavino Co. June 10, 1915. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 78040652 At the time of this project the address of H. Van Buren Magonigle was given as 7 West 38 St...

Collins, George R. (George Roseborough), 1917-1993

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Arturo Soria y Mata (1844-1920) acknowledged by some authors as the inventor of modern linear planning, was clearly one of its most enthusiastic advocates in late nineteenth century Spain. During the 1880's he elaborated his theory through a series of articles in the newspaper El Progreso, and during the 1890's he administered the pilot project of the Ciudad Lineal of Madrid. The original marketing of the Ciudad Lineal was announced in 1892 in a brochure Ferrocarril-Tranvía de Circunvalación de ...

Bowdoin College. Walker Art Building.

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Maine General Hospital (Portland, Me.)

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