Architectural records. Series II: Projects Records Subseries 38: Files, Pennsylvania, 1891-1963 (bulk 1930-1938).

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Architectural records. Series II: Projects Records Subseries 38: Files, Pennsylvania, 1891-1963 (bulk 1930-1938).

This subseries contains photographs, notes, correspondence, contracts, financial statements, clippings, pamphlets, job lists, telegrams, order forms, and bills pertaining to projects in Pennsylvania. Notes and clippings were later added by Prof. George Collins.

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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. (...

Starr Garden Recreation Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Karcher, Walter T.

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Edward Fay & Son (Firm)

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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...

Carnegie Institute of Technology. Baker Hall.

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University Club of Pittsburgh.

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Johnson, Philip Henry

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Getz, Peter F.

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Baldwin School. Swimming pool.

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C. M. Schwab residence (Loretta Roads, Pa.)

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Proposed swimming pool (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Edgewood Presbyterian Church (Edgewood, Pa.)

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Naval Aircraft Factory (U.S.)

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Eshbach, Pullinger, Stevens & Bruder

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Pittsburgh Terminal Warehouses, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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Heppenstall Forge & Knife Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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W. T. Grange Construction Company.

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Carnegie Institute of Technology. Engineering Hall.

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Hornbostel, Henry, 1867-1961

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Architect, variously a partner in the firms of Howell, Stokes, & Hornbostel, Palmer & Hornbostel, and Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones; practiced independently; and had an association with Eric Fisher Wood. Hornbostel developed a highly personal Beaux Arts manner of design and was renowned for winning numerous architectural competitions and for his rendering ability. Hornbostel began work in Pittsburgh in 1904 when he won the competition for design of the campus that is now Carnegie Mellon...

Custom House (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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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 ...

White, Ralph E.

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Trimble, R. M.

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Raymond Pitcairn residence (Bryn Athyn, Pa.)

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Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum (Pa.)

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Bean, George Renshaw, 1874-1962

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Early pioneer settler, teacher, attorney, County Judge, and businessman of Lubbock, Texas. Born in Decatur, Texas, on April 28, 1874. Arrived in Lubbock in 1893 from Montague County following the cattle herds to the High Plains. Became a school teacher, Superintendent of Lubbock schools (1899-1900), attorney (1901-1962), and Lubbock County Judge (1902-1906). Formed a law partnership with E. L. Klett, and in addition held extensive real estate interests in Lubbock, Gaines, and Montague Counties. ...

Barriscale, W. J.

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Swarthmore College. Clothier Memorial Chapel.

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League Island Park (Philadelphia, Pa.). Overlook pavilion.

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Philadelphia Market (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Doyle & Company.

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E. W. Clark building (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Pitcairn, Raymond, 1885-1966

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Bryn Athyn Studios of Building & Architectural Arts.

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Cruikshank & Fraser.

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Central High School (Scranton, Pa.)

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Allen and Collens

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James H. Rhodes & Company.

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Rose & Fisher.

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Schwab, C. M.

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Newbold residence (Jenkintown, Pa.)

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Zantzinger, Borie, and Medary (Firm)

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The architectural firm of Zantzinger, Borie and Medary was founded in 1910 by Clarence Clark Zantzinger, Charles Louis Borie, Jr., and Milton Bennett Medary. Predecessor firms were Field and Medary (1895-1906, Medary's partnership with Richard Littell Field, 1868-1906), and Zantzinger & Borie (1905-10). Zantzinger, Borie and Medary, following the fellow Philadelphia firms of Cope & Stewardson and Day & Klauder, successfully designed residences, churches, governmental, institutional a...

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 in the Southwark District of Philadelphia. In 1876, it was relocated three miles south to League Island at the confluence of the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. From the description of Logbooks, 1837, 1849. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122633130 The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 in the Southwark District of Philadelphia. In 1876, the yard relocated three miles south to ...

Proposed office (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Hanna, Thomas E., 1954-

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