Architectural records. Series II: Project Records. Subseries 7: Files, Delaware, 1903-1930.

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. (...

Albert Ely Ives, Inc.

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E. I. du Pont Residence (Montchanin, Del.)

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

Schaeffer, A. L.

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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 ...

du Pont, E. I.

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Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur museum

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Stubbs, C. S., Jr.

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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...

Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969

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Curator of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum; Winterthur, Delaware. From the description of Henry F. Du Pont interview, 1962 Apr. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502900 Henry Francis du Pont was born at Winterthur, Del., on May 27, 1880, the son of Henry Algernon du Pont and the great-grandson of E. I. du Pont, the founder of the Du Pont Company. He was a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company from 1915 until his death in 1969, and a member of its ...

Henry Francis du Pont residence (Wilmington, Del.)

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