Architectural records. Series II: Project Records. Subseries 12: Files, Illinois, 1893-1939.

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

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. (...

Medill McCormick Mausoleum (Rockford, Ill.)

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Cram and Ferguson

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At the time of this project the address of Cram & Ferguson was given as 248 Boylston St. (Boston, Mass.). From the description of Christ Church, Methodist, New York, [N.Y.] [graphic] : [window and wall tile details in sections, plan, and elevations] / Cram and Ferguson, architects. June 21, 1948-Oct. 7, 1948. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 78567484 At the time of this project the address of Cram and Ferguson was given as 248 Boylston S...

Graham, Anderson, Probst, White

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St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church (Chicago, Ill.)

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Hood, Raymond M. (Raymond Mathewson), 1881-1934

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Architect; New York, N.Y. From the description of Raymond Mathewson Hood papers, 1903-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502667 A practicing architect, Hood was a partner in the New York City architectural firm Raymond Hood, Godley & Fouiloux and also in Howells & Hood. From the description of Raymond M. Hood architectural drawings and papers, circa 1890-1944. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 505720130 One o...

Schlacks, Henry J. (Henry John), 1867-1938

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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...

Federal reserve bank of Chicago

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St. Henry's Church (Chicago, Ill.)

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State Bank of Chicago.

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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 ...

St. Thomas Church (Peoria, Ill.)

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