Detlef Lienau architectural drawings and papers, circa 1835-1886.

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Detlef Lienau architectural drawings and papers, circa 1835-1886.

Photographs and architectural drawings of Lienau's work, much of it in New York City and in New Jersey. Projects include the Gardner A. Sage Library for the General Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, N.J.; the Francis Cottenet Villa in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.; a house for Legrand Lockwood in South Norwalk, Conn., later owned by Mark Twain and now known as the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion; and the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences in Savannah, Ga. Also included are drawings of unidentified or unexecuted buildings; student drawings, and early European commissions; lecture notes, 1835-1837, from the Stadtische Gewerbeschule, Berlin; a partial list of of Lienau's work, 1848-1886; specifications; acounts; printed material; photographs, postcards, and prints showing various European buildings; clippings; certificates; typescripts of articles; and correspondence.

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Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

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The Lockwood–Mathews Mansion is a Second Empire style country house in Norwalk, Connecticut. Now a museum, it was built in 1864-68 for railroad and banking magnate LeGrand Lockwood. In 1941 the estate was sold to the City of Norwalk, which designated it a public park....

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences

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General Theological Seminary (New Brunswick, N.J.). Gardner A. Sage Library.

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Lienau, Detlef.

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Architect. Lienau lived from 1818 to 1887. From the description of Detlef Lienau architectural drawings and papers, circa 1835-1886. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 505720143 ...

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Stadtische Gewerbeschule (Berlin, Germany)

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