Edwin A. Francis architectural records, ca.1938-1991 [manuscript}.

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Edwin A. Francis architectural records, ca.1938-1991 [manuscript}.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53471382

The collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs and memos about the Mount Evans Crest House (1940-1991); architectural plans for residential and commercial projects such as the Boettcher School (1957, Denver); Cherry Hills Country Club (1960, Cherry Hills); Broadmoor South (1960, Colo. Springs); J.K. Mullen High School (1962, Denver), University of Denver (1957, 1961, 1965); Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (1964, Colorado Springs).

.25 linear ft. (1 box), 8 oversize file folders

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7668489

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Moses, Fletcher Lee Francis,

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Christy, Helen Anne Hirst, 1936-

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Guy, Carlisle B., 1919-1993

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Francis, Edwin A., 1905-1966.

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Edwin Allen Francis was born in La Junta, Colo. on March 7, 1905. A graduate of Denver's South High School, he received his architectural training at the Mass. Institute of Technology (MIT). Francis worked for J.B. Benedict and Harry James Manning before starting his own architectural practice in 1932. In the 1930s he was an early proponent of the International Style and after World War II he became well know for his Modernist designs. Francis developed an additional architectural practice in Co...