Architectural records. Series II: Project Records. Subseries 6: Files, Connecticut, 1891-1980 (bulk 1930-1938).

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Architectural records. Series II: Project Records. Subseries 6: Files, Connecticut, 1891-1980 (bulk 1930-1938).

This subseries contains correspondence, contracts, estimates, proposals, employee time sheets, and other financial statements. Materials dated 1891-1958 were created by R. Guastavino Co. and the correspondence pertains to projects in Connecticut with contractors, architects, suppliers, insurance agents, etc. Materials dated 1979-1980 were created by Prof. George Collins, and are mostly notes resulting from his research.

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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. (...

Yale University. Lampson Hall.

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Ansonia Public Library (Ansonia, Conn.)

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Keller, George, 1842-1935

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Perley F. Gilbert, Associates, Inc.

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Duffy, Thomas F., 1918-

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Stabe, G. W.

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Hamilton Standard Propeller (East Hartford, Conn.)

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Smith & Bassette.

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Larson, Roy F.

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Philadelphia architect affiliated with the American Swedish Historical Foundation. From the description of Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1971-1972. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 240226827 ...

Jacob A. Zimmerman & Son, Inc.

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Young Men's Christian Association (Greenwich, Conn.)

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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...

Cross, A. A.

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New Haven High School (New Haven, Conn.)

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Avery Athenaeum (Hartford, Conn.)

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Pott, Richard M.

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A. F. Peaslee, Inc.

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Munsey Building (New London, Conn.)

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Bullard, Roger Harrington, 1884-1935.

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McKim, Mead & White

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At the time of this project the address of McKim, Mead & White was given as 160 Fifth Ave. (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Prospect Park, entrance shelters at Plaza entrance, [Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.] [graphic] : [detail drawing of dome in section and plan] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Aug.24, 1895. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 78960919 Architectural company. From the description of Photographs, [ca. ...

Proposed dome for kindergarten (New Britain, Conn.)

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Wadsworth Atheneum.

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Middletown Post Office (Middletown, Conn.)

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Rice, Roberta Wyatt, 1944-

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M. L. & H. G. Emery (Firm)

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M. C. Rosenblatt Company (Philadelphia, Penn.)

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Gray, Chris (Writer on Homer)

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Delano & Aldrich

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Rogers, James Gamble

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Town & Country Club (Hartford, Conn.)

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Hotchkiss School. Gymnasium.

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Richmond, Elbert J.

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Shreve, Lamb & Harmon

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Bennett residence (New Haven, Conn.)

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James Stewart & Co.

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Water Brake Test House (East Hartford, Conn.)

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Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945

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Berg, Irving A.

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W. H. Fissell & Company.

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George A. Fuller Company

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Kalben, Frank P.

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Hartford County Building (Hartford, Conn.)

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Oviatt, Edwin, 1874-1955

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Yale University. Sheffield Dormitory.

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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 ...

Yale University. Library quad.

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White & Clark, Inc. (Hartford, Conn.)

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Eggers & Higgins

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Frank Irving Cooper Corporation.

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Hartford Cement Co. (Hartford, Conn.)

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H. P. Cummings Construction Company.

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Morris, Benjamin W. (Benjamin Wistar), 1870-1944

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Architect in New York City. Morris worked both independently, and with Carrère & Hastings; Morris, Butler & Morgan; and LaFarge & Morris. From the description of Benjamin W. Morris architectural drawings, circa 1893-1936. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 505720156 ...