Solon S. Beman and Spencer S. Beman collection, 1892-1959.

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Solon S. Beman and Spencer S. Beman collection, 1892-1959.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79641477

The collection contains one scrapbook, three photograph albums, and two publications documenting the architectural projects of father and son. Also included is Spencer Solon Beman's leather portfolio case.

1 box (0.5 linear feet), 3 portfolios, 5 oversize portfolios, and flatfile materials.

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8234947

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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Beman, S. S. (Solon Spencer), 1853-1914

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The Pioneer Press Building (now known as the Pioneer Building) was designed by architect Solon Beman of Chicago. It was erected in downtown St. Paul in 1888-1889 to house the offices and presses of the St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper. Critic Montgomery Schuyler called the building an "uncompromising parallelopiped of brown brick [which] rears itself to the height of twelve stories" and was "eminent for the strictness with which the design conforms itself to the utilitarian conditions of the str...

Beman, S. S. (Spencer S.), -1952

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63c3h37 (person)