Papers, 1889-1893.

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Papers, 1889-1893.

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The more than 360 items in this collection reflect building projects undertaken by the Goodwins that were supervised by T.A. Curtis from 1889 to 1893, including: specifications, contracts, monthly reports on work in progress sent to the Goodwins from Curtis, measurements, and comments on construction details. Buildings represented include: the Residence of Rev. Francis Goodwin, Woodside (the Goodwin family home), the Wadsworth Athenaeum, Trinity Church, a house on the corner of Brook and Fairmont Sts., the Putnam Phalanx Armory, a commercial building on the east corner of Asylum and Haynes St.(which was to be used for insurance rooms and stores), and a building on the west corner of Haynes and Pearl Sts. (possibly an addition to the famed Goodwin Building). The latter three buildings, designed by architect George Keller, formed part of the Goodwin commercial block. Contractors represented are Hiram Bissell (mason), C.B. Andrus (mason), the Barrett Bros. (carpenters), N.A. Bosworth (steam heating), and Robinson Lead Co. (plumbing and gas fittings), A. W. Scoville (builder), R.T. Oakes & Co. (electricians), and Longstaff & Hurd (general contractors).

ca. 360 items.

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Scoville, A. W. (Albert W.), 1851-1941

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Pitkin Bros. Iron Works Co.

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Bissell, Hiram, 1818-1910

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Goodwin, James Junius, 1835-1915

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Andrus, C. B. (Charles Bostwick), 1847-1936

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Keller, George, 1842-1935

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R. T. Oakes & Co.

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J. C. Cady & Co.

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Robinson, Charles, 1931-

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Charles Knox Robinson (1910-1980) was a playwright and screenwriter who often wrote with Kenyon Nicholson. From the description of Papers, 1930-1961. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30956260 Charles Robinson was born the 25th of June, 1931, in Morristown, NJ. His alma maters include the Milton Academy, Harvard University and the University of Virginia, receiving his LLB in 1958. His switch from law to illustration happened in 1968 and w...

Cady, J. Cleveland, 1837?-1919

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Goodwin, Francis, 1839-1923

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Longstaff & Hurd.

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Goodwin family.

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The Goodwin family imigrated to Brookville, Indiana in 1816 with Samuel Goodwin, a tanner from Ohio. His son, John Reeves Goodwin was a surgeon. He served with the 37th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. After the war he worked for the Department of Interior, organized a bank, and was a lay Methodist Minister. He was assassinated in Cincinnati while preparing to attend a Methodist convention. Another son, Thomas A. Goodwin was a well-known Methodist minister and writer. John R. Goodwin's son...

Barrett Bros

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Curtis, T. A. (Theodore Alden), 1831-1914

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Bosworth, N. A.

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Robinson Lead Co.

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