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8 collections related to Architecture -- North Carolina -- Designs and plans

Biberstein, Bowles & Meacham (Firm)
Size: 14.7 linear feet (22 flat folders, and 20 tubes, 9 document cases) Collection ID: MC 00222
This collection contains building plans, specifications, blueprints, contracts, and correspondence from the firm of Biberstein & Bowles, Inc. as well as Biberstein, Bowles & Meacham (later Biberstein, Bowles, Meacham & Reed) of Charlotte, North Carolina. TMost of the materials pertain to the construction of the Botany ... More
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Parker, Charles N. (Charles Newton), 1885-1961
Size: 1 linear foot (6 flat folders.) Collection ID: MC 00383
The Charles Parker Papers consist of architectural drawings, notes, and correspondence. All of the architectural drawings (except for a select few) are Parker’s designs, 1924-1929, of the Grove Arcade. The few that are not of the Grove Arcade are Parker’s designs of area homes in the 1920s. The Grove Arcade architectural drawings ... More
Scott, Kenneth McCoy, 1925-1980
Size: 0.6 linear feet (3 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00103
This collection contains blueprints of floor plans, elevations, other drawings, and specifications for the Paul Welles, Jr. residence of Raleigh, North Carolina. The building was designed by Kenneth McCoy Scott. As of 2008, Anne Dahle is the owner of 3227 Birnamwood Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. The house was designed by Kenneth ... More
Size: 87.1 linear feet (62 boxes, 1 flat box, 139 tube boxes) Collection ID: MC 00242
The Kenneth McCoy Scott collection contains project files, personal and professional papers, drawings and microfilms for buildings designed by Scott. Scott predominately designed residential and retail spaces, such as apartment complexes, shopping centers and motels. He also worked on educational and religious buildings. Project ... More
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Nowicki, Matthew, 1910-1950
Size: 12.67 linear feet (2 legal boxes, 1 half box, 2 oversize flat boxes, 14 flat folders, 1 artifact box) Collection ID: MC 00190
The Matthew Nowicki Drawings and Other Material contain architectural drawings and sketches, but it also includes his writings as well as biographical sketches written about Nowicki. Writings by Nowicki include a speech and several articles on architectural design. Documents written about Nowicki include newspaper and magazine ... More
Smith, Owen F.
Size: 11.5 linear feet (1 archival box, 30 flat folders and 14 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00475
The Owen Franklin Smith Architectural Drawings and Papers contain drawings, photographs of and some papers of buildings designed by Owen Franklin Smith from 1927 to 1990. The buildings represented include elementary classroom buildings for colored schools in Fremont, North Carolina and Harrellsville, North Carolina, the Hayes Barton ... More
Rondesics Leisure Homes Corporation
Size: 0.5 linear feet (1 halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00177
The collection is comprised of a floorplan drawing, standard specifications, brochure, and photograph for a round house designed by the Rondesics Leisure Home Corporation. Rondensics Leisure Homes Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina designed, produced, and sold factory-built, round homes, primarily for resorts and vacation areas.
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Wallace, William Roy, 1889-1983, Wallace, William Roy, Jr., 1922-
Size: 151.5 linear feet (35 boxes, 11 card boxes, 31 drawers, 3 flat boxes, 21 oversize boxes, 31 tube boxes) Collection ID: MC 00517
The William Roy Wallace Architectural Papers, circa 1913- circa 2000, contain architectural drawings and project files that document the work of Wallace and his associates. Included are plans for homes for many Winston-Salem tobacco and textiles scions from the 1930s to 1980s as well as for their counterparts in Burlington, ... More