%xmlchars; ]> mc00144 Guide to the Harry Barton Architectural Drawings, 1923-1924 Processed by: Todd Kosmerick;machine-readable finding aid created by: Todd Kosmerick North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the Harry Barton Architectural Drawings, 1923-1924 MC 00144 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed by Todd Kosmerick, 2007 Encoded by Todd Kosmerick, 2007 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Barton, Harry, 1876-1937 Harry Barton Architectural Drawings, 1923-1924 MC 00144 21 flat file folder The Harry Barton Architectural Drawings consists of seven blueprint drawings of the S. H. Tomlinson House, located at 403 Hillcrest Drive, High Point, North Carolina. These architectural drawings include floorplans, elevations, and building details, and they date from 1923-1924. Harry Barton was born in 1876 and died in 1937. He was an important North Carolina architect based in Greensboro. Barton worked in the Tudor Revival style for several residential designs. He also designed many educational and civic buildings in Georgian Revival and Neoclassical styles, including buildings on the campus of the Unversity of North Carolina-Greensboro. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

Acquisitions Information

Donated by Jean Gordon.

Provenance

Jean Gordon, professor emeritus of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, had given the drawings of the Tomlinson Residence to Catherine Bishir, who gave them to Special Collections. Gordon could not remember who she had received the drawings from, but it was in 2000.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Harry Barton Architectural Drawings, MC 00144, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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Biographical Note

Harry Barton was born in 1876 and died in 1937. He an important North Carolina architect based in Greensboro. Barton worked in the Tudor Revival style for several residential designs. He also designed many educational and civic buildings in Georgian Revival and Neoclassical styles, including buildings on the campus of the Unversity of North Carolina-Greensboro.

Scope and Content Note

The Harry Barton Architectural Drawings consists of seven blueprint drawings of the S. H. Tomlinson House, located at 403 Hillcrest Drive, High Point, North Carolina. These architectural drawings include floorplans, elevations, and building details, and they date from 1923-1924.

S. H. Tomlinson was a founder of the Tomlinson Furniture Co. and an important industrialist in High Point. He had Barton design him a house in the Tudor Revival style for the Emerywood area of High Point, where many industrialists lived.

Organization of the Collection

The drawings are arranged in the order received.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Topics Architects--North Carolina. Architectural drawing--20th century--North Carolina. Architecture--North Carolina Buildings--Specifications--North Carolina. Geographic Terms High Point (N.C.) Detailed Description of the Collection CGFF 1-4S. H. Tomlinson House, 1923-1924