The C. Frank Branan Architectural Drawings, 1924-1976, contains architectural drawings created or received by C. Frank Branan. Included are blueprints and tracings. Buildings represented include residences designed by Branan and located in Florida and North Carolina. The collection also contains plans for some buildings designed by other architects, such Crampton and Deitrick, for whom Branan once worked. While the materials span the time period 1924-1976, most documents date from 1949 to 1968. Also included are architectural drawings of C. Frank Branan's own residence in Raleigh.
C. Frank (Cicero Franklin) Branan was born in 1922, and he grew up in Sanford, Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1942. He practiced architecture in Daytona Beach, Florida, before relocating to Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1955 when he joined the architectural firm of William H. Deitrick (later Guy Crampton and Associates). Branan later became consulting architect for the State of North Carolina in the Office of Historic Preservation, retiring in 1990. He passed away in 2004.
C. Frank (Cicero Franklin) Branan was born in 1922. He was the son of C. F. Branan and Eugenie Chapman Branan, and he grew up in Sanford, Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1942. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II and the Korean War, and he resigned his commission in 1955.
Branan practiced architecture in Daytona Beach, Florida, before relocating to Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1955 when he joined the architectural firm of William H. Deitrick. This firm later became Guy Crampton and Associates. Branan later became consulting architect for the State of North Carolina in the Office of Historic Preservation. He participated in the restoration of the Whale Head Club in Corolla, North Carolina, and the relocation of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. He retired in 1990. In 2000, Capital Area Preservation gave him and award for lifetime achievement, and the Wake County Board of Commissioners recognized him for distinguished service.
Branan married Mary Lee Burns in 1949. The couple had a daughter, Lorie, and a son, Bob. Branan passed away in 2004.
The C. Frank Branan Architectural Drawings, 1924-1976, contains architectural drawings created or received by C. Frank Branan. Included are blueprints and tracings. Buildings represented include residences designed by Branan and located in Florida and North Carolina. The collection also contains plans for some buildings designed by other architects, such Crampton and Deitrick, for whom Branan once worked. While the materials span the time period 1924 - 1976, most documents date from 1949 to 1968.Also included are architectural drawings of C. Frank Branan's own residence in Raleigh.
This collection has not received full archival processing. The drawings remain in the order received.
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This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
[Identification of item], C. Frank Branan Architectural Drawings, MC 00079, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of David Christenbury of the State Historic Preservation Office, 2007 (Accession 2007-0287). Gift of Catherine W. Bishir, 2011 (Accession 2011-0266)
Processed by Todd Kosmerick, 2007
Encoded by Todd Kosmerick, 2007 Updated by Judy Allen Dodson, 2011
Building designed by Crampton and Associates.
These buildings do not appear to have been designed by Branan.
Contains drawings of Andrew Johnson House, North Carolina State Capital Building, and the Durham County Court House. None of these buildings was designed by Branan.
Designed by Charles Benton and Sons.
Drawings for residential buildings in Florida that were designed by Branan.
Drawings for the following houses: Herndon, Chapman, Ray, McDonald, Haywood, Joyner (beach), and Thompson (beach).
Drawings for the following houses: Parker, Leonard, and Joyner.
Drawings for the following houses: Lupton, Lease, Seawell, Stoughton, and Dosher.
Includes junior high school, school for African Americans, and a teacherage. Some buildings designed by William H. Deitrick.
Designed by William H. Deitrick.
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[Identification of item], C. Frank Branan Architectural Drawings, MC 00079, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
