The Northup & O'Brien Architectural Records document the work of Northup & O'Brien, an architectural firm in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and its successors. The collection consists primarily of architectural drawings and job specifications, 1917-1980, as well as financial material, 1917-1956. The drawings represent the variety of projects undertaken by Northup & O'Brien in Winston-Salem as well other locations across the state, including residences, businesses, hospitals, schools, churches, and public and educational buildings. Most of the drawings are original, and characterize the different kinds of materials used for architectural drawing over the twentieth century.
The firm of Northup & O'Brien was established in Winston-Salem by Willard Close Northup and Leet Alexander O'Brien in 1916. The partnership and its successor firms designed and constructed buildings in Winston-Salem and throughout North Carolina, as well as outside the state. In addition to residences--particularly fine homes--the partnership also specialized in commercial structures, schools, hospitals, churches, and municipal, county, and state government buildings.
Willard Close Northup (1882-1942) began practicing as an architect in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1906. Leet Alexander O'Brien (1891-1963) joined Northup's office as a draftsman the following year, and in 1916 the two established the partnership of Northup & O'Brien. O'Brien retired in 1952, a decade after Northup's death, and the following year the firm changed its name to Lashmit James Brown & Pollock. After a series of subsequent changes (see below), the firm became Calloway Johnson Moore & West in 1994.
The firm was known by the following names during the periods indicated:
Northup & O'Brien and its successor firms designed and constructed buildings in Winston-Salem and throughout North Carolina, as well as outside the state. In addition to residences--particularly fine homes--the partnership also specialized in commercial structures, schools, hospitals, churches, and municipal, county, and state government buildings.
The Northup & O'Brien Architectural Records document the work of Northup & O'Brien, an architectural firm in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and its successors. The collection consists primarily of architectural drawings and job specifications, 1917-1980, as well as financial material, 1917-1956. The drawings and specifications are for residences, hospitals, churches, and educational, commercial, and public buildings. These projects were undertaken chiefly in Winston-Salem, but also in other locations across the state. Most of the drawings are original, and characterize the different kinds of materials used for architectural drawing over the twentieth century.
This collection is divided into three series: Drawings, Specifications, and Financial Material.
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[Identification of item], Northup & O'Brien Architectural Records, MC 00240, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from the Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997 July 10 (Accession no. 1997-0012); gifts of Louis William Pope of Kernersville, North Carolina, 1981; Newman Calloway Johnson Winfree of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1981; and Charlotte Vestal Brown of Raleigh, North Carolina, 1982.
Processed by Edith Woodcock, 1998 May;
Encoded by Will Andersen, 2007 April;
Revisions: Finding aid updated in 2008 April by Dani Nation because of additional processing.
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[Identification of item], Northup & O'Brien Architectural Records, MC 00240, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.