65 collections related to Architecture
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Polier, August Lewis
Size: 2.85 linear feet (12 tubes, 1 halfbox, 1 flat folder) Collection ID: MC 00238
This collection contains blueprints of the North Carolina state capitol, blueprint plans for arena at North Carolina State Fair grounds (Dorton Arena, William Henley Dietrick and Matthew Nowicki, architects), and plans for four residences in the Raleigh area. A short biographical sketch of Polier containing photographs and clippings ...
MoreThis collection contains blueprints of the North Carolina state capitol, blueprint plans for arena at North Carolina State Fair grounds (Dorton Arena, William Henley Dietrick and Matthew Nowicki, architects), and plans for four residences in the Raleigh area. A short biographical sketch of Polier containing photographs and clippings is also included. August Lewis Polier (1922-2000) was an architect based in Raleigh, North Carolina. He received a B.S. in architectural engineering from North Carolina State College in 1949, and worked for architect Richard L. Rice and later for the firm of Cooper, Haskins & Rice. In 1955 Polier began working with Jesse M. Page, and later became partner in the firm. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s the firm changed names several times. Polier was involved in a variety of professional organizations, including the North Carolina Board of Architecture, American Institutes of Architects, Raleigh Engineers Club, Construction Specifications Institute, and Raleigh Council of Architects. He retired from Polier, Ballard & Associates in 1988.
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Woodroof, Albert C., 1895-1986, Woodroof, A. C. , Jr. (Albert Cecil), 1920-1991
Size: 65.5 linear feet (238 tubes, 29 document cases, 17 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00325
The Albert C. Woodroof and A. C. Woodroof, Jr. Papers and Architectural Drawings document the professional activities of the two architects and their firms. The collection is arranged into five series: drawings, project files, office records, professional papers, and personal papers. The drawings series contains drawings from both ...
MoreThe Albert C. Woodroof and A. C. Woodroof, Jr. Papers and Architectural Drawings document the professional activities of the two architects and their firms. The collection is arranged into five series: drawings, project files, office records, professional papers, and personal papers. The drawings series contains drawings from both Woodroof, Sr. and Woodroof, Jr., and includes floor plans, site plans, details, and elevations for a variety of projects. Project files contain correspondence, financial records, contracts and agreements, and other material relating primarily to Woodroof, Jr.’s firm. Office records contain correspondence, lists of prospective clients, personnel files, financial accounts, and promotional materials for Woodroof, Jr.’s firm. Professional papers contain general materials relating to architecture and design, such as publications from the American Institute of Architects and other professional organizations, catalogs, brochures, and clippings. Personal papers contain correspondence and financial records for both men. Materials in this collection range in date from 1927 to 1986. Albert Cecil Woodroof (1895-1986) was an architect based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Woodroof received his architectural license in 1927. He worked for several firms throughout the Southeast before opening his own firm in 1935. His projects included residences, churches, and schools. Albert Cecil Woodroof, Jr. (1920-1991) was an architect based in Greensboro, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of North Carolina in 1940. From 1948 to 1963, Woodroof worked in the architectural firm of his father, Albert C. Woodroof, Sr., first as a draftsman and later as a partner. In 1964 Woodroof, Jr. opened his own firm, and later partnered with John S. MacRae and Martin A. Senell. Woodroof’s projects include churches, schools, museums, country clubs, shopping centers, and residences, primarily in North Carolina.
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Davis, Archie Royal
Size: 68.9 linear feet (64 archival boxes, 25 flat folders, 147 tube boxes, 11 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00241
The Archie Royal Davis Papers include materials related to Davis's professional associations and civic activities as well as biographical material and photographs. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Davis's office records and architectural drawings. Archie Royal Davis (1907-1980) earned his architecture degree in 1930 from ...
MoreThe Archie Royal Davis Papers include materials related to Davis's professional associations and civic activities as well as biographical material and photographs. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Davis's office records and architectural drawings. Archie Royal Davis (1907-1980) earned his architecture degree in 1930 from North Carolina State College and an engineering degree from the University of North Carolina in 1934. He established his own architectural firm in Durham, North Carolina, in 1939. In 1948, he was appointed as the Orange County Schools Architect. Davis was active in numerous professional and civic organizations throughout his career.
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Shawcroft, Brian, 1929-2017
Size: 33.2 linear feet (93 flat folders, 6 boxes, 1 flatbox, 1 oversized box, 1 tube) Collection ID: MC 00370
The Brian Shawcroft Papers, 1958-2017, contain drawings and other materials documenting the professional activities of modernist architect Brian Shawcroft and associated architecture firms Holloway-Reeves; MacMillan, MacMillan, Shawcroft & Thames; Environmental Planning Associates; Shawcroft-Taylor; and McKimmon Edwards Shawcroft ...
MoreThe Brian Shawcroft Papers, 1958-2017, contain drawings and other materials documenting the professional activities of modernist architect Brian Shawcroft and associated architecture firms Holloway-Reeves; MacMillan, MacMillan, Shawcroft & Thames; Environmental Planning Associates; Shawcroft-Taylor; and McKimmon Edwards Shawcroft Associates. The collection is arranged into five series: drawings, professional files, photographic materials, project records, and slides. Drawings include original drawings, reproductions, and CAD printouts of process (or design) drawings and construction documents such as site plans, additions, alterations, and remodeling plans. Professional files include a list of completed projects, reproductions of photographs of projects, and supplemental materials to projects, Shawcroft’s curriculum vitae, and awards. Photographic materials include black-and-white and color prints and photographs of projects. Most photographs were taken by Shawcroft. Brian Shawcroft, born in England in 1929, is a modernist architect. Shawcroft studied architecture at the South West Essex Technical College and School of Art in London from 1949 to 1953. In 1960, he received a Masters in Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following this, he served as an associate professor and lecturer in architecture at the North Carolina State College's School of Design from 1960 to 1968. Shawcroft began practicing architecture professionally in 1954 and worked with various firms throughout his career. He is recognized for designing much of the modernist home inventory in the Research Triangle region from the 1970s to the late 1990s. In 1991 he was awarded the annual Henry Kamphoefner Prize by the American Institute of Architects-North Carolina Chapter for demonstrated excellence in the Modern Movement of architecture. He died in 2017.
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Branan, C. Frank (Cicero Franklin), 1922-2004
Size: 1.75 linear feet (1 oversized flat box, 1 flat box, 2 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00079
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 ...
MoreThe 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.
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Size: 1.7 linear feet (1 oversize flat box, 1 flat folder) Collection ID: MC 00455
This collection contains architectural drawings collected from various sources by Catherine W. Bishir during her research. Some were acquired for a study of Art Deco architecture in North Carolina. The drawings are mostly blueprints or other reproductions, and they date from 1871 to 1996, although most are from the early twentieth ...
MoreThis collection contains architectural drawings collected from various sources by Catherine W. Bishir during her research. Some were acquired for a study of Art Deco architecture in North Carolina. The drawings are mostly blueprints or other reproductions, and they date from 1871 to 1996, although most are from the early twentieth century. Catherine W. Bishir joined the NC State University Libraries in February 2007 as Curator of Architecture Special Collections. She has had a long career in historic preservation, serving as senior architectural historian for Preservation North Carolina, senior architectural historian and architectural survey coordinator for the State Historic Preservation Office in the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, and adjunct professor in NC State’s School of Architecture. She was a co-founder of the Vernacular Architectural Forum. Her publications include Architects and Builders in North Carolina and North Carolina Architecture. She is Editor in Chief of the website North Carolina Architects & Builders.
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Keen, Charles Barton, 1868-1931
Size: 5 linear feet (1 archival box, 10 flat folders, 2 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00471
This collection contains architectural drawings and specifications for the Norman Stockton Residence (1929) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and drawings for two homes belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Dudley L. Simms. The Norman Stockton Residence in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is an example of Keen's Georgian Revival work in Reynolda ...
MoreThis collection contains architectural drawings and specifications for the Norman Stockton Residence (1929) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and drawings for two homes belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Dudley L. Simms. The Norman Stockton Residence in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is an example of Keen's Georgian Revival work in Reynolda Park. The collection also contains drawings for the O'Hanlon Residence. Charles Barton Keen (1868-1931) was a Philadelphia-born architect who was known for his colonial revival country homes. He was especially popular in Philadelphia (1890-1912) and in North Carolina (1912-1931).
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Peete, Charles H.
Size: 2.3 linear feet (1 box; 6 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00479
This collection contains drawings and project files that document the creation of the Charles H. Peete Home. The materials range from 1890 to 1920. The home was designed for Dr. Peete by an architectural firm in Virginia called Ferguson, Calrow, and Taylor. The home is a part of a National Register Historic District in Warrenton, ...
MoreThis collection contains drawings and project files that document the creation of the Charles H. Peete Home. The materials range from 1890 to 1920. The home was designed for Dr. Peete by an architectural firm in Virginia called Ferguson, Calrow, and Taylor. The home is a part of a National Register Historic District in Warrenton, North Carolina. The plans do not appear to represent the final design of the home. The Charles H. Peete home is located in Warrenton, North Carolina, and is part of a National Register Historic District. Dr. Peete was a physician working in Warrenton. The home was designed by a Norfolk, Virginia firm, called Ferguson, Calrow, and Taylor, in the early twentieth century.
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Size: 2.1 linear feet (7 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00382
The collection includes Charles C. Hartmann's original plans and revisions for design of the Atlantic Bank and Trust Building in Burlington, North Carolina, in 1928 as well as plans for the 1950 renovation of the building. Architect Charles Conrad Hartmann was born in 1889 in New York City but moved to Greensboro, North Carolina, to ...
MoreThe collection includes Charles C. Hartmann's original plans and revisions for design of the Atlantic Bank and Trust Building in Burlington, North Carolina, in 1928 as well as plans for the 1950 renovation of the building. Architect Charles Conrad Hartmann was born in 1889 in New York City but moved to Greensboro, North Carolina, to open an office in 1921. Hartmann played an important role in the spread of high-rise downtown bank and office buildings in many North Carolina towns, as well as the design of many hospitals, housing projects, commercial and religious buildings, and single-family homes through the 1960s.
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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 ...
MoreThe 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 fall into several different types of architectural drawings. These are: sketches, design development drawings, working drawings, and presentation drawings. The subjects of these drawings are the completed building, the exterior façade, floor plans, exterior detail elements (such as engravings), and structural engineering. In terms of material composition, the Grove Arcade architectural drawings are either graphite on tracing paper, brown prints, or watercolor on heavier paper. Besides architectural drawings, there are handwritten notes by Parker and architectural supply lists. There are also several letters written by one of Parker’s clients, and a newspaper clipping advertising a Grove subdivision. From 1924 to 1929 Charles Parker (1885-1961) worked as an architect in the construction of the Grove Arcade, a shopping center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Grove Arcade was commissioned by local multi-millionaire E. W. Grove in the beginning of Asheville’s Golden Age. It spans a city block, is five stories high, and is decorated with engravings and other detail work. Parker was a well-known architect in Asheville for his work on residential homes. The Grove Arcade thrived as a shopping center in the 1930s, but spent the rest of the 20th century as an office building. In 2002, the structure was restored to its original glory as a shopping center.
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Brown, Charlotte Vestal
Size: 7.2 linear feet (13 archival storage boxes, 2 halfboxes, and 2 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00219
The Charlotte Vestal Brown Wainwright Papers, 1767-1990, include correspondence, photographs, research notes, transcriptions, and blueprints. Material was gathered by Charlotte Vestal Brown Wainwright for her study of the practice of building in North Carolina between 1865 and 1945 and includes information on the administration of ...
MoreThe Charlotte Vestal Brown Wainwright Papers, 1767-1990, include correspondence, photographs, research notes, transcriptions, and blueprints. Material was gathered by Charlotte Vestal Brown Wainwright for her study of the practice of building in North Carolina between 1865 and 1945 and includes information on the administration of the grant project, photographs and manuscripts from the book written by Brown, as well as research and reference files used in the project.
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Coffey, John W.
Size: 2 linear feet (2 cartons, 1 box, 1 drawings box, 1 oversized flatfolder) Collection ID: MC 00519
The Coffee Family Collection includes architectural records acquired by the Coffey family through their family association with John W. Coffey & Son, the Raleigh building contracting firm. The firm was founded by John W. Coffey. John W. Coffey, born 1869, founded John W. Coffey and Son, a construction firm that rose to prominence ...
MoreThe Coffee Family Collection includes architectural records acquired by the Coffey family through their family association with John W. Coffey & Son, the Raleigh building contracting firm. The firm was founded by John W. Coffey. John W. Coffey, born 1869, founded John W. Coffey and Son, a construction firm that rose to prominence in Raleigh, NC. He started in the building trade in 1899, when he formed a business partnership with George C. Bonniwell. The partnership ended in 1900 as Bonniwell chose to move elsewhere and he decided to start his own firm. John W. Coffey and Son found success building up the suburbs to the north and west of Raleigh as well as partaking in many commercial projects across the eastern part of the state. John Nelson Coffey (1902-1988) and John Nelson Coffey, Jr. (1929-2015) continued work with the firm.
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Harris, Edwin F., Jr.
Size: 24.05 linear feet (15 boxes, 1 legal box, 1 flat box, 1 oversize flat box, 46 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00258
The Edwin F. Harris Papers, 1957-2014, collection contains drawings, blueprints, maps, correspondence, photographs, and other documents related to the professional career of Edwin F. Harris. The collection reflects Harris’ work as an architect on a number of university campus planning projects and commercial building projects. During ...
MoreThe Edwin F. Harris Papers, 1957-2014, collection contains drawings, blueprints, maps, correspondence, photographs, and other documents related to the professional career of Edwin F. Harris. The collection reflects Harris’ work as an architect on a number of university campus planning projects and commercial building projects. During his more than two decades of employment with North Carolina State University, Harris contributed to the design and construction of many portions of the university, including Centennial Campus and the College of Veterinary Medicine. Harris also contributed to the design of several commercial buildings in North Carolina’s Research Triangle and buildings on other North Carolina university campuses. These projects include The Carolina Theatre and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Durham, the Worrell Professional Center at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, and the YMCA at Guilford College in Greensboro. Edwin F. Harris, nicknamed "Abie," was born January 7, 1934, in Elkin, North Carolina. He graduated from Elkin High School in 1952 and enrolled at the North Carolina State College, School of Design (later North Carolina State University, College of Design) to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in architecture. He graduated with honors in 1957. Harris was awarded the 45th Paris Prize in Architecture in 1958 which he used to travel to Paris, after a period of Army service. After returning from Paris, he became a lecturer at the NC State University School of Design and joined Leif Valand and Associates as an Architect-in-Training. In 1966 he was a co-founder and partner of Harris & Burns, Architects (1966-1968) and then a co-founder and principle for Envirotek, Inc. (1969-1974). In 1966, Harris also joined the campus planning department at NC State University. In 1970 he became Director of Facilities Planning and in 1980 University Architect. In addition to being an avid runner, Edwin F. Harris spent much of his spare time participating in design competitions and serving as a consultant on various projects. His honors include the grand prize in a planning competition for the University of Miami in 1986, his election as an American Institute of Architects Fellow in 1987, and the 9th Annual Frank B. Turner Award in 1991.
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Flannagan, Eric G. (Eric Goodyear), 1892-1970
Size: 145 linear feet (134 document cases, 117 tubes of drawings, and 68 flat folders of drawings.) Collection ID: MC 00087
Contained in this collection are project files and drawings of buildings designed by Eric G. Flannagan and the firm Eric G. Flannagan and Sons, Architects and Engineers. The materials in this collection represents a sampling of the buildings designed by Flannagan and his company. They primarily date from the time period when ...
MoreContained in this collection are project files and drawings of buildings designed by Eric G. Flannagan and the firm Eric G. Flannagan and Sons, Architects and Engineers. The materials in this collection represents a sampling of the buildings designed by Flannagan and his company. They primarily date from the time period when Flannagan was most active,1922-1949. Eric G. Flannagan, Sr. (1892-1970) was an architect and engineer practicing most of his life in North Carolina. He specialized in institutional buildings, especially hospitals and schools, but his work also included houses, churches, stores, and offices.
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Williams, Carter, 1912-2000
Size: 133.7 linear feet (463 tubes, 12 flat folder, 25 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00436
The F. Carter Williams Drawings and Files, 1928, 1940-1994, contain drawings and project files for many buildings designed by F. Carter Williams and his firm. Included are blueprints for the Mr. and Mrs. Guy H. Branaman residence in Raleigh, North Carolina, blueprints for the F. Carter Williams residence, as well as blueprints of ...
MoreThe F. Carter Williams Drawings and Files, 1928, 1940-1994, contain drawings and project files for many buildings designed by F. Carter Williams and his firm. Included are blueprints for the Mr. and Mrs. Guy H. Branaman residence in Raleigh, North Carolina, blueprints for the F. Carter Williams residence, as well as blueprints of other residential projects, churches, and schools. Also included are drawings and blueprints for projects at North Carolina universities, including Duke, North Carolina State, East Carolina, and Meredith. There are project files for many of the same buildings, as well as for several state buildings, including the North Carolina Legislative Building, and building at several parks. Fred Carter Williams (1912-2000) was a Raleigh, North Carolina, architect who designed more than 600 projects throughout the state of North Carolina.
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Size: 24.5 linear feet (65 flat folders and 25 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00350
The Fieldcrest Mills records primarily contain building plans, site plans, elevations, sections, details, structural and electrical systems drawings and engineering plans for Fieldcrest Mills. These plans are related to a variety of textile mill warehouses located in Leaksville, Spray, and later Eden, North Carolina. Fieldcrest Mills ...
MoreThe Fieldcrest Mills records primarily contain building plans, site plans, elevations, sections, details, structural and electrical systems drawings and engineering plans for Fieldcrest Mills. These plans are related to a variety of textile mill warehouses located in Leaksville, Spray, and later Eden, North Carolina. Fieldcrest Mills was a Marshall Fields Company that produced an assortment of textiles including blankets, bedspreads, towels, bed sheets, bath accessories, bath rugs, rugs and furniture coverings; their warehouses were located in Draper, Leaksville and Spray, North Carolina. These three towns combined in 1967 to become Eden, North Carolina. The company changed in 1986 when Fieldcrest Mills merged with Cannon Mills of Kannapolis, North Carolina, becoming Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. Then in 1997 the Pillowtex Corporation acquired the Fieldcrest Cannon Company.
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Harmon, Frank (Frank C.) (1941-)
Size: 274.5 linear feet (176 boxes, 22 legal boxes, 7 half boxes, 4 flat boxes, 24 oversize boxes, 2 CD boxes, 1 reel box, 448 tubes, 90 flat folders, 1 carton); 2 websites; 7600 megabytes; 3960 files Collection ID: MC 00451
The Frank Harmon Papers, 1961-2019, document the professional activities of Harmon and his architectural firm. The collection is arranged into eight series: Project Files, Drawings, Photographs, Architectural Models, Office Files, Digital Media, Harwell Hamilton Harris Files, and Web Content. Project files include correspondence with ...
MoreThe Frank Harmon Papers, 1961-2019, document the professional activities of Harmon and his architectural firm. The collection is arranged into eight series: Project Files, Drawings, Photographs, Architectural Models, Office Files, Digital Media, Harwell Hamilton Harris Files, and Web Content. Project files include correspondence with clients. Architectural drawings include iterations of designs, as well as final construction documents. Photographs document the construction process. Article files concern Harmon’s publications. Models exist for a limited number of projects. Web content contains the official website of Harmon's firm and a Tumblr collecting sketches and other materials by Frank Harmon. Also included in the collection are architectural drawings by Harmon's close friend, architect Harwell Hamilton Harris, and files from Jean Murray Bangs Harris. Frank Harmon is a renowned modernist architect in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) School of Design from 1959 to 1962. Later, he taught at his alma mater for more than 20 years. Born in Georgia in 1941, Harmon was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. After attending NC State University, he went on to graduate from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, England, in 1967. He stayed in London for 11 years, beginning his first practice there. From 1979 to 1981, Harmon was a visiting professor at Auburn University’s School of Architecture and Fine Arts. In 1981, he established his own firm in Raleigh, North Carolina: Frank Harmon Architect. Since 1992, his firm has won more professional association design awards than any firm in North Carolina for both residential and commercial projects. In 1995, the firm was awarded the Kamphoefner Prize for innovative modern design over a ten- year period. Harmon became an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fellow in 1988. In 2005 Residential Architect named the company Firm of the Year.
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Small, G. Milton, Jr. (George Milton), 1916-1992
Size: 56.45 linear feet (27 boxes, 2 half boxes, 3 legal boxes, 1 flat box, 3 oversize boxes, 3 oversize flat boxes, 1 carton, 1 CD box, 2 card boxes, 92 flat folders, 2 tubes, and 3 slide boxes); 12.73 gigabytes; 659 files Collection ID: MC 00006
The G. Milton Small Papers contain architectural drawings and photographs of projects and structures designed by architect G. Milton Small between 1950 and 1981. The collection primarily consists of architectural drawings of Small's designs, many of which were constructed on the North Carolina State University campus and elsewhere in ...
MoreThe G. Milton Small Papers contain architectural drawings and photographs of projects and structures designed by architect G. Milton Small between 1950 and 1981. The collection primarily consists of architectural drawings of Small's designs, many of which were constructed on the North Carolina State University campus and elsewhere in the Raleigh, North Carolina, region. The collection also contains photographs taken by architectural photographers Joseph Molitor and Holland Wright, as well as Small's writings on computerized parking systems. Two additional series were added in 2015, which include project files and specifications for some projects as well as catalogs and related materials from architectural firms. A project index to the collection is available online. G. Milton Small Jr. (1916-1992) was a student of Mies van der Rohe and was one of the foremost modernist architects working in the southeastern United States in the later half of the 20th century. Small was born in Collinsville, Oklahoma. He graduated with a bachelors degree from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, and a masters from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois, where he studied under Mies van der Rohe. In Chicago he worked for the firms Perkins and Will, and Hudgins Thompson and Ball. Small relocated to North Carolina in 1948 to head the architectural office of William Henley Deitrick, at that time Raleigh's largest architectural firm and the most committed to modernist design. Small was recommended for the position by a former professor at the University of Oklahoma, Henry Kamphoefner, who was himself relocating to Raleigh to take over the deanship of North Carolina State University's new School of Design. Small headed Deitrick's office for two years, during which time he produced several important modernist designs, principally, a new clubhouse for the Carolina Country Club, which was the subject of a Life magazine article, "New Country Club" (31 July 1950. p. 70). Small started his own practice, G. Milton Small Architects, in 1949. His first design was a residence which was constructed in 1950 for Raleigh businessman Robert I. Rothstein.
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Armfield, G. Will (George Williamson), 1849-1927
Size: 0.5 linear feet (1 tube) Collection ID: MSS 00413
The G. Will Armfield Architectural Blueprints for the Harden Thomas Martin House, 1908-1909, consists of seven blueprints of this home. This Greensboro home located on 204 N. Mendenhall Street is a frame, two-and-a-half story Colonial Revival residence with a hip roof. This house was nominated to be on the National Register of ...
MoreThe G. Will Armfield Architectural Blueprints for the Harden Thomas Martin House, 1908-1909, consists of seven blueprints of this home. This Greensboro home located on 204 N. Mendenhall Street is a frame, two-and-a-half story Colonial Revival residence with a hip roof. This house was nominated to be on the National Register of Historic Places. G. Will (George Williamson) Armfield (1849-1927) was a Greensboro architect and contractor who turned to full-time architecture and building in the late 1890s or 1900s. His best known work is the Alumni Hall (1914) at the Oak Ridge Institute in the village of Oak Ridge in Guilford County.
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Carr, George Watts
Size: 0.6 linear feet (2 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00460
This collection contains large-format photocopies of architectural drawings of the S. P. Alexander residence in Forest Hills, a residential district in Durham, North Carolina; and architectural blueprints of a residence in Hope Valley, a suburb of Durham, North Carolina. George Watts Carr, Sr. (1893-1975) was a Durham, N.C., ...
MoreThis collection contains large-format photocopies of architectural drawings of the S. P. Alexander residence in Forest Hills, a residential district in Durham, North Carolina; and architectural blueprints of a residence in Hope Valley, a suburb of Durham, North Carolina. George Watts Carr, Sr. (1893-1975) was a Durham, N.C., architect. After heading the Durham office of architects Northup and O'Brien from 1926 to 1927, he had his own practice in the same city. He was primarily responsible for projects that his firm produced in the Durham area, especially in the Forest Hills neighborhood. Carr received honor awards from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, for which he served as vice president 1936-1937.
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