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New York State Capitol competition drawings and construction photographs,
circa 1866-1870
Preferred Citation
New York State Capitol competition drawings and construction photographs. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
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Summary Information
At a Glance
| Avery ID: | D&A Albany Capitol View CLIO record |
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| Creator(s): | New York State Capitol (Albany, N.Y.) |
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| Title: | New York State Capitol competition drawings and construction photographs,
circa 1866-1870
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| Physical description: | 39 images (1 box)
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| Language(s): | In English
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This collection is available for use by qualified readers by appointment in the Drawings & Archives Reading Room, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please call (212) 854-4110 or email avery-drawings@libraries.cul.columbia.edu
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| Types of Materials in the Collection: | Albumen photographic prints, mounted on board
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lithograph on paper
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Arrangement
Arrangement
This collection is organized in two series: Competition Drawings and Construction Photographs.
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Scope and Content
Included in this collection are nineteen albumen photographs and one lithographic print of architectural drawings submitted by architects for the competition to design the New York State Capitol building in Albany, circa 1866-1870. Competing architects and architectural firms represented here include Adams & Worthen, Louis Burger, Fuller & Gilman, Fuller & Laver, Schulze & Schoen, and several unidentified architects. Of note are drawings for the New York State Capitol by Louis Burger and Schulze & Schoen bearing inscriptions to Obadiah B. Latham, a member of the Capitol Commission. Also included are nine photographs showing construction in progress on the Capitol between July and September, 1869. Photographs of competition drawings by Schulze & Schoen for the Iowa Capitol, the New York Post Office, and the New York Life Insurance Company Building, as well as an unsigned drawing of the Ohio Capitol building are additionally part of this collection. Several of the images are labeled by the photographer E.S.M. Haines, also practicing as Haines & Wickes, in Albany, New York.
Nearly all competition drawings show a three-quarter view emphasizing the main entrance on the east façade , which faces the Hudson River and is the loftiest part pf the building. The land rises as one proceeds along the north and south sides to the west façade.
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Access Restrictions
This collection is available for use by qualified readers by appointment in the Drawings & Archives Reading Room, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please call (212) 854-4110 or email avery-drawings@libraries.cul.columbia.edu
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Preferred Citation
New York State Capitol competition drawings and construction photographs. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Electronic inventory is available in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library.
For Further InformationFor more information about using the collections and conducting research in the Department of Drawings & Archives, please see our FAQ. Return to top About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Finding aid written by Herbert Mitchell, Rare Books Librarian, Avery Architectural
and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
This collection was processed by Herbert Mitchell, Rare Books LIbrarian, Avery Library, circa 1979.
EAD instance generated by Annemarie van Roessel, Archivist, from CLIO record and MS Excel file,Oct. 31, 2007.
Finding aid written in English.
CLIO ID: 3460559 View CLIO record Return to top Index Terms
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Biographical Notes
Adams & Worthen, architects and engineers, N.Y.C.
Julius W. Adams (fl. 1866- ) and William W. Worthen (fl. 1865- ). Only Worthen is listed in
Wilson's New York Business Directory
for 1865/1866. In the 1866/1867 volume, they are both listed at 128 Broadway. In
Trow's New York Directory
for 1867/1868, Adams still appears at 128 Broadway, while Worthen has moved to 482 Broadway. In
Wilson's New York Business Directory
for 1868/1869, Worthen still appears at 482 Broadway, but Adams is listed at 63 Williams St. Both men are classified as civil engineers in the directories.
Paul Schulze (circa 1827-1897) and Paul F. Schoen (fl. 1866- ).
Neither Schulze nor Schoen appears in
Wilson's New York Business Directory
for 1865/1866. In the volume for 1866/1867, Paul F. Schoen is listed but not Schulze. In
Trow's New York Directory
for 1867/1868, both are listed, although not as a partnership, at 88 Wall St. In
Wilson's New York Business Directory
for 1868/1869, they are listed as partners at 88 Wall St.
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