Warren & Wetmore architectural drawings and photographs, 1889-1938

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Series 2: Reference Files

Comprised of materials that have no apparent direct relation to commissions by Warren & Wetmore, this material is arranged in three subseries: Reference Photographs, Reference Drawings, and Reference Printed Papers. Within each subseries, materials are arranged alphabetically by title, with unidentified materials listed at the end of each subseries.


Subseries A: Reference Drawings



Dr 36 305 West End Avenue Residential Hotel. Manhattan, New York. [Architects: Schwarts & Gross], circa 1922, 1 item

Lithograph on paper

Rental plans



Dr 36 Bon Air Hotel, proposed. Augusta, Georgia. [Architects: Scroggs & Ewing], circa 1922, 4 items

Blueprint

Presentation drawings



Box 26 Folder 2 Chandelier., undated, 1 item

Graphite and watercolor on paper



Box 32 Folder 18 Chanin Building. 42nd St. and Lexington Ave., Manhattan, New York., undated, 22 items

Printed paper

Rental plans



Box 32 Folder 19 Chrysler Building. 42nd St. and Lexington Ave., Manhattan, New York., undated, 16 items

Printed paper

Rental plans



Box 26 Folder 7 Bacon, Francis H. Arm chair designs "E" and "F"., after 1908, 1 item

Graphite on trace, mounted on board.

Annotated on recto, "This design Board Room 14 Mexican Tel Co".



Box 26 Folder 6 Girard, Carlo M. Italian Wrought Iron Designs. Italy., undated, 2 items

Ink, graphite, and colored pencil on tracing paper

Design drawings

Reproduced designs of panels and railings from various estates in Italy.



Box 24 Folder 12 L&M Co. Furniture Designs., undated, 5 items

Ink, watercolor, and graphite on tracing paper, mounted on illustration board.

Design drawings

Designs for table and chairs, with annotations.



Box 26 Folder 1 Harvard University, New Quadrangle, proposed. Cambridge, Massachusetts., undated, 1 item

Photomechanical print

3 copies.



Box 26 Folder 3 Lighting Fixtures., undated, 20 items

Blueprints on paper

Design drawings

Primarily hanging fixtures.



Box 26 Folder 4 Liverpool Docks. Liverpool, England., undated, 2 items

Blueline prints on paper

Presentation drawings

"Typical Double- and Three-Storey Sheds."



Box 32 Folder 20 Moorshead, A.L. "Improved Direct Ventilating Trainshed for Steam Railroads and Electric Railways," patent papers., 1910, 1 item

Bound papers



Box 32 Folder 21 Phoenix Chair Associates., undated, 3 items

Blueprint on paper

Chair design drawings.



Box 32 Folder 22 Pennsylvania Railway Terminal, Ticket Offices. Manhattan, New York., 1910 Jun 14, 1 item

Ink on linen



Box 32 Folder 23 [Property bounded by William St., Jones Ave., King St., Belleview Ave., including "Stone Villa" property and Paran Stevens Estate], site plan. Unidentified location., undated, 1 item

Ink on linen



Box 26 Folder 5 Union Station. Kansas City, Missouri., undated, 1 item

Photomechanical print


Subseries B: Reference Photographs



Box 27 Folder 1 906 Fifth Avenue Residence. Manhattan, New York., undated, 1 item

Gelatin silver print, mounted on board

Exterior perspective view.



Box 27 Folder 4 Alhambra Palace. Granada, Spain., undated, 3 items

Photostats

Interior view

Interior detail view



Box 26 Folder 8 Bridges, various. France., 1900, 1903, undated, 8 items; 2 items; 6 items

Gelatin silver prints, mounted on board

Sepia photographic prints, mounted on board

Exterior perspective views



Box 27 Folder 5 Bridges, various. France., undated, 6 items; 3 items; 1 item; 2 items

Sepia photographic prints

Gelatin silver print

Photomechanical prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 26 Folder 9 Bridges, various. Germany., undated, 8 items; 5 items; 3 items

Gelatin silver prints, mounted on board

Photomechanical prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 27 Folder 2 Bridges and viaducts. Germany. [1 of 2], undated, 8 items

Photomechanical prints, mounted on board

Exterior perspective views



Box 27 Folder 3 Bridges and viaducts. Germany. [2 of 2], undated, 6 items; 3 items; 3 items

Sepia photographic prints, mounted on board

Photomechanical prints, mounted on board



Box 27 Folder 6 Bridge, unidentified. Germany [?], undated, 8 items

Gelatin silver prints, mounted on board

Exterior perspective views

Exterior detail views

Prints are numbered, some lacking.



Box 27 Folder 7 Bridges and viaducts, various. Various locations., undated, 2 items

Sepia photographic prints

Gelatin silver print

Exterior perspective views



Box 26 Folder 10 Bridges, various. Various locations., undated, 7 items; 5 items; 2 items

Sepia photographic prints, mounted on board

Photostats, mounted on board

Exterior perspective view

Architectural drawing

Bridges in Budapest, Hanoi, New York City, Vienna.



Box 26 Folder 11 Bridges, various. Unidentified locations., undated, 3 items; 2 items; 1 item

Toned photographic prints, mounted on board

Sepia photographic print, mounted on paper

Exterior perspective view

Architectural drawing



Box 27 Folder 8 Bridges and railways, various. Various locations., undated, 7 items

Sepia photographic prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 28 Folder 1 Buildings, various. Dallas, Texas., 1910-1920s, 3 items

Color photomechanical postcards

Exterior perspective views



Box 28 Folder 2 Buildings and objects, unidentified. Unidentified locations., undated, 5 items; 3 items; 1 item; 1 item

Sepia photographic prints

Gelatin silver print

Photomechanical print

Interior views

Model views



Box 28 Folder 3 Building ornament, unidentified., undated, 2 items; 1 item; 1 item

Photographs

Sepia photographic print

Model views



Box 28 Folder 4 Bungalow. Santurce, Puerto Rico., circa 1917, 1 item

Sepia photographic print



Box 28 Folder 5 Catedral de la Virgen María de la Concepcíon Imaculada/Catedral de La Habana. Havana, Cuba., circa 1917-1918, 2 items; 1 item; 1 item

Gelatin silver print

Sepia photographic print

Exterior perspective view

Exterior view



Box 28 Folder 6 Cathedral. Ely, England., undated, 2 items

Sepia photographic prints

Exterior view

Interior view



Box 28 Folder 7 Chateau de Amboise, doorway. Indre-et-Loire, Val-de-Loire, France., undated, 1 item

Gelatin silver print, mounted on board

Noted on verso, "Door at Amboise against which the King was said to have dashed his head and killed himself when going to the jeu de paume in haste. WWW"



Box 28 Folder 8 Colonial residence. Hudson, New York., 1908 May, 2 items

Gelatin silver prints, mounted on board

Exterior perspective views



Box 26 Folder 12 Connaught Building [aka Canada Revenue Agency Headquarters]. Ottawa, Canada., ca. 1916, 2 items

Gelatin silver prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 26 Folder 18 Dams, various. Guanajuato, Mexico., undated, 3 items

Sepia photographic prints, mounted on board

Exterior perspective views



Box 28 Folder 9 El Morro. Havana, Cuba., circa 1917-1918, 6 items; 5 items; 1 item

Gelatin silver prints

Sepia photographic print

Exterior perspective view

Exterior view



Box 26 Folder 13 Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross [?]. Troy [?], New York., undated, 4 items

Gelatin silver prints, mounted board

Exterior perspective view

Interior view

One photo noted on verso "J. Burden Locker #12."



Box 28 Folder 10 Fenhurst. Condado, Puerto Rico., after 1914, 1 item

Gelatin silver print

Exterior perspective view



Box 28 Folder 11 Fountains, various. Various locations., undated, 7 items; 5 items; 2 items

Sepia photographic prints

Gelatin silver prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 28 Folder 12 Franciscan Monastery, Apothecary. Dubrovnik (Rugosa), Croatia., 1911, 1 item

Color photomechanical postcard

Inscribed on recto, "A Fine Court for the Hotel [illegible]."



Box 28 Folder 13 Furniture and Fittings, case goods and woodwork., undated, 16 items; 6 items; 5 items; 2 items; 3 items

Gelatin silver prints

Sepia photographic prints

Cyanotypes

Photomechanical prints



Box 28 Folder 14 Furniture and Fittings, moldings and murals., undated, 9 items; 7 items; 2 items

Gelatin silver prints

Sepia photographic print

Model views



Box 28 Folder 15 Furniture and Fittings, seating. [1 of 2], undated, 34 items; 27 items; 2 items; 2 items; 3 items

Cyanotypes

Photomechanical prints

Sepia photographic prints

Gelatin silver prints



Box 28 Folder 16 Furniture and Fittings, seating. [2 of 2], undated, 16 items

Cyanotypes



Box 28 Folder 12 Furniture and Fittings, tables., undated, 21 items; 4 items; 2 items; 15 items

Gelatin silver prints

Sepia photographic prints

Cyanotypes



Box 29 Folder 1 Havana Streetscapes and Harbor. Havana, Cuba., circa 1917-1918, 4 items; 3 items; 1 item

Gelatin silver prints

Sepia photographic print



Box 29 Folder 2 Hotel de ville and Chapel of St. Sang. Bruges, Belgium., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print

Exterior perspective view.



Box 29 Folder 3 Hotel Inglaterra. Havana, Cuba., circa 1918, 1 item

Gelatin silver print



Box 29 Folder 4 Libraries. Various locations., undated, 3 items; 1 item; 2 items

Sepia photographic print

Photomechanical print

Exterior perspective view



Box 29 Folder 5 Lighting Fixtures., undated, 9 items; 4 items; 5 items

Gelatin silver prints

Sepia photographic prints



Box 29 Folder 6 Luchetti, Madame, Residence. Condado, Puerto Rico., after 1915, 2 items; 1 item; 1 item

Sepia photographic print

Gelatin silver print

Exterior perspective views



Box 29 Folder 7 Mantels and Fireplaces. [1 of 3], undated, 4 items

Gelatin silver prints, mounted on board



Box 29 Folder 8 Mantels and Fireplaces. [2 of 3], undated, 4 items

Gelatin silver prints, mounted on board



Box 29 Folder 10 Mantels and Fireplaces. [3 of 3], undated, 43 items; 18 items; 14 items; 6 items; 5 items

Cyanotypes

Gelatin silver prints

Sepia photographic prints

Photomechanical prints



Box 29 Folder 11 Miscellaneous Images., undated, 5 items; 2 items; 4 items

Sepia photographic prints

Photomechanical prints

Primarily of European paintings.



Box 29 Folder 12 Mural treatments, unidentified., undated, 3 items; 1 item; 2 items

Gelatin silver print

Sepia photographic prints

Interior detail views



Box 29 Folder 13 New York Athletic Club, competition entry. 59th St., Manhattan, New York., undated, 2 items

Photostats

Architectural drawings



Box 29 Folder 14 New York Herald Building. Sixth Ave. and 35th St., Manhattan, New York., ca. 1893, 5 items

Gelatin silver prints

Exterior perspective view

Exterior view



Box 30 Folder 2 Old War Office Building [?]. Whitehall. London, England. [1 of 2], undated, 10 items

Gelatin silver prints



Box 30 Folder 3 Old War Office Building [?]. Whitehall, London, England. [2 of 2], undated, 7 items

Gelatin silver prints

Interior view

Interior detail view

With original wrapper.



Box 30 Folder 1 Palais de Justice. Unidentified location., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print

Exterior perspective view.



Box 26 Folder 15 Palazzo Ducale. Venice, Italy., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print, mounted on board

Interior detail view. Noted on recto "Bancroft."



Box 30 Folder 4 Pont Rouelle. Seine River, Paris, France., 1900 Sep 20-1901 Oct 26, 5 items

Gelatin silver prints

Construction views



Box 26 Folder 16 Prairie School-style residences, unidentified. Puerto Rico., undated, 9 items

Gelatin silver prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 26 Folder 19 "Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio.", undated, 1 item

Color photomechanical print



Box 30 Folder 5 Racetrack grandstands, various. Various locations., undated, 6 items

Gelatin silver prints

Exterior perspective views

Locations identified on versos.



Box 26 Folder 17 Santa Maria dei Miracoli. Venice, Italy., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print, mounted on board

Exterior detail view.



Box 30 Folder 6 Salières, Sylvain. Sculpture, various., undated, 6 items; 3 items; 3 items

Gelatin silver prints

Sepia photographic prints

Model views



Box 26 Folder 20 Salières, Sylvain. Sculpture, panel., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print



Box 30 Folder 7 Seamen's Church. Unidentified location., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print

Exterior view.



Box 30 Folder 8 Secretary of the Navy, Annapolis, [Maryland.], 1908 May 08, 1 item

Gelatin silver print



Box 30 Folder 9 Sheen House. London [?], England., undated, 1 item

Gelatin silver print



Box 30 Folder 10 Southern Pacific Depot/Sunset Depot. San Antonio, Texas., undated, 3 items

Gelatin silver prints, mounted on board

Exterior perspective view

Interior view



Box 30 Folder 11 Stained Glass., undated, 8 items; 3 items; 4 items; 1 item

Gelatin silver prints

Sepia photographic prints

Photomechanical print



Box 31 Folder 1 Terminal Warehouse Company, proposed warehouses. Cleveland, Ohio., undated, 2 items

Toned photographic prints

Architectural drawings



Box 31 Folder 2 Three-story apartment building. Between Ascan Ave., Whiton St. and Kessel St., Forest Hills, Long Island, New York., undated, 2 items; 1 item; 1 item

Gelatin silver print

Photostat

Architectural drawings



Box 31 Folder 3 Times Building. Manhattan, New York., circa 1905, 1 item

Sepia photographic print

Exterior perspective view.



Box 31 Folder 4 Toro, Luis, Residence. Santurce, Puerto Rico., after 1906, 1 item

Sepia photographic print

Exterior perspective view.



Box 31 Folder 5 Towns and James Building. Duffield St., 217, Brooklyn, New York., undated, 1 item

Photomechanical print

Exterior perspective view



Box 31 Folder 6 Urns and pedestals in landscape. Unidentified location., undated, 7 items

Gelatin silver prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 31 Folder 7 Vernacular buildings, various. Puerto Rico [?] or Cuba [?]., undated, 12 items

Gelatin silver prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 31 Folder 19 Unidentified buildings. Coamo Springs, Puerto Rico., 1919 May 06, 13 items; 7 items; 6 items

Gelatin silver prints

Black-and-white film negatives

Exterior perspective views

People

Also includes image of soldiers in slightly smaller format, and original wrapper.



Box 31 Folder 20 Unidentified buildings. Unidentified locations., undated, 5 items; 3 items; 2 items

Sepia photographic prints

Gelatin silver prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 31 Folder 8 Unidentified church and commercial buildings. Manhattan, New York., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print

Possibly on Fifth Avenue.



Box 26 Folder 14 Unidentified entrance hall. Unidentified location., undated, 1 item

Gelatin silver print



Box 31 Folder 9 Unidentified hotel. Atlantic City, New Jersey., 1921 Nov 16, 1 item

Gelatin silver print

Exterior perspective view.



Box 31 Folder 10 Unidentified hotel. Cuba., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print

Exterior perspective view.



Box 31 Folder 11 Unidentified residence in tropical climate. Puerto Rico [?] or Cuba [?]., undated, 4 items

Gelatin silver prints

Exterior perspective views



Box 31 Folder 12 Unidentified residence with gambrel roof. Unidentified location., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print

Architectural drawing



Box 31 Folder 13 Unidentified staircase. Unidentified location., undated, 1 item

Gelatin silver print



Box 31 Folder 14 Unidentified townhouse. Manhattan, New York., undated, 1 item

Sepia photographic print, mounted on board

Exterior view.



Box 31 Folder 15 Unidentified townhouse. Unidentified location. [1 of 4], undated, 4 items

Sepia photographic prints

Exterior view

Interior views

Front entrance, dining room, corner cabinets, mantel.

Also includes original wrapper.



Box 31 Folder 16 Unidentified townhouse. Unidentified location. [2 of 4], undated, 3 items

Sepia photographic prints

Interior views

Drawing room.



Box 31 Folder 17 Unidentified townhouse. Unidentified location. [3 of 4], undated, 4 items

Sepia photographic prints

Interior views

Library.

Also includes original wrapper.



Box 31 Folder 18 Unidentified townhouse. Unidentified location. [4 of 4], undated, 10 items

Sepia photographic prints

Interior views

Bedrooms, Hall, Porcelain cabinets, Tanagra statue.

Also with original wrapper.


Subseries C: Reference Printed Papers



Box 26 Folder 21 157 W. 57th Street Apartment Building. Manhattan, New York., undated, 1 item

Photomechanical print

Rental plans



Box 26 Folder 22 168 E. 74th Street Apartment Building. Manhattan, New York., 1922, 4 items

Photomechanical prints

Rental plans

Architectural illustrations



Box 32 Folder 24 "A Really Fire-Proof Building." Record and Guide., 1900 Mar 17, 1 item

Printed paper



Box 32 Folder 25 Allerton Club Residences. Various locations.., undated, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 24 Folder 16 The Avenue., 1922 Nov, 1 item

Printed paper



Box 26 Folder 23 "The Bartholomew Building, 205-217 East 42nd Street," rental plans. Manhattan, New York., undated, 1 item

Bound volume

Noted on recto "for Wetmore."



Box 32 Folder 26 Bookseller catalogs., 1921, undated, 4 items

Bound volumes



Box 24 Folder 14 Brinton, Christian. The Robert Winthrop Chandler Exhibition, catalog. New York: Kingore Gallery., 1922, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 32 Folder 27 Building Trades News., 1921 Dec 07, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 32 Folder 31 Bush, Lincoln. Bush Train Shed, Lackawanna Railroad Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey., 1909, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 32 Folder 28 Eberlein, Harold Donaldson. Villas of Florence and Tuscany., undated, 1 item

Printed paper

Promotional material.



Box 32 Folder 29 "English Country Churches: One Hundred Examples Selected by Ralph Adams Cram, Architect." The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration., 1898 Jul, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 32 Folder 30 Fontaine et Cie, promotional material., undated, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 24 Folder 15 "Franklin National Bank, Philadelphia, Pa." The American Architect., 1917 Jun 27, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 26 Folder 24 Greeley Arcade Building, 128-136 West 31st Street. Manhattan, New York., circa 1925, 1 item

Printed paper

Rental promotional information.



Box 24 Folder 19 "Franklin National Bank, Philadelphia, Pa." The American Architect., 1916 May 03, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 32 Folder 32 Hill-Top-Inn. Newport, Rhode Island., undated, 1 item

Printed paper

Frist and second floor plan.



Box 32 Folder 33 "Hotel Adlon, Berlin, Germany," unidentified publication., undated, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 32 Folder 34 Hotel World., undated, 2 items

Information about kitchen design.



Box 24 Folder 17 "Industries. A Large Gas Main in the Seekonk River Near India Point Bridge." The Providence Journal, n.p., 1899 Nov 13, 1 item

Newsprint



Box 32 Folder 35 Insurance Company of North America. "An Old Institution in a New Home.", undated, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 32 Folder 36 Libraries., 1912-1913, 3 items

Bound volumes



Box 32 Folder 37 Lighting., undated, 2 items



Box 32 Folder 38 "Model Apartment Houses." Architecture and Building, pp. 7-10., 1897 Jan 02, 1 item

Printed paper



Box 32 Folder 39 "Model Tenements." Engineering Record, p. 208., 1900 Mar 03, 1 item

Printed paper



Box 32 Folder 40 Thomson, T. Kennard. "An Appeal to the Boards of Education, Universities and Schools." Reprinted from Port of New York Harbor and Marine Review., 1922 Apr 01, 2 item

Printed paper



Box 24 Folder 13 "The National Victory Memorial Building," subscription announcement., circa 1918-1919, 1 item

Printed paper

With original wrapper.



Box 24 Folder 18 "Our National Memorial in France," promotional announcement., circa 1918-1919, 1 item

Printed paper



Box 32 Folder 41 Papers, miscellaneous., 1921, undated, 3 items

Printed papers includes newspaper clipping and ads for Morristown Trust Co. and Turner Construction Company.



Box 32 Folder 42 Plumbing., 1920, undated, 6 items

Product information.



Box 26 Folder 25 "Practical Suggestion to Better Housing Conditions." The Sun and New York Herald, sec. 2, p. 1., 1921 May 21, 1 item

Newsprint



Box 32 Folder 43 Seamen's Institute of New York, Seventy-Seventh Annual Report.., 1921, 1 item

Bound volume



Box 32 Folder 44 Ships That Never Sail., undated, 2 items

Printed paper



Box 32 Folder 45 "Spanish Churches in Mexico." The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration., 1899 Jul, 1 item

Bound papers



Box 32 Folder 46 "Tenement Floor Plans Compared." Record and Guide, p. 500., 1899 Oct 07, 1 item

Printed paper



Box 32 Folder 47 "To Erect a True Memorial to Epitomize and Apotheosize the Great War.", circa 1919, 1 item

Bound volume

Proposal from Robert C. Lafferty.



Box 32 Folder 48 Tomkins-Kiel Marble Company. "Reredos of St. Thomas Church, New York City. G. Bertram Goodhue, Architect.", undated, 1 item

Printed paper