Winston Weisman Soho Historic District collection
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Winston Weisman was an architectural historian and professor. This collection contains his extensive research material (including photographs, negatives, articles, and lectures) on cast-iron buildings in the Soho neighborhood of New York, as well as other buildings throughout the United States and the world.
Biographical Note
Architectural historian and professor Dr. Winston R. Weisman, born February 3, 1909 in New York City, compiled extensive pictorial documentation to support several areas of his research: cast-iron architecture, origins of the skyscraper, and commercial architecture in New York City, including the Soho district, Rockefeller Center, and buildings by architect George B. Post. His interest in these particular areas of research date from his 1939 dissertation on Rockefeller Center. He did most of his subsequent research as professor and head of the Department of Art History at the Pennsylvania State University, where he specialized in the history of commercial architecture. He dedicated 22 years to teaching at Penn State from 1958 to 1971.
Weisman was educated at Ohio State University where he received his B.A. in art history (cum laude) and journalism in 1932. He completed his M.A. in art history at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University in 1936. Weisman then received his Ph. D. in art history and studio art from Ohio State University with his dissertation on the genesis of Rockefeller Center.
His research focused on commercial architecture and shaped his academic career, as he often taught classes on the specific subjects he was researching, whether the early history of skyscrapers or cast iron buildings. He did, though, explore other areas of art history, writing two manuals: Medieval Manuscripts Painting A Teaching Manualand An Annotated Portfolio of Photographs Taken from Medieval Manuscriptsin the Pierpont Morgan Library, both published in 1949. These two books reflect his developing scholarly interests before he focused exclusively on commercial architecture.
Weisman was director of the College Art Association of American Society of Architectural Historians. He published articles in magazines such as The Architectural Review, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Journal of the American Institute of Architects, and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. He contributed the paper, "The History of the Skyscraper 1907 -- 1917," for the Columbia University Symposium on Modern Architecture in May 1966, then spent the last decades of his life working on and researching the unpublished A History of Commercial Architecture Volume 1: The Elevator Building. This volume was a compendium of all of research and articles on the early skyscraper in various American cities, though predominantly New York. Weisman's essay "A New Vision of Skyscraper History" was one of four specially commissioned for a book, The Rise of American Architecture, published as part of the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Two significant projects marked the final years of Weisman's professional career. For the first "Project Soho" in 1970 and 1971, his students recorded a series of thoroughly detailed photos and data sheets documenting the cast iron buildings in Soho. This project continued work that Weisman had begun in the early 1950s. Weisman's historical efforts helped form the basis for the New York City Landmark Commission's final designation report making the Soho Cast-Iron Historical District an official landmark on August 14, 1973.
His second major project was overseeing the dismantling of the Laing Stores in the Soho District of New York City, an historical ironclad structure that was the complete building by James Bogardus standing at the time it was scheduled to be dismantled in the late sixties. In April of 1970, Dr. Weisman was named consultant to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
He died on October 9, 1997 at the age of eighty-eight.
Historical Note
Cast iron played a preeminent role in the architectural development of New York City and the United States during the 19th century. Cast iron is an alloy with a high carbon content (at least 1.7% and usually 3.0 to 3.7%) that makes it more resistant to corrosion than either wrought iron or steel. In addition to carbon, cast iron contains varying amounts of silicon, sulfur, manganese, and phosphorus. While molten, cast iron is easily poured into molds, making it possible to create nearly unlimited decorative and structural forms. Unlike wrought iron and steel, cast iron is too hard and brittle to be shaped by hammering, rolling, or pressing. However, it is more rigid and more resistant to buckling than other forms of iron.
In the second half of the 19th century, the United States experienced an era of tremendous economic and territorial growth. The use of iron in commercial and public buildings spread rapidly, and hundreds of iron-fronted buildings were erected in cities across the country from 1849 to the early 1900s, especially in New York City. By the turn of the century, steel was becoming available nationally, and was structurally more versatile and cost competitive. Its increased use was one reason why building with cast iron diminished after intensive use for a half century. A large proportion of iron fronts nationwide have been demolished in downtown redevelopment projects, especially since World War II.
James Bogardus (1800-1874) was a major proponent of the use of cast iron, and several of the buildings he designed are represented within this collection. In 1849 Bogardus erected the first structure with self supporting, multistoried exterior walls of iron. The Edgar Laing Stores was a row of small four-story warehouses that appeared as one building, and was constructed in lower Manhattan in only two months. Its rear, side, and interior walls were of brick; the floor framing consisted of timber joists and girders. One of the cast iron walls was load bearing, supporting the wood floor joists. The innovation was its two street facades of self-supporting cast iron, consisting of multiples of only a few pieces: Doric-style engaged columns, panels, sills, and plates, along with some applied ornaments. Each component of the facades had been cast individually in a sand mold by a foundry, machined smooth, tested for fit, and finally trundled on horse-drawn drays to the building site. There they were hoisted into position, then bolted together and fastened to the conventional structure of timber and brick with iron spikes and staps.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into eleven series:
Series I. Mounted Copy Prints
Series II. Negatives
Series III. Card Files
Series IV. Project Soho
Series V. Laing Stores Project
Series VI. Manhattan Buildings Research
Series VII. Lectures and Writings
Series VIII. Specific Architects Material
Series IX. Assorted Unmounted Copy Prints
Series X. Oversize Copy Prints
Series XI. 35 mm. Negatives
Scope and Content Note
The Winston Weisman Collection of Architectural Photographs spans the period from circa 1950 to 1973 and primarily depicts structures during the period circa 1850 to 1950. There are approximately 3,500 prints (8 x 10 in. and smaller) and approximately 3,800 film negatives (4 x 5 in. and smaller). The prints in this collection are accompanied by building reports, lectures, articles, maps and a six-box card file. Photographs and data sheets from the Soho Project are filed alphabetically by street name and have cross-indexing available by architect and building dates. Mounted prints are filed by street address, city, or country, whichever is most appropriate. The card file provides information about many buildings, arranged by date or place.
In addition to photographing extant buildings, Weisman reproduced architectural drawings and book and magazine illustrations depicting structures in the 1800s and early 1900s. The collection's most unique section documents cast-iron structures in the Soho area of lower Manhattan in 1971 through notebooks of photographs and building reports created by Pennsylvania State University students under Weisman's direction. In the largest series, mounted photographs depict commercial buildings in Manhattan (including many in Soho), Chicago, Philadelphia, and a few other United States and foreign cities, chiefly from 1850 to 1950. Weisman captioned many of the photographs with information about architect and building construction dates. There is a large amount of duplication of print copies throughout the various series. The first series of mounted copy prints is the best place to search for any particular image as it is the largest group and, to a large extent but not entirely, has many of the images to be found in the other series. The other important series for specific buildings in Soho or this cast iron area in general is Project Soho and its data sheets. The collection is divided into eleven series: Mounted Copy Prints; Negatives; Card Files; Project Soho; Laing Stores Project; Manhattan Buildings Research; Lectures and Writings; Specific Architects Material; Assorted Unmounted Copy Prints; Oversize Copy Prints; 35 mm. Negatives.
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Access Restrictions
For more information on making arrangements to consult the collection, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.
Use Restrictions
Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.
Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.
Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as Winston Weisman Collection of Architectural Photographs, PR 073, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Winston Weisman in 1975-1986.
About this Guide
Processing Information
Processed by Ricky Hunter, circa 2000.
Repository
Series I. Mounted Copy Prints, 1850-1870, inclusive
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Dr. Weisman's interest in early skyscrapers and commercial architecture is well represented in this collection of photos. This series contains approximately 3,500 black and white photographic copy prints, 8 x 10 inches mounted on boards. They depict commercial buildings throughout New York City and its SoHo district, as well as other cities across America, ranging from Albany, Boston, and Chicago to Philadelphia, and also including several foreign cities. All buildings in Manhattan are named, if known, and only significantly represented buildings in other cities are named.
The mounted prints consist of copy prints of buildings that were used by Winston Weisman in his lectures and research. Many of the prints in this series are taken from books, such as King's Handbook of New York City and Baxter's View: Panorama and Business Directory of Philadelphia: 1856 by D.W.C. Baxter, or from architecture magazines from the period 1850s to the early 20th century. These prints contain material relating to an extensive pictorial documentation to support several areas of Weisman's research, such as that commissioned by Pennsylvania State University -- National Science Foundation "Project Soho", and The New York City Landmark Preservation Commission in the early 1970's in addition to his earlier work on commercial architecture, particularly early skyscrapers and cast iron buildings.
Of particular note are those cast iron buildings represented beyond the Soho district. Weisman sought out print copies of buildings by James Bogardus whose cast iron works were the earliest and most influential. The Eccentric Mill Works had a complete metal frame, including prefabricated columns, beams and wall panels. It was completed in 1849 at the corner of Duane and Centre streets and disassembled ten years later to widen Duane Street. The most elaborate Bogardus building was Harper and Brothers on Franklin Square in 1854 (razed in 1920). It was not a complete cast iron building like the Eccentric Mill Works as it used masonry in the façade and load bearing walls. Bogardus showed his imagination in the girders he designed for Harper. The girders he provided were of cast iron shaped like arches, with rods along the bottom of wrought iron, a far more elastic material, to correct the problem of cast iron cracking at the bottom due to their crystalline and brittle structure. Soon the wrought-iron rolling mills were turning out full-sized structural members. Bogardus had anticipated the use of extra-strength steels in parts of modern buildings. His second cast iron front building, after the Laing Stores represented in the fifth series in this collection, was a significant leap in terms of size and complexity. Begun in April 1850 by Bogardus, with architect Robert Hatfield, the five-story Sun newspaper building in Baltimore was both cast iron fronted and cast iron framed. Other significant buildings by Bogardus among the mounted copy prints are the watchtower at Mount Morris Park, the John Mihau Drugstore, the McCullough Shot Tower, Charles Ahrenfeldt & Son Building, and the lighthouse at Santo Domingo.
There is a mounted copy print of a representation from a magazine of the first electric passenger elevator, which was installed in the Demarest Building on Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1889 by the Otis Company. This print is among the several images of early elevators, an important element studied by Weisman in looking at early skyscrapers, which he often referred to as "elevator buildings".
Arrangement
This series is subdivided into four subseries: Manhattan, Architects, United States, and International Cities.
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK
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The first subseries is print copies of buildings in Manhattan arranged alphabetically by the address of named streets (such as Broadway or Canal Street), followed by numerical arrangements for the avenues (e.g. Fifth Avenue), and then for the numbered street (e.g. 14th Street). Before each address (such as Broadway or 13th Street) are the buildings that do not have a specific numbered address or are situated on a corner with no predominate numbered address. These are arranged alphabetically or numerically by cross streets. These latter buildings form a much smaller part of the subseries as most of the Manhattan buildings have a specific street address. The end of this subseries includes the miscellaneous identified buildings with no address at all, arranged alphabetically by the name of the building, followed by the unidentified buildings of Manhattan, as well as Soho specifically. The Manhattan subseries is rounded out with copy prints of New York City bridges, panoramic views of Lower Manhattan, maps of Lower Manhattan and Soho, and representations of early elevators in Manhattan buildings.
13 Astor Place
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drawing of riot at Astor Place Opera
149 Bank Street
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Building for Thomas Cusack Co.
Battery Park Project
56 Beaver and South William Street
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Delmonico's
Beekman and Pearl Street
3 -- 9 Beekman Street (corner of Nassau)
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Temple Court
12 Beekman Street
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Morse Building
109 Beekman Street
Bleecker and Wooster Street
67 Bleecker Street
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Bank for Savings in the City of New York
45 -- 153 Bowery Street
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includes New York Theatre, Winter Garden, Bowery Savings Bank
333 Bowery Street
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Dry Dock Savings Bank
Bowling Green
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Government House
Broad Street views -- no address
Broad Street and Exchange Place
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Mills Building, Broad Exchange
Broad and William Street
8 Broad Street
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New York Stock Exchange
20 Broad Street
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Commercial Cable Building
24 -- 26 Broad Street
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Blair and Co. Building
30 Broad Street
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Johnston Building
31 -- 33 Broad Street
42 -- 44 Broad Street
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Edison Building
Broadway and Astor Place
Broadway and Beaver Street
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Welles Building, Morris Building
Broadway and Duane Street
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Mutual Reserve Fund Life Assoc. Building
Broadway and Franklin Street
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Taylor's Restaurant
Broadway from Trinity Church to Cedar Street
Broadway view from Vesey and Barclay Streets
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includes Astor House, St. Paul's Chapel
Broadway and Wall Street street
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proposed arcade railway under Broadway, United Bank Building
Broadway view from Warren to Reade Street
Broadway view from White to Walker Street
Broadway and 4th Street
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Lyons Building
Broadway and 12th Street
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Weld Building
Broadway and 16th Street
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Tiffany Building (proposed)
Broadway and 20th Street
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Warren Building
Broadway and 22nd Street
Broadway and 23rd to 26th Street (Madison Square) and Fifth Avenue
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includes Fifth Avenue Hotel, Albermarle Hotel
Broadway and 29th Street
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The Breslin
Broadway and 31st to 32nd Street
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includes a building for Daniel A. Loring, Imperial Hotel
Broadway and 34th Street (Herald Square)
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R.H. Macy & Co. Department Store
Broadway and 39th Street
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Metropolitan Opera House
Broadway and 66th to 67th Streets
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Hotel Marie Antoinette
1 Broadway
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Washington Building
2 -- 12 Broadway
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New York Produce Exchange and Bank, Bowling Green Building
25 Broadway
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Cunard Building
26 Broadway
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Standard Oil Building
42 Broadway
50 Broadway
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Tower Building
52 -- 56 Broadway
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Exchange Court
58 -- 62 Broadway
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Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
66 Broadway
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Manhattan Life Insurance Company
71 Broadway
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includes Empire Building
78 -- 82 Broadway
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Union Trust Building
90 -- 106 Broadway
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includes Continental Insurance Co., American Surety Co.
108 -- 119 Broadway
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includes Trinity Building, Bowen and McNamee, Boreel Building
120 Broadway
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Equitable Life Assurance Co.
128 Broadway
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American Exchange National Bank
140 -- 146 Broadway
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Mutual Life Insurance Co., Singer Building, Washington Life Building
149 -- 167 Broadway
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includes Williamsburgh City Fire Insurance Co., Manhattan Life Insurance Co.
171 Broadway
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Gilsey Building
175 -- 176 Broadway
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Williamsburgh Savings Bank, Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
183 Broadway
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John Milhau Drugstore
191 Broadway
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White, Bramhall & Lockwood Building, Mercantile National Bank Building
195 Broadway
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Western Union Telegraph Building
208 Broadway
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Evening Post Building
214 -- 216 Broadway
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National Park Bank
220 Broadway
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St. Paul Building
229 Broadway
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American Hotel
233 Broadway
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Woolworth Building
237 Broadway
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includes Broadway Bank
240 -- 252 Broadway
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includes D'Brandeth Building, Ball, Black and Co. Building
253 Broadway
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Postal Telegraph Cable Company
256 -- 257 Broadway
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Home Life Insurance Co.
263 -- 271 Broadway
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includes National Shoe and Leather Bank
273 -- 287 Broadway
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includes Broadway Chambers Building, A.T. Stewart's Store, Wanamaker's
290 -- 294 Broadway
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Dun Building
302 Broadway
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Vincent (Astor) Building
303 -- 330 Broadway
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includes Masonic Hall, Teft, Weller & Co.
343 -- 348 Broadway
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includes New York Life Insurance Co., Appleton's Book Store
374 -- 378 Broadway
382 -- 394 Broadway
424 -- 426 Broadway
428 -- 432 Broadway
434 -- 438 Broadway
443 -- 458 Broadway
461 -- 468 Broadway
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includes Lord and Taylor, Mills and Gibb Warehouse
473 -- 485 Broadway
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includes Roosevelt Building
486 Broadway
488 Broadway
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Haughwout Building
495 -- 497 Broadway
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includes Grover and Baker Sewing Maching Co. Building
502 -- 523 Broadway
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including St. Nicholas Hotel
530 Broadway
540 Broadway
542 -- 544 Broadway
548 Broadway
549 -- 555 Broadway
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includes Rouss Building, Tiffany and Co. Building
560 -- 566 Broadway
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includes Singer Building
568 - 578 Broadway
580 Broadway
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Metropolitan Hotel
583 -- 587 Broadway
603 - 710 Broadway
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includes Austin Building, Cable Building, Wheeler and Wilson Building, La Farge House
712 Broadway
715 -- 727 Broadway
741 Broadway
751 Broadway
802 -- 804 Broadway
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Grace Church
841 Broadway
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Roosevelt Building
849 -- 853 Broadway
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Domestic Sewing Machine Co. Building
870 Broadway
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McIntyre Building
881 -- 887 Broadway
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Arnold Constable Building
888 Broadway
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Sloane Store
889 -- 892 Broadway
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includes Gorham Manufacturing Co. Building
901 Broadway
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Lord and Taylor
1160 Broadway
1170 Broadway
1181 Broadway
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Baudouine Building
1200 Broadway
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Gilsey Building
1407 Broadway
1413 Broadway
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Holland Building
1460 Broadway
1501 Broadway
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Paramount Building
1515 Broadway
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Hotel Astor
1790 Broadway
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United States Rubber Co. Building
2109 Broadway
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The Ansonia
Broome and Centre Street
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Trenckman Building
Broome and Crosby Street
429 -- 437 Broome Street
448 -- 452 Broome Street
453 -- 455 Broome Street
461 -- 468 Broome Street
469 -- 475 Broome Street
477 -- 479 Broome Street
484 -- 499 Broome Street
484 -- 499 Broome Street (cont.)
500 Broome Street
307 -- 311 Canal Street
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Arnold, Constable & Co. Building
329 -- 331 Canal Street
359 Canal Street
361 Canal Street
35 -- 103 Cedar Street
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includes Fisk and Robison, Home Insurance Co., New York Clearing House
Central Park West and 72nd Street
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Hotel Majestic
Central Park West and 73rd to 74th Street
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The Langham
Centre and Duane Street
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Bogardus cast iron factory
Centre and Leonard Street
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building for Edwin C. Burt and Co.
163 -- 165 Centre Street
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McCullough Shot and Lead Co. shot tower
Chambers Street
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Hudson River Railroad Passenger Station
Chambers Street and College Place (now West Broadway)
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Gerken Building
39 -- 107 Chambers Street
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American News Building, Cary Building
Church Street
Church Street, Dey to Cortlandt Street
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Havemeyer Building
30 -- 99 Church Street
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Hudson Terminal Buildings, Dun & Bradstreet Building
City Hall Park
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City Hall
82 -- 90 Cliff Street and 325 -- 337 Pearl Street (Franklin Square)
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Harper Brothers Building
College Place
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Stevens' House
16 -- 20 Cortlandt Street
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Metro Telephone Co. Building
Duane Street
Duane and Hudson Street
160 -162 Duane Street
Exchange Place, Hanover and Beaver Street
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Post Building
43 -- 49 Exchange Place
30 -- 38 Ferry Street (no longer exists)
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Chas. A. Schieren & Co.
Front Street
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Banks Building
Front and Pine Street
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Downing Building
Fulton Street
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includes ruins of Phelp's and Peck's Store
Fulton and Nassau Street
81 Fulton Street
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Market and Fulton National Bank
139 Fulton Street
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Bennett (Herald) Building
51 -- 55 Franklin Street
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Eagle Building
Gold Street
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includes Healy Building
Goerck Street (no longer exists)
Grand and Centre Street
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New Centre Market
55 Grand Street
60 Grand Street
68 - 70 Grand Street
72 Grand Street
74 Grand Street
83 -- 88 Grand Street
89 -- 105 Grand Street
107 -- 113 Grand Street
118 -- 140 Grand Street
255 -- 261 Grand Street
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Lord and Taylor
Great Jones and Lafayette Streets
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Schermerhorn warehouse
7 -- 13 Greene Street
15 -- 32 Greene Street
33 -- 51 Greene Street
57 -- 86 Greene Street
87 -- 89 Greene Street
90 Greene Street
93 -- 100 Greene Street
102 Greene Street
103 -- 105 Greene Street
108 -- 112 Greene Street
113 Greene Street
114 - 123 Greene Street
124 -- 128 Greene Street
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includes U.S. Post Office
129 -- 144 Greene Street
146 -- 150 Greene Street
666 Greenwich Street
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The Archives (Appraiser's warehouse)
27 Howard Street
Herald Square
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Herald Building
37 -- 39 Howard Street
Hudson Street -- no address
Hudson and Duane Street
Hudson and Jay Street
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American Express Co. Building
Hudson, Leroy and Morton Street
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Mirror Candy Factory
Hudson and Spring Street
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Bradley and Currier Building
1 -- 90 Hudson Street
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includes Irving National Bank
105 Hudson Street
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Pierce Building
Irving Place and East 16th Street
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Borgfelt Building
Jacob Street (no longer exists)
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leather warehouse for G. B. Horton
284 -- 290 Lafayette Street
295 -- 309 Lafayette Street
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Puck Building
444 Lafayette Street
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Potter Printing Offices
74 -- 76 Laight Street
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Fairchild Brothers and Foster Building
Leonard and West Broadway
45 Leonard Street
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includes Rothschild Building
66 -- 76 Leonard Street
85 Leonard Street
405 Lexington Avenue
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Chrysler Building
575 Lexington Avenue
740 Lexington Avenue
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Bloomingdale's
1 Liberty Plaza
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U.S. Steel Building
Liberty Street
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Brooklyn Life Insurance Co. Building
Liberty and William Street
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Dudley Building
53 -- 67 Liberty Street
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view of stores
Madison Avenue and 42nd Street
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Hotel Manhattan
Madison Avenue and 52nd Street
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The Berkshire
Madison Avenue and 59th Street
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Hoffman Arms Apartment Building
1 Madison Avenue
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Building
51 Madison Avenue
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New York Life Insurance Co. Building
89 -- 95 Madison Avenue
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Emmet Building
380 Madison Avenue
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California-Texas Oil Co. Building
488 Madison Avenue
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Look Building
575 Madison Avenue
37 --39 Maiden Lane
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Lorsch Building
46 Maiden Lane
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Lawyer's Title Insurance & Trust Building
Mercer Street between Broome and Grand
15 -- 17 Mercer Street
55 Mercer Street
57 Mercer Street
69 Mercer Street
71 Mercer Street
79 Mercer Street
91 -- 93 Mercer Street
117 -- 119 Mercer Street
120 -- 124 Mercer Street
155 -- 157 Mercer Street
169 Mercer Street
171 Mercer Street
Mott Street, between Houston and Prince Streets
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F.A. Ferris and Co. Packing Establishment
48 -- 50 Murray Street
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includes Charles Ahrenfeldt & Son Building
75 Murray Street
Nassau and Beekman Streets
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Clinton Hall, Vanderbilt Building
Nassau and Liberty Streets
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Syndicate Building
Nassau and Pine Streets
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Western National Bank
Nassau, north view from Wall Street
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Continental Bank
Nassau to William, Liberty to Cedar Streets
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Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Building
22 -- 26 Nassau Street
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Turner Building
38 Nassau Street
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Morton Trust Co.
139 Nassau Street
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Nassau Bank
148 Nassau Street
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United States Hotel
150 Nassau Street
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American Tract Society Building
Park Avenue
Park Avenue and 19th Street
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includes Parker Building, American Lithographic Co. Building
Park Avenue and 22nd Street
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Mills and Gibbs Building
Park Avenue and 24th Street
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Ashmond Building
Park Avenue and 26th and 27th Streets
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includes Fourth Avenue Building
Park Avenue and 28th Street
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Cooper Hewitt Building
Park Avenue and 30th Street
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Dodd, Mead & Co. Building
Park Avenue and 32nd to 33rd Street
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A.T. Stewart's Hotel for Working Women
Park Avenue and 41st to 42nd Street
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Belmont Hotel, Grand Union Hotel
2 Park Avenue
101 Park Avenue
103 Park Avenue
201 Park Avenue
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Germania Life Insurance Co. Building
230 Park Avenue
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New York Central Building
251 Park Avenue
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Brogan Building
375 Park Avenue
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Seagram's Building
390 Park Avenue
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Lever House
445 Park Avenue
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Universal Pictures Building, Tishman Building
505 Park Avenue
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Aramco Building (Arabian-American Oil Co.)
Park Row (Newspaper Row -- Nassau and Spruce Streets)
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includes New York Tribune, World (Pulitzer) and Times, Printing Press Square
15 Park Row
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Park Row Building
21 -- 34 Park Row
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includes stores
38 Park Row
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Potter Building
Pearl Street near Hanover Square
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Pearl Street House, Ohio Hotel
Between Pearl and Anthony (now Worth) Street
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Mann's Broadway Theatre
122 Pearl Street
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Tappan's Store
142 Pearl Street
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New York Cotton Exchange
234 Pearl Street
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7th Ward Bank
409 -- 415 Pearl Street
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Scott and Bowne Building
541 -- 547 Pearl Street
24 -- 26 Pine Street
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Speyer and Co.
27 -- 33 Pine Street
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includes Kuhn, Hoeb and Co. Building; Kean, Van Cortlandt & Co. Building
34 -- 36 Pine Street
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Union Assurance Society of London Building, Hanover Fire Insurance Co. Building
41 -- 43 Pine Street
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London Liverpool and Globe Insurance Co. Building
93 -- 99 Prince Street
109 -- 111 Prince Street
112 -- 121 Prince Street
133 -- 137 Prince Street
Reade Street
Rockefeller Center, West 48th -- West 51st Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue
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includes Metropolitan Square place
South Street
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view from Maiden Lane
Spring and Bowery Streets
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Germania Bank Building
114 -- 116 Spring Street
118 Spring Street
121 Spring Street
127 Spring Street
131 -- 137 Spring Street
139 -- 141 Spring Street
1 Times Square (and West 42nd Street)
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Times Building
Trinity Place
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Trinity Parish House
46 Trinity Place
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American Express Co. Building
Union Square
Union Square West at 16th Street
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Spingler Building
1 Union Square West
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Lincoln Building
29 Union Square West
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Bank of the Metropolis Building
33 Union Square West
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Union Building (originally Decker Building)
United Nations Plaza
13 -- 19 University Place
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Merck Building
Varick and Spring Streets
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Varick St. Warehouse
Wall Street
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includes Queens Fire Insurance Fire Co. Building, Orient Mutual Building
Wall Street views
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Coffee-House Slip, Tontine Coffee House, panic of 1857
Wall, Pearl, and Beaver Street
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Eagle Fire Co. Building, Marine Bank Building, Beaver Building
Wall Street
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views from William Street (east and west), Trinity Church
8 -- 12 Wall Street
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Astor Building, Mortimer Building
14 -- 47 Wall Street
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includes Custom House, Hanover Bank, Merchant's National Bank, Bank of America
48 Wall Street
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Bank of New York
49 -- 51 Wall Street
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includes Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., Jones Court
52 Wall Street
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National City Bank, New York Life Insurance and Trust Co. Building
55 Wall Street
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Merchant's Exchange, U.S. Custom's House
59 -- 63 Wall Street
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Sixty Wall Street, Harriman Building
50 Warren Street
3 -- 5 Washington Place
18 -- 24 Washington Place
100 Washington Square East
258 -- 262 Washington Street, corner of Murray Street
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Laing Stores
534 -- 540 Washington Street
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E.R. Durkee & Co. Building
10 Waverly Place
12 Waverly Place
18 Waverly Place
20 -- 22 Waverly Place
West and Liberty Street
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Building
90 West Street
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West Street Building
140 West Street
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N.Y. Telephone Building (a.k.a. Barclay-Vesey Building)
463 West Street
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Western Electric Co.
West Broadway to Church Street, Worth to Thomas Street
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H.B. Claflin Co. Building
West Broadway and Leonard Street
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Lawrence Building
331 -- 335 West Broadway
347 West Broadway
421 West Broadway
425 West Broadway
437 West Broadway
445 -- 449 West Broadway
453 West Broadway
37 -- 61 West Houston Street
White Street view
55 White Street
William and Beaver Street
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Farmer's Loan and Trust Co.
William and Cedar Street
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Kemp Building
William Street and Exchange Plaza
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Lord's Court
William and Fulton Street
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Royal Building
11 -- 21 William Street
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Corn Exchange Bank Building
95 William Street
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Black Building
163 William Street
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Shell of Australia Building (proposed)
164 William Street
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Germania Fire Insurance Co. Building
214 -- 218 William Street
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Metropolitan Realty Building
232 -- 238 William Street
14 -- 21 Wooster Street
35 -- 37 Wooster Street
39 -- 41 Wooster Street
43 -- 45 Wooster Street
53 Wooster Street
55 Wooster Street
61 -- 63 Wooster Street
64 -- 68 Wooster Street
69 -- 71 Wooster Street
80 -- 82 Wooster Street
97 Wooster Street
99 Wooster Street
100 Wooster Street
105 -- 114 Wooster Street
115 -- 121 Wooster Street
124 -- 126 Wooster Street
130 -- 132 Wooster Street
135 Wooster Street
142 -- 144 Wooster Street
146 -- 148 Wooster Street
149 -- 156 Wooster Street
158 Wooster Street
236 - 250 Wooster Street
World Trade Center models
Worth Street and Broadway
65 -- 85 Worth Street
Second Avenue and 11th Street
General note
New York Historical Society Building
Third Avenue and 18th Street
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Eimer and Amend Building
Fourth Avenue
127 -- 133 Fourth Avenue
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Hancock Building
334 Fourth Avenue
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includes Three Thirty-Four Fourth Avenue Building
Fifth Avenue, below 75th Street
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includes view of Madison Square
Fifth Avenue and 18th Street
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Chickering Hall
Fifth Avenue and 22nd Street
Fifth Avenue and 30th Street
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Holland House
Fifth Avenue and 32nd Street
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Reed and Barton Building
Fifth Avenue and 33rd to 34th Streets
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Knickerbocker Trust Co. Building, Waldorf-Astoria, Hotel Waldorf
Fifth Avenue and 44th Street
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Delmonico's
Fifth Avenue and 46th to 47th Street
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Windsor Arcade
Fifth Avenue and 57th Street
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Vanderbilt House
Fifth Avenue and 65th Street
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residence of Mrs. William Astor
Fifth Avenue and 86th Street
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Vanderbilt (Mrs. Cornelius) House
72 Fifth Avenue
91 -- 93 Fifth Avenue
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St. Denis Hotel
97 Fifth Avenue
110 Fifth Avenue
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Judge Building
111 Fifth Avenue
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Constable Building
139 Fifth Avenue
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Corndiac Building
141 Fifth Avenue
150 Fifth Avenue
General note
Methodist Book Concern Building
153 -- 157 Fifth Avenue
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Scribner Building, Presbyterian Charities Building
160 Fifth Avenue
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Mohawk Building
175 Fifth Avenue
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Fuller Building (later Flatiron Building)
256 Fifth Avenue
284 Fifth Avenue
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Wilbraham Building
390 Fifth Avenue
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Gorham Manufacturing Co. Building
409 Fifth Avenue
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Tiffany and Co. building
510 Fifth Avenue
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Manufactures Trust Co. Building
522 Fifth Avenue
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Louis Sherry's
527 Fifth Avenue
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American Real Estate Co. Building
530 -- 532 Fifth Avenue
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Fifth Avenue Bank of New York Building
551 Fifth Avenue
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Fred F. French Building
600 Fifth Avenue
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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building
751 Fifth Avenue
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Van Norden Trust Co. Building
Sixth Avenue, between 40th and 42nd Street
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New York Crystal Palace, Bryant Park
161 Sixth Avenue
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Butterick Publishing Co. Building
616 -- 632 Sixth Avenue
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Siegel-Cooper Co. Building, Altman's Building
641 Sixth Avenue
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Simpson-Crawford Co. Dept. Store
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue and 52nd Street
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Manhattan Storage Warehouse
Seventh Avenue and 59th Street
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Central Park Apartments (Navarro Flats)
2081 Seventh Avenue
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Harlem Casino
4th Street and Greene Street
4th Street to Washington Place
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Sachs Building
51 West 10th Street
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R. M. Hunt Studio Building
232 East 11th Street
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St. Mark's-on-the-Bowery (not built)
120 East 12th Street
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Temple Emanu-El
13th Street and Fifth Avenue
13th Street and Ninth Avenue
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Prial Warehouse
13th -- 14th Street, between Avenues B & C
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Architectural Iron Works
12 -- 16 East 14th Street
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Le Boutillier Bros. Building
120 West 14th Street
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Salvation Army Building
9 -- 12 West 15th Street
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New York Hospital
5 -- 7 East 16th Street
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The Geraldine
East 17th Street, Union Square
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The Everett Building
18th Street and Broadway
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Aitken and Miller Building
18th Street and Fifth Avenue
9 -- 13 East 18th Street
54 -- 62 West 21st Street
27 -- 36 West 23rd Street
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includes Stern Bros. Dry Goods Building
45 -- 47 West 23rd Street
66 -- 68 West 23rd Street
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McCreery's Building
222 West 23rd Street
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The Chelsea Hotel
32 East 26th Street
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Union League Club
West 33rd Street and Ninth Avenue
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New York iron fire alarm bell tower
450 West 33rd Street
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N.Y. Daily News Building
West 38th Street
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residence of E.K. Rossiter
113 -- 115 East 40th Street
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A.I.A. Office Building
East 42nd Street at Park Avenue
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Grand Central Station
60 East 42nd Street
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Lincoln Building
220 East 42nd Street
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News Building
122 West 42nd Street
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Chanin Building
330 West 42nd Street
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McGraw-Hill Building
56 West 45th Street
Between 51st and 52nd Streets
15 West 51st Street
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Esso Building
51 West 52nd Street
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CBS Building
53rd Street
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Youle's Shot Tower
9 -- 11 West 54th Street
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U.S. Trust Building
2 East 55th Street
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St. Regis Hotel
2 West 55th Street
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Hotel Gorham
241 West 57th Street
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General Motors Building
250 West 57th Street
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Fisk Rubber Co. Building
West 58th to West 59th Street, and Grand Army Plaza
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Plaza Apartment House
61st Street and Fifth Avenue
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residence of E.T. Gerry
81 -- 85 East 125th Street
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Mount Morris Bank Building
11 --15 West 88th Street
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The Progress Club
132 -- 140 West 125th Street
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H. C. F. Koch and Co. Building
Manhattan buildings- "A" -- "C"
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includes American Art-Union League, Anderson Building, Bolkenhayn
Manhattan buildings -- "D" -- "Z"
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includes Graphic Arts Building, Hartford Building, Indemnity Building, Larkin Building
unidentified Manhattan buildings
unidentified Manhattan buildings
unidentified Manhattan buildings
unidentified Manhattan buildings
unidentified Soho buildings
New York City bridges
Lower Manhattan panoramic views
Lower Manhattan maps
Lower Manhattan maps
Soho maps
Soho maps
miscellaneous architectural plans of S.A. Warner (unidentified Soho building)
elevator reproductions
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includes print copy of electric elevator in Demarest Building on Fifth Avenue
ARCHITECTS
Scope and Contents note
This subseries is mounted copy prints of portraits of architect, arranged by sitter.
Portraits of architects
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includes Burnham and Root, John M. Van Osdel, A.I.A. Convention, George Post
UNITED STATES
Arrangement
This subseries is mounted copy prints of buildings in the United States arranged alphabetically by state and thereunder by city. Within a city the buildings are arranged alphabetically by building name; prominent ones are mentioned in the finding aid. Note that Brooklyn, New York, is included in this subseries and not in the first subseries, which is exclusively Manhattan buildings as originally arranged in Dr. Weisman's work.
Alabama. Birmingham
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T.F. Wright Dry Goods
California. Los Angeles
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includes UCLA Medical Center, Hillcrest Country Club, Police Facilities Building
California. San Francisco
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includes Crown Zellerback, Wells and Fargo Express Company, Spreckles Building
Colorado. Boulder
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National Center for Atmospheric Research
Colorado. Denver
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Boston Building, Equitable Life Insurance Building
Connecticut. Hartford
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Connecticut Life Insurance Co. Building, Cheney's Block
Connecticut. New Canaan
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Wiley House
District of Columbia
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includes Dulles Airport, Columbian University, Marriot's Motor Inn, Dayton House
Florida. Miami
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includes Americana Hotel
Illinois. Chicago--"A" Buildings
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includes Auditorium Building, Academy of Music, Adams Express Co.
Illinois. Chicago--"B" Buildings
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includes Borden Block, Ballard Block, Banker's Building, Bell Building
Illinois. Chicago--"C" Buildings
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includes Chamber of Commerce, Chicago and Northwest Passenger Station
Illinois. Chicago--"D" Buildings
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includes Daily News Building, Davis Store, Dearborn State Bank, Dearborn Theater
Illinois. Chicago--"E" Buildings
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Edison Building, Equitable Tower
Illinois. Chicago--"F" Buildings
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includes Fair Building, Federal Center, First National Bank, Fisher Building
Illinois. Chicago--"G" Buildings
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Great Northern Hotel and Annex, Gaff Office Building, Greenbaum Building
Illinois. Chicago--"H" Buildings
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includes Harris Trust Co., Home Life Insurance Co., Honore Block
Illinois. Chicago--"I" Buildings
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Insurance Exchange Office Building, Illinois Merchants Bank Building, Inland Steel
Illinois. Chicago--"J" Buildings
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J.B. Mallers Office Building, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building
Illinois. Chicago--"K" Buildings
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Kendall Block, Knisely Building
Illinois. Chicago--"L" Buildings
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includes Leiter Buildings, London Guarantee Building, Lake Michigan Building
Illinois. Chicago--"M" Buildings
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includes Major Block, Masonic Temple, McCormick Buildings, Monadnock Block
Illinois. Chicago--"N" Buildings
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New York Life Insurance Building, Nixon Building, North American Building
Illinois. Chicago--"O" Buildings
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includes Opera House, Otis Block, Owings Building, Old Colony Building
Illinois. Chicago--"P-Q" Buildings
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includes Palmer House, Palmolive Building, Phoenix Building, Portland Block
Illinois. Chicago--"R" Buildings
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includes Reaper Block, Rookery, T.P. Randall Store, Reynold's Block, Rialto Office
Illinois. Chicago--"S" Buildings
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includes Schiller Building, Selz, Schwab Factory, Smyth Building, Standard Club
Illinois. Chicago--"T" Buildings
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includes Tacoma Building, Telephone Building, Tremont House, Tribune Building
Illinois. Chicago--"U" Buildings
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Union Building, Unity Building
Illinois. Chicago--"V" Buildings
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Venetian Office Building
Illinois. Chicago--"W" Buildings
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includes Walker Warehouse, Women's Temple, Wrigley Building, Wells Building
Illinois. Chicago--"X-Z" Buildings
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Z. M. Hall Store
Illinois. Chicago-- miscellaneous plans
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includes first plan of Chicago, Lake Meadows Redevelopment Project
Illinois. Chicago-- Jebne and Almini street views
Illinois. Chicago-- Rand, McNally street views
Illinois. Chicago-- miscellaneous street views
Indiana. Fort Wayne
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McDonald and Taylor Building, Old National Bank
Indiana. Hammond
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Standard Oil Co. Building
Indiana. Indianapolis
Iowa. Des Moines
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Allen residence
Iowa. Mason City
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Blythe House
Louisiana. Baton Rouge
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Esso Office Building
Louisiana. New Orleans
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Cotton Exchange
Maine. York Harbor
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Redcote
Maryland. Baltimore - "A" -- "F" Buildings
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includes B. and O. Building, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Fidelity Building
Maryland. Baltimore - "H" -- "M" Buildings
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includes Massachusetts Building, McArburg Brothers tobacco warehouse
Maryland. Baltimore - "P" -- "W" Buildings
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Rennert House, Sun Building, Robins Paper Company, Rombon Building
Massachusetts. Beverly
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United Shoe Machinery Co.
Massachusetts. Boston - "A" Buildings
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includes Ames Buildings, Auchmuty Building, Adams Building, Ames Building
Massachusetts. Boston - "B" -- "C" Buildings
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includes Boston Real Estate Trust, Brazer's Building, Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts. Boston - "E" -- "J" Buildings
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includes Exchange Building, International Trust Building, Eben D. Jordan Building
Massachusetts. Boston - "M" -- "Z" Buildings
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includes R. H. White and Co. Building, Shreve, Crump and Low Store
Massachusetts. Boston - miscellaneous buildings
Massachusetts. Fitchburg
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Y.M.C.A.
Massachusetts. Lexington
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small house for Five Fields Community Project
Massachusetts. Lowell
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Hildreth Building
Massachusetts. Manchester-By-The-Sea
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Kragside, G. Nixon Black's summer house
Massachusetts. Uxbridge
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Town Hall
Massachusetts. Worcester
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State Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building
Michigan. Detroit
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includes Hammond Building, The Majestic, Book Tower, Eaton Tower
Minnesota. Duluth
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George Spencer and Co. Building
Minnesota. Minneapolis
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includes Foshay Tower, National Bank of Commerce, N.Y. Life Insurance Co.
Minnesota. St. Paul--"A" -- "G" Buildings
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includes E.D. Chamberlin's Building, Germania Buildings
Minnesota. St. Paul--"L" -- "N" Buildings
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includes National German American Bank, N. Y. Life Insurance Co.
Minnesota. St. Paul--"P" -- "Z" Buildings
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Pioneer Press Building, Ryan Hotel, Phoenix Building, Ramsey County Court House
Missouri. Kansas City
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includes American Bank Building, Board of Trade, Midland Hotel
Missouri. St. Louis--"A" -- "G" Buildings
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includes Bell Telephone Co., Fullerton-Terry Building, Globe Democrat Printing
Missouri. St. Louis--"H" -- "R" Buildings
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includes Laclede Building, Martin Building, Phipps and Wallace store
Missouri. St. Louis--"S" -- "W" Buildings
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Security Building, Union Trust Building, Wainwright Building
Nebraska. Omaha
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Bee Building
New Jersey. Bernardsville
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George B. Post house
New Jersey. Hoboken
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Hoboken Land and Improvement Co.
New Jersey. Jersey City
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J.F. Ward House
New Jersey. Montclair
New Jersey. Newark
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Prudential Life Insurance Co. Building
New York. Albany
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includes New York State Capital interiors, R.C. Pruyn House
New York. Brooklyn
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includes Brooklyn Eagle Building, City Hall, First Reformed Church
New York. Buffalo
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includes Erie County Savings Bank, Guaranty Building
New York. Elmira
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Y.M.C.A. and Steele Memorial Library
New York. Kings County, Long Island
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Arlington House
New York. Rochester
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Elwood Memorial Building
New York. Roosevelt
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Roosevelt Shopping Center
New York. Troy
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Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
New York. Yorktown Heights
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IBM Research Center
North Carolina. Asheville
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G.W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore House
Ohio. Canton
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Central Savings Bank
Ohio. Cincinnati
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includes Chamber of Commerce, First National Bank, Shillito Warehouse, City Hall
Ohio. Cleveland
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includes Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Arcade, Cleveland Trust Co.
Ohio. Columbus
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American Insurance Union Citadel
Oklahoma. Bartlesville
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Price Tower
Oklahoma. Tulsa
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First National Bank Building
Oregon. Portland
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Chamber of Commerce, United Bank Building
Pennsylvania. Erie
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building for J.F. Downing
Pennsylvania. Lewisburg
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Bucknell University
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"A" Buildings
Scope and Contents
includes Arcade, Ashmead Printing House, Athenaeum
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"B" Buildings
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includes Bailey Store, Bank of Commerce, Bank of North America
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"C" Buildings
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includes Caleb Cope Store, Cornelius and Baker Factory, Corn Exchange Bank
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"D" Buildings
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Darlington, Runk and Co. Building, Delaware Mutual Insurance Building
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"E" Buildings
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Elliot and Dunn Bank, Ellis Building, English Commissioners' Building
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"F" Buildings
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Fidelity Building, First National Bank, Finn and Burton's Warehouse
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"G" Buildings
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Girard Buildings, Goldsmith's Hall, Granite Block, Guarantee Trust Building
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"H" Buildings
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includes Harrison Building, Hauel Store, Horstmann Factory
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"I" Buildings
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includes Insurance Company of State of Pennsylvania, Independence National Bank
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"J" Buildings
Scope and Contents
includes Jackson Building, Japanese Exhibit Buildings, Jayne Building, J.C. Lucas
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"K" Buildings
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Keim Store
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"L" Buildings
Scope and Contents
includes Leland Building; Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Co. Building
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"M" Buildings
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includes Manhattan Life Insurance Co., Masonic Temple, Megargee Warehouse
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"N" Buildings
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National Bank of the Republic, Natt Store, Newton's Confectionary
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"O" Buildings
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Oakford Hat Store, Odd Fellows Hall, Orne's Store
Pennsylvania. "P" Buildings
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includes Penn Mutual Building, Philadelphia Bank, Phoenix Block
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"P" Buildings
Scope and Contents
includes Penn Mutual Building, Philadelphia Bank, Phoenix Block
Pennsylvania. "P" Buildings
Scope and Contents
includes Penn Mutual Building, Philadelphia Bank, Phoenix Block
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"R" Buildings
Scope and Contents
includes Drug Store, Real Estate Title and Trust Co., Ridgeway's Drug Store
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"S" Buildings
Scope and Contents
includes Schuylkill Navy Club, Sharpless Buildings, Swain's Block, Singerly Building
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"T" Buildings
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includes Telegraph Building, Thomas White Store, Times Building, Tower Building
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"U" Buildings
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United Firemen's Insurance Co., United States Hotel
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"V" Building
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Van Dyke Building
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"W" Buildings
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includes Wright, Hunter Building, Wanamaker's Department Store, Wattson Bakery
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia--"Y-Z" Buildings
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Y.M.C.A. Building
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia-- Rae's Views, Chestnut Street, 1851
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia-- Baxter's Views, predominantly Chestnut Street, 1856
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia-- miscellaneous Chestnut Street buildings
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia-- miscellaneous buildings and street views
Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh--"A" -- "H" Buildings
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includes Alcoa Building, Heinz Plant, Arbuckle Warehouse, Bank of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh--"J" -- "Z" Buildings
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includes J.J. Vandergrift Building, Masonic Building, Park Building, Union Exchange
Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh-- miscellaneous buildings and city views
Rhode Island. Providence
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includes Granite Block, Roger Williams Bank, Arcade, Cheapside
South Carolina. Charleston
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Commercial Exchange, First National Bank
Tennessee. Nashville
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bank and office building for Wm. M. Duncan
Texas. Austin
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American National Bank
Texas. Houston
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M & M Building
Utah. Salt Lake City
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Deseret National Bank
Washington. Seattle
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Norton Building, Seattle National Bank Building
Washington. Tacoma
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Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin. Madison
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City-County Building, Forest Products Laboratory
Wisconsin. Milwaukee
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A.O. Smith Building, Pabst Office Building
INTERNATIONAL
Scope and Contents note
This subseries is mounted copy prints of buildings in countries other than United States.
Arrangement
The subseries is arranged alphabetically by country and thereunder by city.
Austria. Vienna
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Germania Building
Belgium. Antwerp
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Tower of the Old Bourse
Belgium. Ypres
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Cloth Hall
Canada. Montreal
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Montreal Board of Trade, New York Life Insurance Co. Building
Canada. Toronto
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Federal Centre
Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo
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lighthouse
France. Paris
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includes Pavillon de la Bibliotheque du Louvre, Chamber of Commerce
Germany. Aachen
Germany. Berlin
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Anhalt Railway Station, Imperial Bank, Town Hall
Germany. Hildesheim
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Butchers Guild Hall
Greece. Athens
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stoa of Attalos
Italy. Ancona
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Cathedral
Italy. Assisi
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Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Italy. Brescia
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Palazzo Communale
Italy. Ferrara
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Cathedral
Italy. Florence
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Or San Michele
Italy. Ostia
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Ostia Exchange, Theatre and Piazzale Delle Corpozione
Italy. Pescia
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Flower Market
Italy. Pistoia
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Plaza of the Cathedral
Italy. Udine
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Palazzo Publico
Italy. Miscellaneous buildings
Italy. Miscellaneous buildings (cont.)
Italy. Miscellaneous buildings (cont.)
Japan. Tokyo
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Imperial Hotel
Mexico. Mexico City
Netherlands. Amsterdam
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Old Stock Exchange of Amsterdam
Spain. Saragossa
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La Lonja (Exchange)
Spain. Valencia
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La Lonja (Exchange)
United Kingdom-England. Bristol
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Bristol Merchant Exchange
United Kingdom-England. Kensington
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Lowther Lodge
United Kingdom-England. Leicester
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Alliance Assurance Co. Building
United Kingdom-England. London--"A" -- "E" Buildings
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includes Alliance Assurance Building, Burlington Arcade, Charing Cross, City Bank
United Kingdom-England. London--"F" -- "Z" Buildings
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includes Festival of Britain, Regents Canal, Grovesnor Square, Lloyd's Bank
United Kingdom-England. Manchester
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warehouses for Brown, Son and Co.
United Kingdom-England. Newcastle
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Royal Arcade
United Kingdom-England. Nottinghamshire
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Wollaton Hall
United Kingdom-England. Sussex
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Leyes Wood
United Kingdom--Wales. Abergele
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Kinmel Park
United Kingdom--Wales. Brynmaur
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escape stairway at rubber factory
Series II. Negatives
Scope and Contents note
Series II consists of 3,800 film negatives, measuring 4 x 5 inches. They contain much the same images as the mounted copy prints, with only a few exceptions, notably Rockefeller Center images, used by Dr. Weisman for his dissertation and subsequent lectures and articles on the genesis of Rockefeller Center. These images include those of Rockefeller Center original designs and models when it was to be Metropolitan Square, housing three tall office buildings and a new Metropolitan Opera House around a plaza. The fall of the stock market ended these particular plans after the Opera could no longer afford to move.
Series II is arranged according to Weisman's own arrangement and reflects his particular interest in the area. This series is divided into five subseries: Soho, Manhattan, George P. Post, United States, and International.
SOHO
Scope and Contents note
This subseries is negatives of copy prints of Soho arranged alphabetically by street address. Included here are only those streets that Weisman considered part of Soho for his project and that subsequently became the Soho Cast-Iron Historic District. The boundaries for this district are West Houston Street in the north, West Broadway in the west, Crosby Street in the east and Canal Street in the south. Broadway appears in both subseries one and two but there is no overlap of addresses. This first subseries ends with miscellaneous Soho buildings and maps of Soho.
423 -- 600 Broadway
429 --500 Broome Street
305 -- 375 Canal Street
60 -- 131 Grand Street
14 -- 148 Greene Street
27 -- 50 Howard Street
7 -- 169 Mercer Street
88 -- 143 Prince Street
79 -- 157 Spring Street
307 -- 465 West Broadway
12 -- 155 Wooster Street
maps
miscellaneous building plans
MANHATTAN
Scope and Contents note
This subseries begins with named streets filed alphabetically, thereunder by avenues and numbered streets numerically, and concludes with a large section of miscellaneous unidentified buildings. At the end of the subseries are two significant sets of negatives that were important to Weisman's research, Rockefeller Center and Laing Stores. This subseries ends with views and maps of Manhattan.
Battery Park -- 299 Broadway
300 Broadway -- Nassau Street
Park Avenue -- Fourth Avenue
Fifth Avenue -- West 125th Street; miscellaneous buildings
Rockefeller Center
Laing Stores 258 -- 262 Washington Street
views of Manhattan
maps
GEORGE B. POST
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of negatives of copy prints of miscellaneous buildings by George P. Post among the negative series. George Post (1837 -- 1913) was an important figure in the development of the skyscraper and a particular point of interest for Weisman as Post used innovative building techniques to create ever-taller buildings and large interior spaces for public use. Significant buildings of George Post within the collection are St. Paul's Building, Produce Exchange, Cotton Exchange, Union Trust Building, Mortimer Building, Equitable Building, Dry Dock Savings Bank, Mills Building, and the Western Union Building, among many others. This subseries includes a portrait of George Post.
miscellaneous buildings; portrait
UNITED STATES
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains negatives of copy prints of buildings in the United States arranged alphabetically by state and thereunder by city.
California. Los Angeles; San Francisco
Colorado. Denver
District of Columbia
Illinois. Chicago
Indiana. Fort Wayne
Iowa. Mason City
Louisiana. New Orleans
Maryland. Baltimore
Massachusetts. Boston; Lowell; Worcester
Michigan. Detroit
Minnesota. Duluth; Minneapolis; St. Paul
Missouri. Kansas City; St. Louis
New Jersey. Newark
New York. Albany; Brooklyn; Buffalo; Elmira
North Carolina. Asheville
Ohio. Canton; Cleveland; Columbus
Oklahoma. Bartlesville
Oregon. Portland
Pennsylvania. Bear-Run; Erie; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh
Rhode Island. Providence
Tennessee. Nashville
Utah. Salt Lake City
Washington. Seattle; Tacoma
INTERNATIONAL
Scope and Contents note
This subseries is negatives of copy prints of international cities arranged alphabetically by the name of the country.
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Dominican Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
United Kingdom
Series III Card Files
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of 4 x 6 file cards with information considered important by Weisman about a particular building or building type. Most of these cards are of a bibliographic nature with quotes and sources listed on the card, filed under approximate date of the building construction, predominantly for buildings in New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston. The cards have been left in Weisman's original order with his original category titles (additional descriptions are given in brackets), with the exception of a miscellaneous box subsequently placed within this original arrangement. There are small 3 ½ x 5 inch photos scattered among the note cards, almost of all of which are available in the mounted copy prints and negative series. These prints are with the appropriate description of the building. Less than one quarter of the cards have an accompanying print.
This series is further divided into four subseries. The first subseries has the card files for New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston. Miscellaneous Philadelphia cards are also found in subseries four. The second subseries has cards on general building types. The third subseries has cards on countries outside the United States, and the fourth has cards on American cities.
NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, BOSTON
circa 17th century -- 1851
1852 -- 1858
1859 -- 1884
1885 -- 1901
1902 -- 1958; undated
Scope and Contents
See also Box 66 (for Boston and Philadelphia)
BUILDING TYPES
architectural styles - general
hotels
motels
railway stations
garage and service stations
radio and television stations
factories; cast iron front buildings
INTERNATIONAL CITIES
Greece
Rome [ancient]
English [United Kingdom]
Flanders [Belgium]
France
Germany
Italy
Holland [Netherlands]
Spain
miscellaneous architecture
negatives
AMERICAN CITIES
Philadelphia, PA [miscellaneous]
Chicago, IL
Minneapolis, MN
St. Louis, MN
San Francisco, CA
Boston, MA
Providence, RI
Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
miscellaneous [predominantly Baltimore, MD]
general architecture cards
Series IV. Project Soho
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of the records of Project Soho, an architectural and cultural study commissioned by Pennsylvania State University and funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The records date from 1970, the year of the grant application, through 1973. The initial purpose of the project, as put forward by Dr. Weisman, was to provide the necessary research to create an historical account of what was formerly a fine urban commercial district that had since deteriorated, but was capable of being restored to its original condition. He wanted to preserve a part of unique American architectural history that had no counterpart anywhere. Weisman's students wrote the reports and took the photos. Credit for individual work is arranged within the work in the reports.
Dr. Weisman and his students looked at the primary and secondary sources of art historians, sociologists, cultural geographers, economists, architectural engineers, and urban historians to discover the factors which shaped the character of the Soho district. A number of these student reports and some primary sources used by these students exist as reports within this series. All of the original grant funding proposals are also available giving detailed information concerning all the participants in this project and their aims.
Detailed building information sheets covering the entire Soho district form the bulk of this series. Information available for each building includes alterations made since the date of construction. Much of this information was derived from the original building application filed at the time of construction. It covers both financial and architectural information. Most of these data sheets have an accompanying photograph of the building. The data forms, with accompanying print, are the most unique aspect of this series.
The remainder of this series is made up of photos that document the entire area of Soho. 5 x 8 inch copy prints are filed by street address and span all of this cast iron district covering the area bordered by West Broadway, West Houston, Crosby and Canal Streets. Also available are the prints and negatives of the rolls of film as taken by the students. There are cross-indexed indices to guide the way through these prints. These include the originals of the 5 x 8 prints, as well as difficult to read prints of original architects' drawings and various specific details of the buildings, including windows, doors, and ornaments. Many of these prints are available in the series of mounted copy prints.
This project was, in a great part, responsible for the designation of Soho as the SoHo Cast Iron Historic District. The Soho Cast Iron Historic District has 139 iron fronted buildings, all of which are represented in this series.
This series is divided into three subseries: information forms, reports, and copy prints.
INFORMATION FORMS
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of information forms from Project Soho arranged alphabetically by street name and, within that arrangement by street number and side of street, e.g. east side of Broadway and then the west side of Broadway, and north side of Broome Street followed by the south side of Broome Street. Depending on the street, all the even numbered street addresses will be followed by all the odd numbered streets addresses or vice versa.
420 -- 430 Broadway, east side
434 -- 458 Broadway, east side
460 -- 486 Broadway, east side
488 -- 528 Broadway, east side
530 -- 566 Broadway, east side
568 -- 602 Broadway, east side
419 -- 429 Broadway, west side
433 -- 461 Broadway, west side
465 -- 487 Broadway, west side
489 -- 527 Broadway, west side
529 -- 567 Broadway, west side
569 -- 601 Broadway, west side
436 -- 438 Broome Street, north side
442 -- 468 Broome Street, north side
470 -- 482 Broome Street, north side
484 -- 519 Broome Street, north side
429 -- 437 Broome Street, south side
453 -- 467 Broome Street, south side
469 -- 479 Broome Street, south side
483 -- 499 Broome Street, south side
251 -- 289 Canal Street, north side
301 -- 311 Canal Street, north side
313 -- 331 Canal Street, north side
335 -- 357 Canal Street, north side
359 -- 375 Canal Street. north side
2 -- 140 Crosby, west side
54 -- 70 Grand Street, north side
72 -- 80 Grand Street, north side
90 -- 104 Grand Street, north side
53 -- 69 Grand Street, south side
71 -- 87 Grand Street, south side
89 -- 105 Grand Street, south side
107 -- 115 Grand Street, south side
1 -- 36 Greene Street, east side
38 -- 52 Greene Street, east side
58 -- 86 Greene Street, east side
90 -- 122 Greene Street, east side
128 -- 149 Greene Street, east side
7 -- 31 Greene Street, west side
33 -- 55 Greene Street, west side
57 -- 83 Greene Street, west side
91 -- 117 Greene Street, west side
121 -- 143 Greene Street, west side
31 -- 37 Howard Street, south side
30 -- 38 Howard Street, north side
51 -- 53 Leonard Street
16 -- 36 Mercer Street, east side
66 -- 96 Mercer Street, east side
142 -- 172 Mercer Street, east side
1 -- 35 Mercer Street, west side
41 -- 79 Mercer Street, west side
81 -- 121 Mercer Street, west side
123 -- 172 Mercer Street, west side
93 -- 107 Prince Street, north side
109 -- 125 Prince Street, north side
129 -- 143 Prince Street, north side
72 -- 90 Prince Street, south side
94 -- 106 Prince Street, south side
110 -- 126 Prince Street, south side
128 -- 140 Prince Street, south side
106 -- 108 Reade Street
79 -- 83 Spring Street, north side
91 -- 101 Spring Street, north side
107 -- 121 Spring Street, north side
127 -- 141 Spring Street, north side
143 -- 157 Spring Street, north side
80 -- 124 Spring Street, south side
126 -- 140 Spring Street, south side
146 -- 162 Spring Street, south side
305 -- 331 West Broadway, east side
339 -- 361 West Broadway, east side
375 -- 399 West Broadway, east side
407 -- 435 West Broadway, east side
445 -- 475 West Broadway, east side
308 -- 310 West Broadway, west side
338 -- 404 West Broadway, west side
420 -- 438 West Broadway, west side
458 -- 482 West Broadway, west side
2 -- 26 Wooster Street, east side
38 -- 50 Wooster Street, east side
69 -- 90 Wooster Street, east side
98 -- 128 Wooster Street, east side
134 -- 158 Wooster Street, east side
3 -- 27 Wooster Street, west side
31 -- 55 Wooster Street, west side
61 -- 83 Wooster Street, west side
95 -- 121 Wooster Street, west side
130 -- 155 Wooster Street, west side
5 Worth Street
REPORTS
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of written reports for Project Soho.
reports for Soho Seminar by L. Vitello
NSF report-- grant request
NSF report-- Sociology, History and Economic Development of Soho
NSF report-- Zucker, Smith, Snook, Dileo, Poeter, Fernbach
Soho Art History Report by W. Leininger
1963 South Houston Industrial Area report by Chester Rapkin
PROJECT SOHO COPY PRINTS
Scope and Contents note
The third subseries is the copy prints of Project Soho and it is further divided into seven sub-subseries. This arrangement conforms to Weisman's arrangement as set up in his indices. These indices are the first sub-subseries and provide thorough cross-indexing for all the copy prints. The second sub-subseries is 5 x 8 copy prints arranged alphabetically by street name and side of street (e.g. Broadway, east side). The third sub-subseries is the 35mm film prints of the front of the Soho buildings arranged by roll numbers one through forty-two, based on the Weisman index. The fourth sub-subseries is the 120mm film print copies of original architects' drawings arranged by roll number A through Z, from the Weisman index. The fifth sub-subseries is the 35mm film prints of original architects' drawings arranged by roll number AA to EE in order to maintain the order of the Weisman index. The sixth sub-subseries is 120 mm film of specific details of Soho buildings arranged by roll number HB (1) through to HB (6), also to correspond to the Weisman index. The seventh, and final, sub-subseries consists of miscellaneous Soho prints that were a part of Project Soho.
Indices
index to buildings by architect, date, materials
index to photographs
index to photographs copy
Soho photo notes
index cards -- building photographs by address
Soho Prints
Broadway -- east side, evens
Broadway -- west side, odds
Broome Street -- north side, evens, south side, odds
Canal Street -- north side, odds
Grand Street -- north side, evens
Grand Street -- south side, odds
Greene Street -- east side, evens
Greene Street -- west side, odds
Howard Street -- north and south sides
Mercer Street -- east side, evens
Mercer Street -- west side, odds
Prince Street -- north side, odds
Prince Street -- south side, evens
Spring Street -- north side, odds
Spring Street -- south side, evens
Wooster Street -- west side, odds
35mm film prints
"(35) 1": 131 Prince Street
62 -- 98, 130 -- 156 Wooster Street, east side
"(35) 2": 145 -- 149 Spring Street, north side
450 -- 500 Broome Street, north side
"(35) 3": 468 -- 478 West Broadway, west side
"(35) 4": 411 -- 465 West Broadway, east side
"(35) 5": 101 -- 141 Prince Street, north side
"(35) 6": 85 -- 191 Spring Street, north side
"(35) 7": 55 -- 69 Mercer Street, west side
560 -- 566 Broadway, east side
35 -- 45 Wooster Street, west side
"(35) 8": 161 -- 411 West Broadway, east side
"(35) 9": 43 -- 99 Wooster, west side
100 -- 126 Wooster, east side
"(35) 10": 70 -- 72 Grand Street, north side
480 -- 494 Broome Street, north side
15 -- 25 Greene Street, west side
"(35) 11": 438 -- 448 Broome Street, north side
60 -- 118 Grand Street, north side
"(35) 12": 83 -- 87 Spring Street, north side
30 -- 52 Howard Street, north side
54 Grand Street, north side
261 -- 305 Canal Street, north side
"(35) 13": 305 -- 375 Canal Street, north side
6 -- 18 Greene Street, east side
"(35) 14": 18 -- 70 Greene Street, east side
"(35) 15": 99 -- 143 Greene Street, west side
"(35) 16": 96 -- 150 Greene Street, east side
"(35) 17": 427 -- 429, 503 - 511 Broadway, west side
9 -- 47 Mercer Street, west side
83 -- 87 Grand Street, south side
465 -- 475 Broome, south side
"(35) 18": 546 -- 716 Broadway, east side
72 -- 82 Greene Street, east side
"(35) 19": 12 -- 106 Wooster Street, east side
"(35) 20": 458 -- 556 Broadway, east side
"(35) 21": 53 -- 91 Grand Street, south side
7 -- 13 Mercer Street, west side
"(35) 22": 19 -- 87 Mercer Street, west side
43 -- 47 Grand Street, south side
"(35) 23": 426 -- 458 Broadway, east side
16 -- 60 Mercer Street, east side
"(35) 24": 131 -- 169 Mercer Street, west side
"(35) 25": 93 -- 125 Mercer Street, west side
"(35) 26": 83 -- 85 Spring Street, north side
64 -- 112 Mercer Street, east side
"(35) 27": 116 -- 172 Mercer Street, east side
"(35) 28": 67 -- 157 Wooster Street, west side
"(35) 29": 29 -- 67 Wooster Street, west side
19 -- 49 Greene Street, west side
"(35) 30": 47 -- 99 Greene Street, west side
"(35) 31": 105 -- 143 Greene Street, west side
"(35) 32": 545 -- 601 Broadway, west side
"(35) 33": 473 -- 545 Broadway, west side
"(35) 34": 425 -- 471 Broadway, west side
106 -- 108 Reade Street
5 Worth Street
51 -- 53 Leonard Street
95 -- 97 Grand Street, south side
"(35) 35": 107 -- 131 Grand Street, south side
11 -- 31 Howard Street, south side
"(35) 36": 33 -- 47 Howard Street, south side
465 -- 497 Broome Street, south side
"(35) 37": 429 -- 463 Broome Street, south side
"(35) 38": 114 -- 156 Spring Street, south side
"(35) 39": 96 -- 106 Spring Street, south side
112 -- 124 Prince Street, south side
"(35) 40": 72 -- 108 Prince Street, south side
561 -- 567 Broadway, west side
"(35) 41": 20 -- 96 Crosby Street, west side
"(35) 42": 88 -- 102 Prince Street, south side
16 Crosby Street, west side
132 -- 138 Lafayette Street
120 mm film prints of original architect's drawings
rolls A and B: plans of 74 Grand Street, 486 Broadway, 477-79 Broadway (50 -- 52 Mercer Street)
roll C: plans of 477 -- 479 Broadway (50 -- 52 Mercer Street), 486 Broadway, 39 -- 41 Wooster Street
roll D: plans of 14 -- 16 Wooster Street, 359 Canal Street, 8 Greene Street, 444 Broadway, 104 Grand Street, 359 West Broadway (495 Broome Street)
roll E: plans of 91 -- 93 Mercer Street, 60 Grand Street, 83 -- 87 Grand Street
roll F: plans of 83 -- 87 Grand Street, 542 -- 544 Broadway, 361 Canal Street, 107 -- 113 Grand Street (32 Mercer Street), 64 -- 68 Wooster
roll G: plans of 64 -- 68 Wooster Street, 89 Grand Street, 329 -- 331 Canal Street (6 Greene Street), 458 Broadway (123 Grand Street)
roll H: plans of 458 Broadway (123 Grand Street), 79 Mercer Street, 27 Howard Street, 428 -- 432 Broadway (37 -- 39 Howard Street)
roll I: plans of 428 -- 432 Broadway (37 -- 39 Howard Street), 114 -- 116 Spring Street
roll J: plans of 158 Wooster Street, 8 Greene Street, 15 -- 17 Greene Street
roll K: plans of 37 -- 61 West Houston, 169 Mercer Street, 15 --21 Wooster Street, 568 -- 578 Broadway
roll L: plans of 568 -- 578 Broadway, 90 Wooster Street (140 Spring Street), 331 -- 335 West Broadway, 155 -- 157 Mercer Street
roll M: plans of 155 -- 157 Mercer Street, 152 -- 156 Wooster Street, 105 -- 113 Wooster Street, 131 -- 135 Prince Street
roll N: plans of 131 -- 135 Prince Street, 434 -- 448 Broadway, 530 Broadway
roll O: plans of 434 -- 438 Broadway, 127 Spring Street, 117 -- 119 Mercer Street, 145 -- 148 Wooster Street
roll P: plans of 146 -- 148 Wooster Street, 155 -- 157 Mercer Street, 583 -- 587 Broadway, 142 -- 144 Wooster Street, 138 -- 140 Greene Street
roll Q: plans of 132 -- 140 Greene Street, 115 -- 121 Prince Street
roll R: plans of 115 -- 121 Prince Street, 124 -- 126 Wooster Street, 27 Howard Street, 453 West Broadway
roll S: plans of 407 -- 409 West Broadway, 425 West Broadway, 555 Broadway (120 -- 126 Mercer Street)
roll T: plans of 555 Broadway, 15 -- 17 Mercer Street, 561 -- 563 Broadway
roll U: plans of 421 West Broadway, 71 Mercer Street, 78 Greene Street
roll V: plans of 139 -- 141 Spring Street (94 -- 98 Wooster Street), 484 -- 490 Broome Street (59 Wooster Street), 135 Wooster Street
roll W: plans of 135 Wooster Street, 125 Prince Street, 78 Greene Street, 80 -- 82 Wooster Street
roll X: plans of 149 -- 153 Wooster Street, 115 -- 121 Wooster Street, 445 -- 449 West Broadway
roll Y: plans of 444 Broadway, 121 Prince Street (fire escapes), 55 Grand Street, 98 Greene Street, 81 Green Street, 118 Spring Street
roll Z: plans of 347 West Broadway, 171 Mercer Street, 112 -- 114 Prince Street, 108 -- 114 Wooster Street
35 mm film prints of original architect's drawings
roll AA: plans of 91 Grand Street
9 -- 13 Mercer Street
425 Broadway
444 Broadway (10 -- 12 Crosby Street)
478 -- 482 Broadway (Roosevelt Building)
483 -- 485 Broadway (56 -- 58 Mercer Street)
96 -- 102 Grand Street
461 Broome Street
457 -- 459 Broome Street
453 -- 455 Broome Street (57 -- 59 Mercer Street)
351 -- 357 Canal Street (2 -- 4 Wooster Street)
18 -- 20 Wooster Street
27 Greene Street
23 -- 25 Greene Street
27 Howard Street
269 Canal Street
365 -- 367 Canal Street
28 -- 30 Greene Street
34 Greene Street
roll BB: plans of 55 Mercer Street
47 -- 49 Mercer Street
489 -- 493 Broome Street
51 Wooster Street
454 Broome Street (65 -- 67 Mercer Street)
85 -- 87 Mercer Street
72 Greene Street
68 Greene Street
66 Greene Street
118 Prince Street
roll CC: plans of 165 -- 167 Mercer Street
147 Spring Street
367 West Broadway (500 Broome Street)
65 Greene Street
roll DD: plans of 269 Canal Street
425 Broadway
9 -- 13 Mercer Street
34 Greene Street
28 -- 30 Greene Street
365 -- 367 Canal Street
27 Greene Street
18 --20 Wooster Street
351 -- 357 Broadway
47 -- 49 Mercer Street
453 -- 455 Broome Street
96 -- 102 Grand Street
72 Greene Street
64 Greene Street
85 Mercer Street
454 Broome Street
65 Greene Street
367 West Broadway (500 Broome Street)
147 Spring Street
roll EE: plans of 163 Mercer Street
118 Prince Street
331 -- 335 West Broadway (53 Grand Street)
165 -- 67 Mercer Street
325 Canal Street
uptown Stewart store
120 mm film prints of building details
"roll HB (1)": 69 Mercer Street
478 -- 482, 486, 512, 540, 542, 550 Broadway
"roll HB (2)": 444, 452, 462 -- 468, 478 -- 482 Broadway
"roll HB (3)": 15 -- 17, 23 -- 25 Greene Street
337 -- 341 Canal Street (9 -- 13 Greene Street)
55, 57 -- 59 Mercer Street (453 -- 55 Broome Street)
"roll HB (4)": 70, 72 Grand Street (29, 36 -- 38 Wooster Street)
484 -- 490 Broome Street (59 Wooster Street)
"roll HB (5)": unidentified
"roll HB (6)": unidentified person at drawing board
Miscellaneous Project Soho prints
various architectural engineers' photographs
broken iron reports and photographs
maps
unidentified buildings photographs and negatives
Series V. Laing Stores Project
Scope and Contents note
One of Weisman's first tasks as a commissioned consultant to the New York City Landmarks was to oversee the dismantling of the historic Laing Stores, the oldest block of cast iron in America and one of the earliest milestones of modernism, designed in 1849 by the mechanical engineer and inventor James Bogardus (1800 -- 1874). The Smithsonian Institution sponsored Weisman's photographic documentation of the event as a part of a traveling exhibition in the 1970's.
This series consists of exhibition information and a daily journal of disassembly of the Laing Stores, made by field supervisor Benjamin Walbert. A selection of photos from eighteen rolls of film taken during the disassembly project is available in this series, as both negatives and prints.
This series in unique in giving both a history of the design and construction of an important building in combination with its dismantling and partial reassembly, and revealing the interrelationship of brick and timber construction with the use of cast iron facades.
The real estate on which the Laing Stores stood was turned over to the City University of New York for the projected Manhattan Community College, in exchange for which the CUNY, agreed to re-erect the Laing building within the college complex. The iron sections were placed in a storage area. This projected project was never brought to fruition. These sections were later to be part of another never begun project as part of the Washington Market Urban Renewal Project. The Bogardus Building on the South Street Seaport Museum block was then originally designed as an armature to house the cast iron components of the Laing Stores. Unfortunately, the valuable pieces were stolen for scrap metal in two incidents (1974, 1977). The Bogardus Building was built with a façade using a concept of exposed steel, an abstraction of Bogardus' original design, which inspired this new building but no longer containing any of the original ironwork of the Laing Stores.
In 1990, Weisman donated two architectural pieces of decorative elements from the Laing Stores, designed by William L. Miller, that are located in Decorative Arts at the New-York Historical Society.
Arrangement
This series is divided into two subseries: reports and prints.
REPORTS
Laing Stores Survey 1971
journal of disassembly by Benjamin Walbert
copies of demolition company's daily reports
Disassembly of the Laing Stores
preliminary report and rough draft of press releases
exhibition text and published brochure
PRINTS
used for Historic American Buildings Survey
Roll #1 -- Roll #4
Roll #5 -- Roll #18
miscellaneous, including shots of workmen involved in disassembly
oversize prints from Laing Stores Project exhibition (1 of 2)
oversize prints from Laing Stores Project exhibition (2 of 2)
Series VI. Manhattan Buildings Research
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of Weisman's scrapbooks of data sheets and prints arranged in chronological order by construction date. The data sheets contain such basic information as construction costs and brief physical descriptions, as well as bibliographical notes. This research material is in files in the same order as in the Weisman's binders themselves, with the exception of the indices that have been placed in the first folder. These indices give a list year-by-year of the New York City buildings included in this series. These buildings are predominantly early skyscrapers, built 1865 -- 1897. All the photos included with the information are also located among the mounted copy prints.
Index, 1865 -- 1899
1863 -- 1889
1890 -- 1897
Series VII. Lectures and Writings
Scope and Contents note
This series is comprised of both published works and drafts of various articles and lectures produced by Dr. Weisman throughout his career. It is arranged in approximate chronological order of Weisman's expanding interests as outlined in his proposed book on the history of commercial architecture in folder 964, beginning with his dissertation on Rockefeller Center and ending with an article about preservation in the 1970's. All of his major interests are represented. There are also photographs, such as Rockefeller Center and Metropolitan Square, that correspond to articles and lectures.
outline for proposed book "Selected Writings on the History of Commercial Architecture"
Ph.D. dissertation, "Architectural Significance of Rockefeller Center"
Rockefeller Center plans and drawings copy prints for dissertation and lectures, figures 1 -- 39
Rockefeller Center plans and drawings copy prints for dissertation and lectures, figures 46 -- 108
Rockefeller Center plans and drawings copy prints for dissertation and lectures, miscellaneous
History of the Skyscraper lecture schedule and list of significant buildings 1845 -- 1900, University of Pennsylvania, Spring, 1958
Modern Architecture Symposium, 1966, "The Skyscraper: 1907 -- 1917"
lecture and list of illustrations, "Origins of the Skyscraper (in English and Italian)"
The Origins of the Skyscraper (rough draft)
New View of Skyscraper History
The Chicago School Issue lecture (1971)
photos for Prairie School article (Chicago School Issue)
The Early Commercial Architecture of George B. Post, rough draft, research, correspondence
Slab Buildings article (The Architectural Review, February, 1952)
Chicago elevator buildings notes, 1883 -- 1884
photos of miscellaneous skyscrapers for the book The Rise of American Architecture (Metropolitan Museum)
History of New York Architecture article drafts
The Commercial Style in New York article rough draft
research notes on commercial architecture, predominantly from the New York Times (1874 -- 1883)
preservation lecture and Centre Daily Times, Stage College, PA, 1970, article
Remarks on Fire-Proof Construction by P.B. Wright
miscellaneous building photos for lecture
Series VIII. Specific Architects Material
Scope and Contents note
This series predominantly consists of prints and negatives of buildings by specific architects, such as E. H. Kendall, Peabody and Stearns, Samuel Warner, and Alfred Zucker. These photos were taken by students of Dr. Weisman to accompany their school projects and dissertations. The series also includes photocopies of pages from Cyclopedia of American Biographyon three important figures in architectural writing and history: Michael A. Mikkelsen, Montgomery Schuyler and Henry R. Towne.
E. H. Kendall photos - Dick Porter's dissertation
Peabody and Stearns pictures and list of buildings
Samuel Warner photos- taken by Barbara W. Jamieson
Alfred Zucker photos and negatives
miscellaneous negatives (index included) of buildings designed predominantly by A. Zucker and H. Fernbach
photocopies of pages of Cyclopedia of American Biography, Michael A. Mikkelsen, Montgomery Schuyler, Henry R. Towne
Classical America
Series IX. Assorted Unmounted Copy Photographs
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of miscellaneous buildings, both named and unidentified, including Gradin Library in Clinton, New Jersey and buildings in St. Louis.
Gradin Library, Clinton, N.J. -- photos, newspaper article, letter
St. Louis buildings photo stats
miscellaneous prints -- named
miscellaneous prints -- unidentified
miscellaneous contact sheets -- Italy
miscellaneous architectural conceptions
Series X. Oversize Copy Photographs
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of four approximately 9 x 14 mounted print copies of unidentified buildings.
miscellaneous oversize prints
Series XI. 35 mm. Negatives
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of 35 mm rolls of film of miscellaneous buildings, predominately in Manhattan but also including Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. A second small subseries of miscellaneous negatives includes the Weisman family and figure drawings. Prints and negatives of the images of the buildings are also available in Series I, II, and IV.
BUILDINGS
Manhattan, New York -- photographed by Winston Weisman, 1960
Manhattan, New York -- from miscellaneous books and magazines
images from Deleeuw Views of Broadway
images from King's Views of New York
Baltimore, MD and Rhode Island
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA -- images from Weisman's functionalism article
United Kingdom
miscellaneous architectural photographs --from books
images from Architectural Record
images from Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
images from Badger's Illustrated Catalogue of Cast-Iron Archicture by Daniel D. Badger
images from History of the Skyscraper by Franciso Mujica
images of Church plans -- from an unidentified German book
images of medieval iconography and coins
MISCELLANEOUS
images of figure drawings
Weisman family photograph
Oversize maps
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These maps may not have been donated by Winston Weisman.