Lathrop Douglass architectural drawings 3460580Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

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Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift. Accession number--1981.005.

 History

Lathrop Douglass was born in Kansas City, Mo. in 1907. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1929, studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Fontainebleau, France, and returned to Yale, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1932.

 History

Between 1938 and 1941, he worked for the Housing Board of the State of New York, and during World War II he was in charge of design for a repair program for bases, hospitals and utilities in Africa and the Middle East. After working for John W. Harris Associates for several years, he founded his own firm in 1947.

 History

During his firm's first years, he designed a series of office building for the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and various affiliates. In 1956, he received first prize at the Festival International d'Architecture in Paris for his design the Creole Petroleum Building in Caracas, Venezuela.

 Scope and Content

Architectural drawings for Douglass' projects, particularly Cross County Center, Yonkers, N.Y., 1955-1965; Eudowood Shopping Plaza, Baltimore, Md., 1961-1973; Garden Center, Paramus, N.J., 1961-1966; Melville Mall, North Terminal Business Center Urban Renewal Project, New Bedford, Mass., 1969-1973; Sunrise Mall, Massapequa, N.Y., 1971-1972; and other projects, largely shopping centers.

 Preferred Citation

Lathrop Douglass architectural drawings, Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

 Arrangement

The collection consists of one series: Series I: Architectural Drawings

 Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans Architecture -- New Jersey -- Paramus Architecture -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford Architecture -- New York (State) -- Yonkers Architecture -- New York (State) -- Massapequa Shopping centers -- New York (State) -- Yonkers Shopping centers -- New Jersey -- Paramus Shopping centers -- Maryland -- Baltimore Shopping centers -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford Shopping malls -- New York (State) -- Massapequa Shopping malls -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford architectural drawings (visual works) Architects Sunrise Mall (Massapequa, N.Y.) Melville Mall (New Bedford, Mass.) North Terminal Business Center Urban Renewal Project (New Bedford, Mass.) Cross County Center (Yonkers, N.Y.) Garden Center (Paramus, N.J.) Eudowood Shopping Center (Baltimore, Md.) Series I: Architectural DrawingsConnecticut Post Shopping Center (Milford, Connecticut) [Alexander's Department Store]1961Box 11Scope and Contents

18 drawings

Ridgeway Shopping Center (Stamford, Connecticut)1971Box 12Scope and Contents

7 drawings

Ridgeway Shopping Center (Stamford, Connecticut)1971Box 23Scope and Contents

7 drawings

Ridgeway Shopping Center (Stamford, Connecticut)1971Box 24Scope and Contents

6 drawings

Temple of Understanding (Washington , D.C.)1960Box 25Scope and Contents

4 drawings

Biscayne Bayfront Plaza (Miami, Florida)1971Box 36Scope and Contents

23 drawings

Biscayne Bayfront Plaza (Miami, Florida)1971Box 37Scope and Contents

12 drawings

Biscayne Bayfront Plaza (Miami, Florida)1971Box 38Scope and Contents

12 drawings

Biscayne Bayfront Plaza (Miami, Florida)1971Box 39Scope and Contents

10 drawings

Sebring Mall (Sebring, Florida)1973Box 410Scope and Contents

18 drawings

Hutchinson Island Center (St. Lucie Co., Florida)1970Box 111Scope and Contents

5 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1961-1965Box 512Scope and Contents

22 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1961Box 613Scope and Contents

51 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1961Box 714Scope and Contents

34 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1961Box 515Scope and Contents

22 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1960-1961Box 816Scope and Contents

54 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1961Box 917Scope and Contents

26 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1971Box 918Scope and Contents

9 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1972Box 1019Scope and Contents

14 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1971Box 1020Scope and Contents

1 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1971Box 721Scope and Contents

6 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1961Box 1122Scope and Contents

41 drawings

Eudowood Shopping Plaza (Baltimore, Maryland)1971-1973Box 1223Scope and Contents

40 drawings

Beltway Plaza (Greenbelt, Maryland)1963Box 424Scope and Contents

3 drawings

Beltway Plaza (Greenbelt, Maryland)1964Box 1325Scope and Contents

32 drawings

Melville Mall, North Terminal Business Center Urban Renewal Project (New Bedford, Massachusetts)1973Box 1526Scope and Contents

5 drawings

Melville Mall, North Terminal Business Center Urban Renewal Project (New Bedford, Massachusetts)1973Box 1427Scope and Contents

47 drawings

Melville Mall, North Terminal Business Center Urban Renewal Project (New Bedford, Massachusetts)1973Box 1528Scope and Contents

27 drawings

Melville Mall, North Terminal Business Center Urban Renewal Project (New Bedford, Massachusetts)1973Box 1629Scope and Contents

18 drawings

Melville Mall, North Terminal Business Center Urban Renewal Project (New Bedford, Massachusetts)1973Box 1630Scope and Contents

51 drawings

Melville Mall - North Terminal Business Center Urban Renewal Project (New Bedford, Massachusetts)1969-1971Box 431Scope and Contents

24 drawings

Monmouth Shopping Center (Eatontown, New Jersey) [Alexander's Department Store]1972Box 1732Scope and Contents

18 drawings

Short Hills Shopping Center (Millburn, New Jersey)1971Box 1833Scope and Contents

19 drawings

Colonial Mall - Speedwell Avenue Urban Renewal Project (Morristown, New Jersey)1971-1972Box 1834Scope and Contents

10 drawings

Colonial Mall - Speedwell Avenue Urban Renewal Project (Morristown, New Jersey)1971-1972Box 1935Scope and Contents

15 drawings

Colonial Mall - Speedwell Avenue Urban Renewal Project (Morristown, New Jersey)1972-1973Box 1936Scope and Contents

23 drawings

Colonial Mall - Speedwell Avenue Urban Renewal Project (Morristown, New Jersey)1971-1973Box 1737Scope and Contents

4 drawings

Colonial Mall - Speedwell Avenue Urban Renewal Project (Morristown, New Jersey)1972Box 1138Scope and Contents

6 drawings

Alexander's Department Store (Paramus, New Jersey)1961Box 2039Scope and Contents

14 drawings

Alexander's Department Store (Paramus, New Jersey)1961Box 2140Scope and Contents

33 drawings

Garden Center (Paramus, New Jersey) [Alexander's Department Store]1961Box 2241Scope and Contents

6 drawings

Garden Center (Paramus, New Jersey) [Alexander's Department Store]1962Box 2242Scope and Contents

14 drawings

Garden Center (Paramus, New Jersey)1962Box 2243Scope and Contents

17 drawings

Lord and Taylor Fashion Center (Paramus, New Jersey)1965-1966Box 2344Scope and Contents

20 drawings

Lord and Taylor Fashion Center (Paramus, New Jersey)1965-1967Box 2445Scope and Contents

34 drawings

Suburban Shoppers' World (Amherst, New York)1961Box 2546Scope and Contents

34 drawings

Suburban Shoppers' World (Amherst, New York)1961-1962Box 2647Scope and Contents

25 drawings

Suburban Shoppers' World (Amherst, New York) [Satter's Tire Shop]1962Box 2748Scope and Contents

11 drawings

Central Westchester Mall (Greenburgh, New York)1968Box 1149Scope and Contents

11 drawings

Sunrise Mall (Massapequa, New York)1971Box 2750Scope and Contents

11 drawings

Sunrise Mall (Massapequa, New York)1971Box 2751Scope and Contents

17 drawings

Sunrise Mall (Massapequa, New York)1971Box 2852Scope and Contents

16 drawings

Sunrise Mall (Massapequa, New York)1971Box 2853Scope and Contents

10 drawings

Sunrise Mall (Massapequa, New York)1971-1972Box 2954Scope and Contents

18 drawings

Sunrise Mall (Massapequa, New York)1971-1973Box 1155Scope and Contents

61 drawings

Sunrise Mall (Massapequa, New York)1971-1972Box 3056Scope and Contents

28 drawings

Portchester Station (Port Chester, New York)1971Box 2957Scope and Contents

6 drawings

Portchester Village Business Center (Port Chester, New York)1971Box 2958Scope and Contents

1 drawings

Byrom Towers (Portchester, New York)1973Box 3159Scope and Contents

56 drawings

Portchester Village Business Center (Portchester, New York)1971-1973Box 2960Scope and Contents

9 drawings

Portchester Village Business Center (Portchester, New York)1973Box 2961Scope and Contents

6 drawings

Portchester Village Business Center (Portchester, New York)1972Box 3162Scope and Contents

25 drawings

Eastview Mall (Victor, New York)1970Box 3263Scope and Contents

24 drawings

Eastview Mall (Victor, New York)1970Box 3364Scope and Contents

1 drawings

Cross Country Center (Yonkers, New York)1955Box 3365Scope and Contents

68 drawings

Cross Country Center (Yonkers, New York) [Alexander's Department Store]1962Box 3366Scope and Contents

35 drawings

Cross Country Center (Yonkers, New York) [Alexander's Department Store]1962Box 3467Scope and Contents

21 drawings

Cross Country Center (Yonkers, New York)1966Box 3468Scope and Contents

18 drawings

Park City Shopping Center (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)1970Box 3469Scope and Contents

2 drawings

Cedarbrook (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)1962Box 3470Scope and Contents

19 drawings

Cedarbrook (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)1962Box 3571Scope and Contents

16 drawings

Cedarbrook (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)1962-1964Box 3572Scope and Contents

19 drawings

Cedarbrook (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)1963-1964Box 3673Scope and Contents

48 drawings

Office Building (Caracas, Venezuela)1970Box 1074Scope and Contents

17 drawings

Palos Grandes (Caracas, Venezuela)1970Box 3775Scope and Contents

9 drawings

Palos Grandes (Caracas, Venezuela)1970Box 3776Scope and Contents

12 drawings

Shopping-Office-Hotel (Caracas, Venezuela)1969Box 3777Scope and Contents

8 drawings

Tyson's Corner Center (Fairfax County, Virginia)1967Box 3878Scope and Contents

22 drawings

Tyson's Corner Center (Fairfax County, Virginia)1967Box 3979Scope and Contents

33 drawings

Woodland Plaza (Fairfax County, Virginia)1971Box 4080Scope and Contents

3 drawings

Woodland Plaza (Fairfax County, Virginia)1972Box 4081Scope and Contents

8 drawings

Shelter City Mall (South Charleston, West Virginia)1972Box 4082Scope and Contents

8 drawings

Shelter City Mall (South Charleston, West Virginia)1972Box 4083Scope and Contents

9 drawings