Horace Ginsbern architectural drawings3464761Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-05 18:34:43 -0500.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Horace Ginsbern architectural drawings Ginsbern, Horace 3464761 English . 4,422 drawings 1902-1987 Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

 Scope and content

The collection primarily contains architectural drawings, including renderings and working drawings, for projects designed by Ginsbern. Most projects are located in Manhattan and the Bronx and cover various building types, including apartment buildings, stores, office, and industrial buildings. Some projects are not identified.

 Preferred Citation

Horace Ginsbern architectural records and papers. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, NY.

 Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift. Accession number--1989.005.

 Biographical / Historical

Horace Ginsbern's projects include the Security Mutual Insurance Company and apartment houses on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York. In Manhattan, Ginsbern designed the Harlem River Houses and Rockefeller University's Faculty House apartments. The architect was also known as Horace Ginsberg.

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