Charles W. Stoughton architectural drawings, 1796-1937, bulk 1905-1937

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
3460586 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Stoughton, Charles W., 1871-1945; Stoughton, Arthur Alexander, 1867-1955; Rockefeller, John D., Jr (John Davison), 1874-1960; Stoughton & Stoughton
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
9 folders of drawings (oversize)
Language(s):
English .
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, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Summary

Architectural drawings with miscellaneous photographs, prints, and reproductions executed by Charles Stoughton, or by the architectural firm Stoughton & Stoughton, formed by the partnership of Charles and Arthur Stoughton. Projects include bridge designs for the estates of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. at Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1930-1934, and Pocantico Hills, Tarrytown, N.Y., 1929-1931; buildings at the Canton Christian College at Hong Lok, Canton, China, 1905-1913; a residence for secretaries, Young Women's Christian Association, Pak Hok Tong, Canton, China, 1915; and buildings at the Polytechnic Institute at San German, Puerto Rico, 1918-1937. Also, a plan and elevations of the grounds, with the location of the house, of the Jumel Mansion, New York, n.d.; a general plan of a hospital, 1919; a photograph of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, New York; and miscellaneous maps of various sections of New York City, undated except for one dated 1796.

Using the Collection

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, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Preferred Citation

Charles W. Stoughton architectural drawings. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York. N.Y.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Biographical / Historical

Architect in New York City.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Architects CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Maps (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
architectural drawings (visual works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Canton Christian College CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Inter American University of Puerto Rico CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Morris Mansion (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
YWCA (Pak Hok Tong, Canton, China) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
New York (N.Y.) -- Maps CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bridges -- Maine -- Mount Desert (Town) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bridges -- New York (State) -- Tarrytown CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
College buildings CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dwellings -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hospitals CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Landscape architecture CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID