Carrère & Hastings architectural drawings and papers, 1899-1930

Carrère & Hastings architectural drawings and papers, 1899-1930

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
3460615 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Carrère, John Merven, 1858-1911; Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929; Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848-1909; Du Pont, Alfred I (Alfred Irénée), 1864-1935; Reed, David Aiken, 1880-1953; Carrère & Hastings
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
1295 items
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 and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Scope and Content

Architectural drawings and photographs of architectural drawings with some related correspondence of residential and public buildings, churches, libraries, theaters, monuments, and bridges including: the Henry Hudson Bridge, Triborough Bridge, and the Manhattan Bridge in New York; Edward Henry Harriman's Arden House in Harriman, N.Y.; the Alfred I. Dupont mansion in Roslyn, N.Y.; the David A. Reed house in Washington, D.C.; the reconstruction of the Grand Army Plaza in New York City; the Memorial Amphitheater for Arlington National Cemetery; and various bicentennial buildings for Yale University. Of note are drawings of the grounds, details of buildings, and furniture for the New York Public Library, 1908-1909.

Arrangement

The collection contains one series: Series I: Architectural Drawings

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 and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Columbia University is providing access to the materials in the Library's collections solely for noncommercial educational and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of Columbia University is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. In addition to permission from Columbia University, permission of the copyright owner (if not Columbia University) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distributions, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. Columbia University makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.

Preferred Citation

Carrère & Hastings architectural drawings and papers. Located in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Various gifts. Accession number--1000.003, 1992.005, 1996.003, 1996.009, 2004.017.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Revision Description

2009-06-25 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Architectural firm in New York City.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Photographic prints
architectural drawings (visual works)
Name
Alfred I. Dupont mansion (Roslyn, N.Y.)
Arden House (Harriman, N.Y.)
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.). Memorial Amphitheater
David I. Reed house (Washington, D.C.)
New York Public Library. Humanities and Social Sciences Library
Yale University. Bicentennial Buildings
Place
Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.)
Henry Hudson Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Manhattan Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Triborough Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Subject
Architectural firms -- New York (State) -- New York
Architecture -- Details
Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans
Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Harriman
Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- New York
Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Roslyn
Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Washington (D.C.)
Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York
Cemeteries -- Virginia -- Arlington
Church buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
College buildings -- Connecticut -- New Haven
Furniture -- New York (State) -- New York
Landscape architecture -- New York (State) -- New York
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
Monuments -- New York (State) -- New York
Public buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
Theaters -- New York (State) -- New York

Series I: Architectural Drawings

Nyda.1000.003 00264 to 00290

Arden House (Harriman, NY), 1915-1916

25 sheets : various media ; 72.3 x 107.9 (29 3/8 x 47 1/2 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00320 to 00263

Arden House (Harriman, NY), 1905-1910

39 sheets : various media ; 120.8 x 166.1 cm. (47 3/4 x 65 3/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00293 to 00311

Arden House, East Wing, alterations and additions (Harriman, NY), 1928

29 drawings : graphite on tracing paper ; 85.0 x 149.7 cm. (33 1/2 x 58 7/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00961 to 00988

Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Amphitheater (Arlington, VA), 1905

28 photomechanical reproductions : blueprints on paper ; log x 165 cm (43 x 65 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 .00055 to 00062

Blair, C. Ledyard, Estate (Flatts Village, Bermuda Islands), ca. 1927

8 photomechanical reproductions : various processes ; 30 7/8 x 47 3 /8 in. (78.4 x 119.7 cm.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00001 to 00054

Blair, C. Ledyard, Estate, Estate structures (Flatts Village, Bermuda Islands), 1928-1929

54 sheets : various media ; 114.7 x 184.9 cm. (44 3/8 x 73 1/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00063 to 01260

Castle, William R., House (Washington, DC), 1929-1931

63 sheets : various media ; 93.4 x 154 cm. (35 7/8 x 60 5/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level records

Nyda.1000.003 00771 to 00853

Central Presbyterian Church (Montclair, NJ), 1921-1922

87 drawings : various media ; 103.0 x 156.4 cm (40 3/4 x 61 3/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00344 to 00405, 00489 to 00493, 00499 to 00509

Deering Howe, William, House (Jerico, NY), 1926-1928

166 sheets : various media ; 138.5 x 163.5 cm. (54 1/2" x 64 1/2") or smaller.

Project-level record [Part I]

Project-level record [Part II]

Nyda.1000.003 00870

DuPont Fountain (Wilmington, DE), 1926-1927

1 drawing : graphite on paper ; 63.8 cm. x 50.0 cm. (25 1/8 in. x 19 6/8 in.)

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00862 to 00869

DuPont, Alfred I., Chapel (Wilmington, DE), 1929

8 sheets : various media ; 57.1 x 50.4 cm. (22 3/8 x 19 7/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00123 to 00144,00146 to 00156,00194 to 00208

DuPont, Alfred I., Mansion (Rosyln, NY), 1916-1918

107 sheets : various media ; 130 x 165.8 cm. (50 1/2 x 65 1/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record [Part I]

Project-level record [Part II]

Nyda.1000.003 00871 to 00911

Durand-Ruel Building (New York, NY), 1912-1927

41 drawings : various media ; 202.2 x 118.6 cm. (79 3/4 x 46 3/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level records

Nyda.1000.003 00912 to 00919

Episcopal Residence, No. 7 Gramercy Park, alterations and additions (New York, NY), ca. 1904

8 photomechanical reproductions : blueline prints on paper ; 53.7 x 90.0 cm. (21 1/8 x 34 1/2 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01079

Grand Army Plaza, reconstructions (New York, NY), 1913

1 photomechanical reproduction : blueprint on paper ; 120.0 x 239.7 cm. (47 1/4 x 94 3/8 in.)

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00145,00226 to 00227

Guest, Mrs. Frederick E., Estate, Gardens, alterations and additions (Roslyn, NY), 1921

3 drawings : graphite on tracing paper ; 99 x 166.6 cm. (39 x 65 5/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00228 to 00248

Guest, Mrs. Frederick E., Estate, Stable (Roslyn, NY), 1928

21 drawings : graphite on tracing paper, (1 col.) ; 88.5 x 106 cm. (34 3/4 x 41 3/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00920 to 00948

Hamilton Fish Park, Gymnasium (New York, NY), 1899

29 photomechanical reproductions : blueline prints on cloth ; 124.5 x 130.9 cm. (49.0 x 51 1/2 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00949 to 00954

Henry Hudson Bridge, preliminary sketches (New York, NY), [undated]

6 drawings : graphite on tracing paper ; 64.5 cm. x 52.2 cm. (25 5/8 in. x 20 5/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00956 to 00960

Lafayette College Chapel, Balcony (Easton, PA), [undated]

5 sheets : various media ; 87.5 x 83.2 cm. (34 1/2 x 32 7/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01251 to 01253

Lowell Memorial Fountain, Bryant Park, detail drawings (New York, NY), 1911

3 photomechanical reproductions : greenprints ; 73.0 x 131.2 cm. (28 3/4 x 51 3/4 in.)

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00513 to 00548

Martin, Mrs. Bradley, Tennis Court (Old Westbury, NY), 1921-1922

35 sheets : various media ; 85.7 x 94.6 cm. (33 3/4 x 37 7/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00549 to 00601

McLane, Mrs. Allan, Jr., House (Locust Valley, NY), 1924-1929

111 sheets : various media ; 131 x 138 cm. (51 1/2 x 54 1/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record [Part I]

Project-level record [Part II]

Nyda.1000.003 01020 to 01031

New York Public Library, Carnegie Circulating Branch (New York, NY), 1906

12 drawings ; 215.1 x 104.6 cm. (84 6/8 x 41 2/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00989 to 01018

New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street (New York, NY), 1906-1911

32 sheets : various media ; 144.5 x 189.2 cm. (56 7/8 x 74 1/2 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01033 to 01075

Oregon Short Line Railroad Station (Boise, ID), 1923-1926

46 sheets : various media ; 104.04 x 164.0 cm. (40 7/8 x 64 3/4 in.) or smaller

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00955

Ponce de Leon Hotel, preliminary sketches (St. Augustine, FL), ca. 1885

1 photomechanical reproduction : albertype ; 33.1 x 56 cm. (13 x 22 1/8 in.)

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01080

Presbyterian Church (St. Augustine, FL), ca. 1889

1 photo mechanical reproduction : blueline print ; 51.5 x 73.8 cm. (20 3/8 x 29 1/2 in.)

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00665 to 00748

Reed, David A., House (Washington, DC), 1929-1930

88 drawings : graphite and ink on tracing paper or cloth ; 112.5 x 126.2 cm. (44 7/8 x 49 1/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01081 to 01088

Senate Office Building, Senate Chamber, alterations and additions (Washington, DC), 1929[?]

8 sheets : various media ; 79.8 x 108.2 cm. (31 3/8 x 42 5/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01089 to 01094

Sutton Place and Yacht Basin, site plans (New York, NY), 1924-1929[?]

6 photomechanicals : 2 blueprints ; 4 photostats ; 81.8 x 111.4 cm (32 2/8 x 43 7/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01095 to 01127V

Triborough Bridge, preliminary sketches (New York, NY), ca. 1926

33 sheets : various media ; 108.5 x 193.8 cm. (42 3/4 x 76 1/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00769

United States Capitol, Senate Chambers (Washington, DC), undated

1 drawing : graphite on tracing paper (mounted on board) ; 31.7 x 50.3 cm. (12-1/2 x 19-13/16 in.); on board, 37.8 x 55.7 cm.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00749 to 00765

White, Julius A., Residence (Mill Neck, NY), 1928

17 drawings : graphite on tracing paper ; 69 x 102.5 cm. (27 1/4 x 40 1/2 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 00770

World War I Memorial Fountain, Central Park (New York, NY), undated

1 drawing : watercolor and graphite on paper on cardboard ; 39.2 cm. 52.2 cm. (15.5 in. x 20.5/8 in.)

Project-record level

Nyda.1000.003 01128 to 01175

Yale University, Bicentennial Buildings (New Haven, CT), 1900-1902

47 sheets : various media ; 163.1 x 193.6 cm. (64 1/4 x 76 1/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01190 to 01202

Yale University, Bicentennial Buildings, Alumni War Memorial, 1925-1927

13 drawings : graphite, ink on tracing paper and drafting linen ; 117.3 x 141.8 cm. (46 1/8 x 55 3/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01184 to 01189

Yale University, Bicentennial Buildings, Memorial Hall, Table (New Haven, CT), ca. 1929[?]

6 sheets : various media ; 83.2 x 162 cm. (32 7/8 x 40 1/8) or smaller.

Project-record level

Nyda.1000.003 01180 to 01183

Yale University, Bicentennial Buildings, Woolsey Hall, Newberry Memorial Organ, alterations (New Haven, CT), 1915-1929

4 sheets : various media ; 110.0 x 66.8 cm. (43 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01203 to 01250

Yale University, Centennial Buildings, Administration Building, preliminary drawings (New Haven, CT), 1927-1954

48 sheets : various media ; 89.3 x 143.6 cm. (31 1/4 x 56 5/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record

Nyda.1000.003 01177 to 01179

Yale University, Ledyard Flagpole (New Haven, CT), 1908-1909

3 drawings : graphite on tracing paper ; 84.3 x 84.9 cm. (33 1/4 x 33 3/8 in.) or smaller.

Project-level record