Electus D. Litchfield architectural drawings and photographs, 1912-1940

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
3460629 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Litchfield, Electus D. (Electus Darwin), 1872-1952; Rogers, Pliny, 1882-1930; Gander, Gander & Gander; Tracy, Swartwout & Litchfield; Electus D. Litchfield & Rogers
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
14 cubic feet
Language(s):
English .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/avery_assets/Litchfield.pdf
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

Summary

Architectural drawings and photographs of Litchfield's designs for Yorkship village (housing for ship workers during World War I near Camden, N.J.); Public Library, St. Paul, Minn.; memorial to Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.; 800 Park Avenue and other New York City apartment houses; Albany Post Office, Albany, N.Y. (designed by Gander, Gander & Gander, with Litchfield as consulting architect); and other projects.

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.

Preferred Citation

Electus D. Litchfield architectural drawings and photographs. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Various gifts. Accession number--1942.001, 1947.001, 1950.003.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Biographical / Historical

Architect. Litchfield was active in New York City. He worked independently, and in partnership with Pliny Rogers (1882-1930) as Electus D. Litchfield & Rogers, and with Tracy, Swartout & Litchfield from 1908-1912.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Architects CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
architectural drawings (visual works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
800 Park Avenue (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Albany Post Office (Albany, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Saint Paul Public Library CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Yorkship Village (Camden, N.J.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Apartment houses -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architectural design CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic -- New Jersey -- Camden CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Historic sites -- New York (State) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Memorials -- New York (State) -- Oyster Bay CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Post office buildings -- New York (State) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Public buildings -- New York (State) -- Albany CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Public libraries -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Working class -- Dwellings CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID