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Church architecture -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Ralph Adams Cram papers

 Collection
Call Number: FA 2015.01
Scope and Contents This collection documents the life of Ralph Adams Cram (RAC), an architect during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While there are some materials in the collection that relate to his career in architecture and his architectural firms, the materials mostly document his non-architectural pursuits. Manuscripts from his prolific literary career are well represented as well as drafts of lectures, articles, drama, poetry, short fiction, book reviews, and letters to the editor. He was a...
Dates: 1618-1997; Majority of material found within 1885-1949
Found in: Boston Public Library Archives & Special Collections / Ralph Adams Cram papers

Maginnis & Walsh architectural records

 Collection
Call Number: MS.SC.0011
Abstract

Architectural records of Maginnis & Walsh (1906-1940), a Boston-based architectural firm known for its ecclesiastical designs. The collection includes records from the successive firms Maginnis, Walsh and Kennedy, and Kennedy and Kennedy Architects. The records span the years approximately 1913-1980 and represent 618 commissions for churches, seminaries, college buildings, and hospitals through architectural drawings, plans, and specification files.

Dates: approximately 1913-1980
Found in: Boston Public Library Archives & Special Collections / Maginnis & Walsh architectural records

Peabody & Stearns architectural drawings

 Collection
Call Number: MS.SC.0017
Abstract

This collection consists of architectural drawings by Peabody & Stearns, a Boston-based architectural firm active 1870-1917. Included are architectural plans, drawings, and blueprints representing 575 commissions for commercial, residential, and ecclesiastical buildings in New England and beyond, that span the years 1837-1960.

Dates: 1837 - 1960
Found in: Boston Public Library Archives & Special Collections / Peabody & Stearns architectural drawings