Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Coll. 134
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Creator:
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Smythe, Richard Haviland, 1889-1965
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Title:
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Richard Haviland Smythe Papers
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Dates:
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1909-1965 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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4 linear feet
1 container, 50 folders
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in English.
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Summary:
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Richard Haviland Smythe (1889-1965) was an architect, active in the restoration and development of the Stony Brook, Long Island area, and noted for the creation of the modern storefront as typified by Melville Shoe Corporation's chain of Thom McAn shoe stores. The collection includes correspondence and specifications, school notebooks, published material about Richard H. Smythe, architectural plans, lettered projects and oversized projects.
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Biographical Note
Architect Richard Haviland Smythe was born in 1889. He attended Brooklyn Latin School and Columbia University, from which he was granted a degree in architecture in 1909. Other education included an appointment at the American Academy in Rome.
Smythe practiced exclusively in New York City. His most significant achievement was the colonial design he employed in recreating and restoring the village of Stony Brook on Long Island, New York, for Ward Melville. Smyth also developed the modern storefront at typified by the Melville Shoe Corporation of Thom McAn shoe stores across the nation. Additionally he designed over one thousand private residences, ranging from simple cottages to mansions.
Richard Smythe died in 1965, having never married and leaving no heirs.
Content Description
The Smythe Papers consist primarily of drawings; 760 projects are included in the collection and are arranged chronologically by job number. It should be noted that in some cases, twp different projects share the same job number. Photographs of several projects and of Smythe have been removed to the Photograph Collection. Job numbers on the backs of photos can be matched with those listed on the inventory for purposes of identification.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series:
Series: Correspondence and Specifications
Series: School Notebooks
Series: Published Material about Richard H. Smythe
Series: Architectural Plans
Series: Lettered Projects
Series: Oversize Projects
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Gift of Richard Haviland Smythe.
Processing Note Collection processed by processing staff, November 1987.
Separated Materials Photographs in this collection are stored separately under call number PH171.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Richard Haviland Smythe Papers, Coll. 134, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Architectural drawings |
| Photographs |
| Architects--New York (State)--New York |
| Architecture--Conservation and restoration |
| Architecture--Designs and plans |
| Architecture--New York (State)--New York--Designs and plans |
| Commercial buildings |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Correspondence and Specifications
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Container(s)
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Description
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Job 15: Melville Shoe Corporation
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Job 57: Frank Melville, Jr.
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Jon 84: Ye Peg Woffington Coffee House
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Job 85: Henry F. Bultitude
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Job 153: John Ward Store, 260-2 West 125th Street, New York, New York
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Job 177: Thom McAn Store, 1240 Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
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Job 181: Thom McAn Store, 674 3rd Avenue, New York, New York
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Job 187: Esthetic Realty Company
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Job 231: Thom McAn Store, 734 Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, New York
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Job 240: John Ward Store, 297 Washington Street, Boston Massachusetts
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Job 246: Rival Shoe Store, 82 Delancey Street, New York, New York
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Job 324: Dr. Miller
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Job 346: Art Alliance Furniture Competition
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Job 376: Thom McAn Store, 222 ½ Rampart Street, New Orleans Louisiana
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Job 384: Thom McAn Store, 225 Huron Street, Port Huron, Michigan
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Job 391: Thom McAn Store, 11103 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
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Job 456: Thom McAn Store, 118 East 2nd Street, Owensboro, Kentucky
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Job 472: Thom McAn Store, 21 City Square, Taunton, Massachusetts
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Job 514: Dr. Robert Murphy
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Job 549: West Meadow Beach Pavilion
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Job 601: Joseph Governale
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Job 671: Richard H. Knight
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Job 677: A. H. Comstock
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Job 698: J. W. Hussey
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Job 699: Ramon Powell
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Job 705: Wesley F. Peterson
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Job 703: Louis Schieferdecker
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Job 741: John F. Faigle, Jr
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Job 754: Mrs. Diane Vahradian
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Job D: All Souls Church
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Job E: Setauket Post Office
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School Notebooks
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Container(s)
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Description
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School Notebooks
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Published Material about Richard H. Smythe
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Container(s)
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Description
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Published material about Richard H. Smythe
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Architectural Drawings and Specifications
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Job 1: Residence of Elliot Daingerfield. Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Built 1976
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1976 |
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Job 2: Concrete Houses
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August 1946 |
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Job 3: Old Field South House for Suffolk Improvement Company, #62, Old Field, Long Island (Tourlin)
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1924 |
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Job 4: Old Field South House for Suffolk Improvement Company, #63 Old Field, Long Island
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1924 |
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Job 5: John Ward Store, 507 5th Avenue. Not built
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Job 6: John Ward Store, #5-Alt. 348 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York
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February 1935 |
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Job 7: Thom McAn Store, M-3 (1) 309 8th Avenue, New York, New York
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October 1922 |
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Job 8: Thom McAn Store, Mn-4 128 3rd Avenue, New York, New York
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October 1922 |
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Job 9: John Ward Store, (Typical Furn.) Mn-5 26 East 42nd Street, New York, New York
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1924 |
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Job 10: Thom McAn Store, Mn-6 2nd Avenue and 1st Street, New York, New York
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November 1922 |
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Job 11: Thom McAn Store, Mn-7 1001 3rd Avenue, New York. New York
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November 1922 |
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Job 12: Typical Thom McAn Store
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Job 13: Open air theatre, Dogwood Hollow Stony Brook, Long Island. (not in collection)
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Job 14: Offices of Universal Film Company, 5th Avenue and 57th Street. Not built
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Job 15: Alterations and proposed new building for Melville Shoe Corporation, 145-7 East 42nd Street, New York, New York
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November 1929 |
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Job 16: Thom McAn Store, Ct-1 78 West Main Street, Meridan, Connecticut. (closed)
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December 1922 |
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Job 17: Thom McAn Store, (New Front incorporated) Ct-2 193 South Main Street, Waterbury Connecticut
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December 1922 |
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Job 18: Thom McAn Store, Bn-6 273 Grand Street, Brooklyn, New York
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December 1922 |
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Job 19: Old Field South House, # 72 Norris
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1928 |
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Job 20: Rival Store, 5th and South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1923 |
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Job 21: Thom McAn Store, Mn-8 515 8th Avenue, New York, New York
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January 1923 |
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Job 22: Thom McAn Store, Mn-9 121 Park Row, New York, New York. (closed)
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January 1923 |
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Job 23: Thom McAn Store, Bn-7 720 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York
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February 1923 |
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Job 24: Rival Store, Pa-4 8 North 13th Street, Brooklyn, New York. Built February 1923. Closed 1925
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1923 |
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Job 25: Thom McAn Store, Pa-5 2420 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Match 1923 |
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Job 26: Thom McAn Store, C-3 1284 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Open February 1923. Closed 1933
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1923 |
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Job 27: Thom McAn Store, Mn-10 286 Grand Street, New York, New York
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February 1923 |
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Job 28: Thom McAn Store, Bn-8 1407 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York
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March 1923 |
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Job 29: Thom McAn Store, Bn-9 216 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, New York
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March 1923 |
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Job 30: Thom McAn Store, Bx-1 505-7 Tremont Avenue, New York, New York
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March 1923 |
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Job 31: Thom McAn Store, Nj-2 108 Washington Street, Hoboken, New Jersey
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March 1923 |
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Job 32: Thom McAn Store, Nj-4 273 Berge4nline Avenue, Union Hill, New Jersey
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March 1923 |
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Job 33: Thom McAn Store, Pa-7 224 North 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (not in collection)
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1923 |
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Job 34: Thom McAn Store, Bn-10 413 Knicker Bocker Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
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March 1923 |
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Job 35: Thom McAn Store, Nj-1 8 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey
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March 1923 |
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Job 36: Thom McAn Store, Mn-11 48 Avenue B, New York, New York
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March 1923 |
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Job 37: Thom McAn Store, N-3 195 Springfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
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March 1923 |
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Job 38: Residence of H. V. Kaltenborn, #73 Old Field South
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1929 |
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Job 39: Thom McAn Store, Bn-12 1669 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn New York
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1923 |
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Job 40: Thom McAn Store, Mn-12 88 Bowery, New York, New York
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March 1923 |
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Job 41: Thom McAn Store, Bn-11 96 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York. (closed)
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April 1932 |
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Job 42: Thom McAn Store, Bn-13 192 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. (closed)
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April 1923 |
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Job 43: Thom McAn Store, Nj-6 630 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
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April 1923 |
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Job 44: Thom McAn Store, Bn-14 532 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Not built
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Job 45: Thom McAn Store, Mn-14 29 Canal Street, New York, New York
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April 1923 |
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Job 46: Thom McAn Store, Mn-3 1916 3rd Avenue, New York, New York
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June 1923 |
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Job 47: Cottage for Curator, Suffolk County Museum, Stony Brook, Long Island
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1946 |
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Job 48: Rectory Caroline Church, Setauket, Long Island
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December 1934 |
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Job 49: Thom McAn Store, Nj-5 335 Centrail Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
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April 1923 |
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Job 50: Thom McAn Store, Bn-15 297 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York
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July 1923 |
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Job 51: Thom McAn Store, Bn-17 642 5th Avenue Brooklyn, New York
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April 1923 |
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Job 52: Thom McAn Store, Nj-7 505 Broadway, Bayonne, New Jersey
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April 1923 |
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Job 53: Thom McAn Store, Bn-16 125 Smith Street, Brooklyn, New York. Closed 1928
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May 1923 |
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Job 54: Alternate residence of William H. Baldwin. New Canaan, Connecticut. Not built
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Job 55: Thom McAn Store, Bn-18 5016 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
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May 1923 |
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Job 56: Thom McAn Store, B-19 41 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
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May 1923 |
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Job 57: Alternate residence of Frank Melville Jr. "Sunwood" Old Field, Long Island
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1927 |
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Job 58: Thom McAn Store, Bn-20 405 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, New York. (closed)
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May 1923 |
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Job 59: Thom McAn Store, Q-1 8413 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, New York
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May 1923 |
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Job 60: Thom McAn Store, Q-2 48 ½ Main Street, Flushing, Long Island. Closed August 1923
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May 1923. |
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Job 61: Thom McAn Store, Mn-15 1412 5th Avenue, New York, New York
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May 1923 |
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Job 62: Thom McAn Store, Model "B"
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June 13, 1925 |
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Job 63: Thom McAn Store, Travelling. Not built
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Job 64: Thom McAn Store, Nj-8 130 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
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August 1923 |
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Job 65: Thom McAn Store, Mn-16 176 Bleecker Street, New York, New York
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July 1923 |
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Job 66: Sigfrid Malm Houses, See #301 for specifics, Poplar Street, Flushing, Long Island
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July 1923 |
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Job 67: Thom McAn Store, Mn-17 110 Rivington Street, New York, New York
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August 1923 |
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Job 68: Thom McAn Store, Ct-4 360 Main Street, Meriden, Connecticut. Not built
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Job 69: John C. Von Glahn, Gardener's Cottage, Sharon, Connecticut
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July 19, 1948 |
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Job 70: Thom McAn Store, Mn-18 109 8th Avenue, New York, New York. (closed)
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September 1923 |
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Job 71: Thom McAn Store, Pa-8 1015 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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September 22, 1923 |
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Job 72: Quaker Park House II. Not built (not in collection)
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Job 73: Thom McAn Store, Dc-1 1024 7th street, Washington, D.C. Closed 1924
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September 8, 1923 |
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Job 74: Thom McAn Store, Md-1 316 Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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January 1924 |
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Job 75: Thom McAn Store, D1-1 216 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware
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September 29, 1923 |
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Job 76: Thom McAn Store, Ms-3 183 Hanover Street, Boston, Massachusetts
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September 15, 1923 |
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Job 77: Thom McAn Store, Ms-5 1059 South Water Street, New Bedford
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Job 78: Thom McAn Store, Ms-6 1189 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, Massachusetts
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September 15, 1923 |
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Job 79: Thom McAn Store, Mn-20 2335 8th Avenue, New York, New York
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October 27, 1923 |
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Job 80: Thom McAn Store, Q-3 5711 Myrtle Avenue, Queens, New York
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April 12, 1924 |
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Job 81: Harvery Cornelius, residence. Crane Neck, Old Field, Long Island
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Job 82: Thom McAn Store, Bn-20 139 Washington Street. Brooklyn, New York. Closed
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October 6, 1923 |
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Job 83: Thom McAn Store, #804 1307 F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C
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September 1935 |
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Job 84: Ye Peg Woffinton Coffee House. 14 East 50th Street, New York, New York. Closed
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April 17, 1924 |
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Job 85: Alternate for Henry F. Bultitude, 115 East 57th Street, New York, New York. Sold to others
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March 1924 |
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Job 86: Thom McAn Store, Md-2 413 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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November 10, 1923 |
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Job 87: Thom McAn Store, Pa-10 414 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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November 17, 1923 |
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Job 88: Thom McAn Store, Mn-19 9 Bible House, New York, New York
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December 8, 1923 |
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Job 89: Thom McAn Store, Bn-21 719 Grand Street, Brooklyn, New York
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November 1923 |
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Job 90: Thom McAn Store, Ms-7 176 Front Street, Worchester, Massachusetts
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November 24, 1923 |
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Job 91: Alternate of Farmhouse and Cottage, "The Knoll" Norfolk, Connecticut
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Job 92: Hawkins Hill House for Suffolk Improvement Company, #1
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December 19, 1946 |
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Job 93: Thom McAn Store, N-6 266 Market Street. Newark, New Jersey
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December 1, 1923 |
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