Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company/George Collins. Architectural records. Series II: Projects Records Subseries 38: Files, Pennsylvania, 1891-1963 (bulk 1930-1938). - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Rafael Guastavino (1842-1908) was an architect and a builder. Born in Valencia, he studied architecture in Barcelona and built his first house in 1866. For the next 14 years, he established his reputation for fireproof construction and built factories, warehouses, and apartment houses in the Barcelona area. In 1881, he emigrated to the U.S. with his son, Rafael Jr. (1872-1950). They settled in New York City, and gained success as contractor and builder with their patented tile vaulting system. (...

R. Guastavino Company

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At the time of this project the address of Ewing & Chappell was given as 101 Park Ave. (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Connecticut College for Women, New London, Conn. [graphic] : Guastavino ceilings-plant house vestibule #101 & Allyn House vestibule #19-101 / R. Guastavino Co. June 10, 1915. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 78040652 At the time of this project the address of H. Van Buren Magonigle was given as 7 West 38 St...

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Bean, George Renshaw, 1874-1962

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The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 in the Southwark District of Philadelphia. In 1876, it was relocated three miles south to League Island at the confluence of the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. From the description of Logbooks, 1837, 1849. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122633130 The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 in the Southwark District of Philadelphia. In 1876, the yard relocated three miles south to ...