Carl Feiss papers, [ca.1928]-1991. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Historic American Building Survey (San Francisco, Calif.)

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The Hampton Lillibridge House was built in 1796 by Rhode Island native, Hampton Lillibridge in the traditional New England style. The house was originally located at 310 East Bryan Street in Savannah, Georgia, but when it was purchased by antiques dealer, Jim Williams, in 1963 it was moved to its present location at 507 East Julian Street in Savannah, where it is known as one of Savannah's most haunted homes. From the description of Hampton Lillibridge House architectural drawings, 1...

American Institute of Architects

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The Western Association of Architects (WAA) was founded in Chicago in 1884 as a rival organization of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Members consisted of architects from the Midwest and the South with chapters forming in many states. The WAA was the first architectural organization to petition for licensure of architects. Many architects were members of both WAA and AIA and a decision was made in 1889 for WAA to merge with AIA. From the guide to the Papers of the Western...

Feiss, Carl (American urban planner, 1907-1997)

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Educator, city planner and historic preservation consultant. Carl Lehman Feiss received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1931; a Master of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1938; and studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art under Eliel Saarinen from 1932-1935. Feiss taught at Columbia University School of Architecture from 1936 to 1941, where he became director of the Planning and Housing Division. ...

Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990

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American writer. From the description of Correspondence with Alfred S. Dashiell, 1931-1940. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51846130 Carl Zigrosser and Lewis Mumford were life-long friends with shared interests in the arts, society and politics. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1925-1971, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155902319 Sir Patrick Geddes was a Scottish biologist, sociologi...

Hosmer, Charles Bridgham, 1932-

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Historian of the historic preservation movement and educator. From the description of Papers of Charles Bridgham Hosmer, Jr., 1855-1991. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 35759033 Historian, writer; Principia College, Illinois. From the description of Interviews concerning historic preservation, 1969-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78385703 Charles Bridgham Hosmer, Jr., (1932-1993) is widely regarded as the foremos...

Parsons, Kermit C. (Kermit Carlyle), 1927-

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Kermit Carlyle Parsons was born on July 15, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Miami University in Ohio in 1951 and a Master of Regional Planning degree from Cornell University in 1953. He was a recipient of a University Fellowship in Architecture at Cornell in 1951-1952 and 1952-1953. After earning his degree from Cornell, he worked as a city planner for the Cleveland (Ohio) City Planning Commission and as a city planner for the Cleveland Metropolitan Hou...

Tennessee Valley authority

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The TVA was created in 1933 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act creating a federal agency to develop the Tennessee Valley region, then suffering from soil depletion, flood damage, and economic depression. Fifty years later, over 30 electricity-producing dams controlled the Tennessee and its tributaries, and a navigation channel had been created from Paducah, Ky., to Knoxville, Tenn. In addition TVA had carried out programs to prevent pollution, improve forest and farm management, ...

Historic Savannah Foundation

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The Historic Savannah Foundation was founded in 1955 by seven women in Savannah, Georgia. committed to saving the Davenport House from demolition. The Foundation's mission is to preserve and restore historic buildings and sites; to protect Savannah's historic city plan; to advocate compatible new development; to educate the public in preservation principles and techniques; and to enhance the livability of Savannah historic districts....