Architectural drawings (visual works)
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Brooklyn Bridge drawings and plans
Collection REC-0010
Abstract:
The Brooklyn Bridge was built over a thirteen year span beginning in 1869. This extensive collection contains the architectural plans and drawings created during the design, planning and construction stages for the suspension bridge by Civil Engineer, John Augustus Roebling, and includes drawings by his son Washington A. Roebling. The bridge officially opened in 1883.
Dates:
1869-1981; bulk 1869-1950
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Collection of architectural drawings of the Surrogate's Courthouse and other facilities used by the Department of Records and Information Services, 1897-1998, undated
Collection ACC-2023-006
Dates:
1897-1998, undated
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Department of Buildings architectural drawings and plans for Lower Manhattan
Collection REC-0074
Abstract:
The Department of Buildings requires the filing of applications and supporting material for permits to construct or alter buildings in New York City. This collection contains the plans and drawings filed with the Department of Buildings between 1866-1978, for the buildings on all 958 blocks of Lower Manhattan, from the Battery to 34th Street, as well as a small quantity of material for blocks outside that area.
Dates:
circa 1866-1978
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- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.). Office of the President. Bureau of Public Buildings and Offices (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Board of Trustees of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Bridges (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Buildings (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Department of Real Estate Services (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of General Services. Division of Design and Construction Management (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of General Services. Division of Public Structures (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Highways (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Housing and Buildings (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Plant and Structures (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Transportation (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Fire Department. Bureau of Inspection of Buildings (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Tenement House Department (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Transportation Administration (1)
- New York Bridge Company (1)
- Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 (1)
- Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869 (1)
- Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926 (1)
- Switzer Group (1)
- United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.) (1)
- Unknown (1)