Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Mullett & Co. architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress) |
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Inclusive Dates | 1866-ca. 1942 |
Call No. | Guide Record |
Creator | A.B. Mullett & Co., architect |
Creator | Mullett, A. B. (Alfred Bult), 1834-1890, architect |
Extent | 991 architectural drawings (chiefly) ; various sizes, most in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller. |
Extent | 2 albums (9 photographic prints, 2 graphite drawings, 59 photomechanical prints) ; 35 x 23 cm. or smaller. |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021010 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/95858231 |
Summary | Includes many examples of Mullett's designs completed during his tenure as Architect of the Treasury as well as drawings for the Sun Building. Also includes a representative sample of A.B. Mullett & Co.'s output spanning the first quarter of the 20th century. Primarily architectural drawings for residential buildings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, transportation buildings, religious buildings, and health care facilities in Washington, D.C., designed between 1875 and ca. 1942; government buildings in cities throughout the United States designed between 1866 and 1874, including federal customhouses, post offices; and a skyscraper office building for the Baltimore Sun newspaper. Materials document various phases of the design process, from presentation drawings to working drawings and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes engineering drawings, some architectural drawings by other creators, as well as source materials. |
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