Marr and Holman Architectural Firm Records,

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1 State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives Marr and Holman Architectural Firm Records, Creator: Holman, Joseph W., Marr and Holman (Firm) Marr, Thomas Scott, Inclusive Dates: , bulk COLLECTION SUMMARY Scope & Content: Collection contains approximately 36.6 cubic feet of documents, photographs, and blueprints related to the various building projects carried out by the Nashville architectural firm of Marr and Holman. The collection is divided into five series, with Series II representing the bulk of the material (see the Organization/Arrangement of Materials section for more information about the individual series). Among the documents are bills, reports, contracts, accounts, bids, estimate, project specifications, estimates, booklets, sketches, blueprints, newspaper clippings, building material samples, and incoming and outgoing correspondence. While the majority of the outgoing correspondence was written by Joseph W. Holman between 1911 and 1929, the greatest concentration of correspondence is between the firm and the contractors and companies responsible for construction. This correspondence dates from 1920 through 1924, but 1922 was the peak year. Documents related to specific building projects may be found in more than one series. For example, material related to the construction of a science building at Middle Tennessee State Teachers College [Middle Tennessee State University] may be found in Series IV and Series V. Other notable building projects represented in the collection are various buildings for Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College [Tennessee State University], the Harry Nichol Building in 1

2 Nashville, the Nashville branch of the Federal Reserve, various buildings for the Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], buildings for the Tennessee School for the Deaf, various movie theaters for the Crescent Amusement Company (which Marr and Holman owned stock in), grocery stores and a warehouse for H. G. Hill Company, apartment buildings on West End in Nashville (which Marr and Holman were mortgagers of), buildings for the Union Ice Cream Company, and the United States Post Office in Nashville. Physical Description/Extent: 36.6 cubic feet (including 509 photographs, 2 negatives, and over 737 blueprints) Accession/Record Group Number: THS 452 Language: English Permanent Location: THS IV-C-4-6; THS V-C-1-4; M ; M Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, Administrative/Biographical History "God closed my ears to the petty noises of the world that I might better envision beautiful buildings." Thomas S. Marr Thomas Scott Marr, Jr., was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 20, 1866, to Thomas Scott Marr, Sr. ( ), a prominent Nashville banker and broker, and Delia Tarbox Marr ( ). At age three, a bout of scarlet fever caused him to go deaf. He attended public schools before going to the Tennessee School for the Deaf in Knoxville in After graduating in 1884, he matriculated at Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University), the world's only college for the deaf, in Washington, D.C. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marr had become interested in the construction of buildings in Nashville at an early age, so after his graduation he returned to Nashville and began work as a draftsman in the office of Nashville architect George W. Thompson. Because Marr only earned $2.50 per week as a draftsman, he realized that he needed more 2

3 architectural training. He therefore attended Boston's Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1891 to pursue special course work in architecture. He returned to Nashville the next year and began work at the architectural firm of Thompson and Gibel as a practicing architect, for which he was paid $12 per week. In 1897, with capital of $500, he opened his own architectural business in the old Chamber of Commerce building (also known as the Exchange Building) on 4th Avenue North. He focused on designing residential buildings. At first, business was limited, but it grew as Marr's reputation spread. Articles frequently appeared in Nashville newspapers about the homes he was building in and around the city. He also occasionally wrote articles about architecture and design for the Nashville American newspaper. During the summer of 1904, Marr hired Joseph W. Holman, then thirteen years old, as an office boy for $3.50 per week; his responsibilities included running errands and cleaning the office. He later became Marr's most valuable assistant and in 1910 they formed a partnership, known as Marr and Holman, Architects. Holman was responsible for securing new business and dealing with clients, while Marr supervised the drafting of the architectural designs. With the addition of Holman and because of the increasing success of the business, the main focus of the firm shifted from residential to industrial and commercial design (although they continued to do residential design). Their architectural designs included the use of reinforced concrete, structural steel, and prefabricated materials. At the height of their business, from the 1920s through the mid-1930s, Marr and Holman designed numerous buildings, including public schools, hotels, courthouses, hospitals, apartment complexes, college buildings, baseball stadiums, theatres, warehouses, garages, and business offices. Two of their major accomplishments were the United States Post Office (completed in 1934) and the Tennessee Supreme Court Building (completed in 1937) in Nashville. Marr also personally designed several buildings for his alma mater, the Tennessee School for the Deaf. As business grew during the 1920s, the firm hired additional draftsmen, engineers, and stenographers. One of the engineers, James L. Howard, joined the firm in 1928 as a structural engineer. His first assignment was as residential engineer on the construction of the Russell Erskine Hotel in Huntsville, Alabama. Marr hired another engineer, Richard S. Reynolds, in Reynolds was a civil engineer and a graduate of Vanderbilt University. Much of the firm's success depended on his ability to master all phases of engineering as it related to the firm. Marr died suddenly from a stroke on March 2, After Marr s death, Holman continued to control the firm until his death in The firm was then reorganized and Reynolds ran it until his retirement in

4 Organization/Arrangement of Materials The collection is divided into five series. Series I contains office files and general correspondence from 1911 through Series II holds documents related to many of the firm's various building projects from 1920 to Series III contains contracts and specifications for various building projects from 1920 to Series IV houses over 500 photographs of various building projects from 1921 through While there are blueprints scattered throughout Series I-III, most of the blueprints in the collection may be found in Series V, which contains over 700 blueprints of various building projects from approximately 1910 to Series I-IV were processed in 1985 and were not reprocessed with the addition of Series V in However, some of the container list descriptions in Series I-IV were changed in order for the entries to be more accurate and consistent. But while some container list entries may have changed, the folders themselves were not reordered. Thus, the container list entries for Series I-IV do not appear in entirely alphabetical order any more. For example, one item was alphabetized under P for Publishing House, Methodist in Series III but was alphabetized M for Methodist Publishing House in Series IV. Both entries are now listed as Methodist Publishing House. Similarly, Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College (now Tennessee State University) was listed three different ways: A & I, Agricultural, Industrial & Normal School for Colored, and A & I Normal School. All of the entries were changed to Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College. Other references to colored among the names of the various building projects were left as is because that is what was used in the original documents. Likewise, theatre is used instead of theater because that was how it was spelled in all of the documents. Conditions of Access and Use Restrictions on Access: No restrictions. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction: While the Tennessee State Library and Archives houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use. 4

5 Index Terms Personal/Family Names: Byrns, Joseph Wellington, Denhardt, Henry H., Holman, Joseph W., Lea, Luke, Marr, Thomas Scott, Sudekum, Anthony, Corporate Names/Organizations/Government Bodies: American Institute of Architects Asmus and Clark (Firm) Central State Hospital for the Insane () Crescent Amusement Company F. W. Woolworth Company Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Nashville Branch Ford Motor Company General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division H. G. Hill Co. Lipscomb University Marr and Holman (Firm) Meharry Medical College Methodist Publishing House Middle Tennessee State University Montgomery Ward Nashville Banner Publishing Company Nashville Roller Mills (Firm) Nashville Society of Architects Nashville Tennessean Publishing Company Otis Elevator Company Piggly Wiggly (Firm) Tennessee School for the Deaf Tennessee State University Tennessee. Supreme Court Union Ice Cream Company United States Postal Service United States. Public Works Administration University of Tennessee at Martin University of the South Warner Bros. Theatres, Inc. Webb School (Bell Buckle, Tenn.) William Gerst Brewing Company 5

6 Subjects: Architectural contracts -- United States Architectural design -- United States Architectural documents Architectural drawing -- Tennessee -- 20th century Architectural drawing -- United States -- 20th century Architectural firms -- Tennessee -- Records and correspondence Architectural firms -- United States -- Records and correspondence Architectural photography -- United States Architecture, Domestic -- Alabama -- 20th century Architecture, Domestic -- Kentucky -- 20th century Architecture, Domestic -- Louisiana -- 20th century Architecture, Domestic -- Tennessee -- 20th century Architecture, Domestic -- United States -- 20th century Architecture, Industrial -- Tennessee Architecture, Industrial -- United States Architecture -- Alabama -- History -- 20th century -- Designs and plans Architecture -- Kentucky -- History -- 20th century -- Designs and plans Architecture -- Louisiana -- History -- 20th century -- Designs and plans Architecture -- Tennessee -- History -- 20th century -- Designs and plans Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Designs and plans Baseball fields -- Ohio -- Toledo Baseball fields -- Tennessee -- Nashville Blueprints Decoration and ornament, Architectural High Schools -- Tennessee -- Nashville Hotels -- Alabama Hotels -- Kentucky Hotels -- Louisiana Hotels -- Tennessee Hotels -- Unites States Motion picture theaters -- Kentucky Motion picture theaters -- Tennessee Motion picture theaters -- United States Office buildings -- Design and construction Office buildings -- Designs and plans Office buildings -- Tennessee Office buildings -- United States -- Design and construction Office buildings -- United States -- Designs and plans Public works--tennessee Schools -- Tennessee -- Bell Buckle Schools -- Tennessee -- Knoxville Schools -- Tennessee -- Nashville Schools -- United States Universities and colleges -- Tennessee -- Martin 6

7 Universities and colleges -- Tennessee -- Murfreesboro Universities and colleges -- Tennessee -- Nashville Universities and colleges -- Tennessee -- Sewanee Universities and colleges -- United States Geographic Names: Bowling Green (Ky.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Central City (Ky.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Clarksville (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Columbia (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Franklin (Ky.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Greenville (Ky.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Hopkinsville (Ky.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Huntsville (Ala.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Johnson City (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Martin (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. McMinnville (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Memphis (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Monterey (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Morristown (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Murfreesboro (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Paducah (Ky.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Sewanee (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Shreveport (La.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Springfield (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Toledo (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Document Types: Architectural documents Architectural drawings (visual works) Base bid specifications Bid forms Bidding documents Blueprints (reprographic copies) Building plans Contracts Correspondence Photographs 7

8 Acquisition and Appraisal Provenance and Acquisition: The records were discovered in the home of Joseph W. Holman after purchase by a new owner, and they were donated to Historic Nashville, Inc., in 1982 through the agency of its director, Cherri Hall. Historic Nashville, Inc., then donated the records to the Tennessee State Library and Archives later that same year. Processing and Administrative Information Preferred Citation: Marr and Holman Architectural Firm Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives Processing Information: Series I-IV processed by Michael J. Olson, Gallaudet College Archives, for the Tennessee State Library and Archives, April Series V processed by William M. Thomas, Tennessee State Library and Archives, January Related Archival Materials: 26 photographs of the construction of the United States Post Office in Nashville may be found in Marr and Holman Architectural Firm Records, Addition [Acc. No. THS 633]. Blueprints of the Tennessee Supreme Court building by Marr and Holman may be found in RG 24, Tennessee Supreme Court Building Construction Records [Drawer M-6-15]. Blueprints of the Middle Tennessee Tuberculosis Hospital by Marr and Holman may be found in the unprocessed records of the State Architect received in 1978 from the Department of Finance and Administration [Drawer M-16-6]. Gallaudet University Library Deaf Collections and Archives has materials related to Thomas S. Marr as well as materials related to the Marr and Holman Architectural Firm. 8

9 DETAILED COLLECTION DESCRIPTION SERIES I. OFFICE FILES (GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE) Series Scope and Content: Series I is composed of Boxes 1-12 of the collection and the material dates from The office files included are those of Joseph W. Holman, and consist of general correspondence, carbon copies, reports, accounts, and estimates. Series Arrangement: The files are arranged in alphabetical order. CONTAINER LIST Description Date Box No. Folder No. Correspondence -- A Correspondence -- Anderson, A. J. and Company (Warner Building) Correspondence -- A American Institute of Architects American Institute of Architects Auto Bills Correspondence -- A American Institute of Architects, Tennessee Chapter -- Correspondence, reports, etc. American Institute of Architects, Tennessee Chapter -- Minutes, reports, etc American Institute of Architects, Tennessee Chapter -- Receipted bills American Institute of Architects, Tennessee Chapter -- Minutes, reports, etc Correspondence -- Applications Associated General Contractors of America Correspondence -- B Board of Education -- Elliott School Byrns, Joseph W Correspondence -- B C. V. Brown and Brothers W. G. Bush and Company Byrns, Joseph W Bransford Realty Company -- Fisk Rubber Company and Bonds' Storage Company Bransford Realty Company -- Fisk Rubber Company and Bonds' Storage Company Bransford Realty Company -- Garage building Bransford Realty Company -- Hermitage Auto

10 Company Correspondence -- B Correspondence -- B Correspondence -- C Correspondence -- C Correspondence -- C Clarksville Theatre (Crescent Amusement Company) Correspondence -- C Correspondence -- D Correspondence -- D V. H. Dowlen and Company -- Warehouse, Springfield, Tenn Correspondence -- D Correspondence -- E Edgefield and Nashville Manufacturing Company -- Warner Building Correspondence -- E Correspondence -- E Correspondence -- F Fifth Avenue Company Ford Building -- Union Motor Car Company[?] Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company -- Miscellaneous Ford Motor Company - Miscellaneous Correspondence -- F Fisk Rubber Company -- Ferriss Building Fisk Rubber Company -- Ferriss Building Fisk Rubber Company -- Bransford Building, 8th Avenue Fisk Rubber Company -- Blueprints Correspondence -- F Correspondence -- G General Fire Extinguisher Company -- Warner Building General Fire Extinguisher Company -- Miscellaneous General Fire Extinguisher Company -- Nashville Roller Mills Correspondence -- G Correspondence -- G Correspondence -- H Correspondence -- Ha-Ho Correspondence -- Ho-Hz J. R. Hale and Sons -- Warehouse

11 Harman Laundry Building Hippodrome Building Hippodrome Building Correspondence -- H Correspondence -- Ho Correspondence -- I Correspondence -- J L. Jonas and Company Correspondence -- J Correspondence -- J Correspondence -- K Correspondence -- K Correspondence -- K Correspondence -- L Correspondence -- L Correspondence -- L Correspondence -- Mc Correspondence -- Mc McFerrin, Marvin -- Residence Correspondence -- Mc Correspondence -- M Mitchell, Charles A. -- Contract Correspondence -- M Correspondence -- M Correspondence -- N Nashville Roller Mills Correspondence -- N Nashville Society of Architects Napier, J. W. -- Stable Correspondence -- N Nashville Tennessean Correspondence -- O Correspondence -- O OK Transfer and Storage Correspondence -- O Otis Elevator Palmer Building Correspondence -- P Correspondence -- P Correspondence -- P Correspondence -- P Correspondence -- P Quick Tire Service Company Correspondence -- R Rotary Club

12 Correspondence -- R Rotary Club Correspondence -- R Correspondence -- S Correspondence -- S Correspondence -- S S. W. Straus and Company Correspondence -- T Tennessee Inspection Bureau Correspondence -- T Trussed Concrete Steele Company Correspondence -- T Truscon Steel Company Correspondence -- U-V Correspondence -- U-V Correspondence -- U-V Correspondence -- W Correspondence -- W War Department Williams, Mrs. M. E. -- Residence, Belle Meade, Correspondence -- W Correspondence -- X-Y-Z

13 SERIES II. BUILDING PROJECTS Series Scope and Content: Series II is composed of Boxes of the collection and the material dates from These files constitute the largest series in the collection and consist of correspondence, proposals, estimates, folded blueprints and sketches, and samples of building materials. Series Arrangement: The files are arranged in alphabetical order by building name. CONTAINER LIST Description Date Box No. Folder No. Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College [Tennessee State University], Nashville, Tenn. -- Science Building Account cards -- A-W Asmus Theatre, Chattanooga, Tenn Andrew Jackson Hotel, Andrew Jackson Hotel, Apartment house -- Florida Bungalow Proposition Bank of Monterey, Monterey, Tenn Bankers Trust Company (Houston, Tex.) -- Nashville building Barnes Automobile Company, Central City, Ky Bassett, Frank, Hopkinsville, Ky. -- Hotel Belmont Theatre, Belmont Theatre, Blackwood Filling Station, Bond, E. M., -- Fireproof Storage Bond, E. M., -- Fireproof Storage Buford Brothers Hardware Warehouse Nashville, Tenn Campbell, Mrs. H. H., -- Store Central Grammar School, Chattanooga Hotel Proposals Chevrolet Nashville Garage, Chevrolet Nashville Garage, Circular letters to architects Citizens Investment Bank, West Palm Beach, Fla City Fire Hall, Fisher Coles Apartments, Cotton States Life Insurance Company, Nashville, Tenn Cowan Public School Building, Cowan, Tenn

14 Crabtree Transfer and Storage Warehouse, Chattanooga, Tenn Crescent Amusement Company -- Theatre, Bowling Green, Ky Crescent Amusement Company -- Theatre, Bowling Green, Ky Crescent Amusement Company -- Theatre, Bowling Green, Ky Crescent Amusement Company -- Theatre, Bowling Green, Ky Crescent Amusement Company -- Capitol Theatre, Crescent Amusement Company -- Capitol Theatre, Crescent Amusement Company -- Capitol Theatre, Crescent Amusement Company -- Woodland Theatre, Dark Tobacco Growers, Hopkinsville, Ky Davidson County Highway Denhardt, Henry H., Bowling Green, Ky. -- Residence Dyersburg Bank, Dyersburg, Tenn East Nashville theatre -- Woodland Theatre Elks Residence, Bowling Green, Ky Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company, -- Store Ewing, R. C., -- Residence undated 17 8 Farmers and Merchants Bank, Federal Reserve Bank -- Nashville Branch Federal Reserve Bank -- Nashville Branch Federal Reserve Bank -- Nashville Branch Federal Reserve Bank -- Nashville Branch Federal Reserve Bank -- Nashville Branch First National Bank, McMinnville, Tenn First National Bank, McMinnville, Tenn First National Bank, McMinnville, Tenn First Trust and Savings Bank, Clarksville, Tenn Fisher Coles Apartments, Fourth and First National Bank, Nashville Garages (3rd Ave. N. and Commerce St; 5th Ave. N. and Commerce St.) Glencourt Apartments, Glenn, Neal, Springfield, Tenn. -- Store

15 Goldberg, Joe -- Majestic Theatre, Clarksville, Tenn Grand Theatre (Crescent Amusement Company), Murfreesboro, Tenn Gray and Dudley Hardware, Harrison Brothers, H. G. Hill and Company -- Store, 6th Ave. N., H. G. Hill and Company -- Store, 8th Ave. N. and Church St., H. G. Hill and Company -- Store, 16th Ave. and Broadway, H. G. Hill and Company -- Store, 21st Ave. S. and Acklen Ave., H. G. Hill and Company -- Store, 2115 Elliston Pl., H. G. Hill and Company -- Warehouse, Nashville, Tenn H. G. Hill and Company -- Warehouse, Nashville, Tenn H. G. Hill and Company -- Warehouse, Nashville, Tenn H. G. Hill and Company -- Warehouse, Nashville, Tenn H. G. Hill and Company -- Warehouse, Nashville, Tenn Hippodrome Building swimming pool, Nashville, Tenn Holman, Joe W., -- Residence (proposed) Hooper Grocery Company, Hooper Grocery Company/Bass, Berry, and Sims Contract, Houck Building, Jacobs Auto Company, Shelbyville, Tenn John B. Ransom School, -- Addition James S. Frazer Building, Dluxe Theatre (Crescent Amusement Company), Johnson City, Tenn Jones, Theodore R., -- Servant's residence Killebrew, George W., -- Garage Killebrew Store Building, L. B. Knight Motor Company, Greenville, Ky

16 Lebanon Theatre, Lebanon, Tenn Lewis, E. C. Estate -- Filling station and office building, First National Bank, McMinnville, Tenn McMinnville Auto Company, McMinnville, Tenn Martin Bank, Martin, Tenn Meharry Medical College, Mitchell and Williams Garage, Madisonville, Ky Morgan, W. E., -- Residence Morristown Theatre, Morristown, Tenn Murfreesboro Bank and Trust Company, Murfreesboro, Tenn Nashville Railway and Light Company, Nashville, Tenn Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, Harry Nichol Building, -- Delays Harry Nichol Building, -- Elevator Harry Nichol Building, -- Glazing Harry Nichol Building, -- Granite Harry Nichol Building, -- Hardware Harry Nichol Building, -- Marble and tile Harry Nichol Building, -- Mechanical equipment Harry Nichol Building, -- Mechanical equipment Harry Nichol Building, -- Metal work and hollow steel Harry Nichol Building, -- Mill and carpentry work Harry Nichol Building, -- Plastering

17 Harry Nichol Building, -- Roof and waterproofing Harry Nichol Building, -- Screens and shades Harry Nichol Building, -- Stonework Harry Nichol Building, -- Structural steel Harry Nichol Building, -- Survey Harry Nichol Building, -- Vault and vault lights Phillips and Buttorff, -- Foundry Piggly Wiggly Corporation -- Nashville store Piggly Wiggly Corporation -- Nashville store Pioneer Manufacturing Company -- Factory Princess Theatre (Crescent Amusement Company), Bowling Green, Ky Princess Theatre (Crescent Amusement Company), Columbia, Tenn Princess Theatre (Crescent Amusement Company), Princess Theatre (Crescent Amusement Company), Springfield, Tenn Railroad Terminal Post Office, Railroad Terminal Post Office, Record of blueprint sets given out for each project Robertson Academy, Davidson County, Tenn Caldwell Building, Scarritt School, Security Building Corporation, Memphis, Tenn Security Building Corporation, Memphis, Tenn University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. -- Dormitories Schacklett's Cafeteria, Schacklett's Cafeteria, Memphis, Tenn Shreveport, La. -- Hotel Southern Insurance Company, Standard Property Company, -- Doctor's office building Tennessee State Fair Livestock Coliseum, Tennessee State Fair Livestock Coliseum,

18 Tennessee State Training and Agricultural School, Stevens, Ike -- Residence Stockwell Paint Shop Stokes, Jordan, Jr. -- Residence undated 27 6 Sudekum Building, Teachout, Stanley R., -- Doctor's office building Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, Tenn Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, Tenn Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, Tenn Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, Tenn. -- Reports Thuss, L. C., -- Garage St. Charles, Tony, -- Cold storage plant Tuberculosis hospital at Central State Hospital for the Insane, Union Ice Cream Company, Union Ice Cream Company, Union Ice Cream Company, Union Ice Cream Company, Union Ice Cream Company, Union Ice Cream Company,

19 University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn Vocational School for Colored Girls, Nashville, Tenn War Memorial Building, Percy Warner Building, undated J. L. Webb Lumber Company, Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tenn. -- Dormitory West End apartments, West End apartments, West End apartments, West End apartments, West End apartments, -- Shades, wallpapers, and awnings West End apartments, West End apartments, F. W. Woolworth Company,

20 SERIES III. CONTRACTS AND SPECIFICATIONS Series Scope and Content: Series III is composed of Boxes of the collection and the material dates from These files consist of carbon copies and describe the buildings listed in Series II. Series Arrangement: The files are arranged in alphabetical order by building name. CONTAINER LIST Description Date Box No. Folder No. A undated 32 1 Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College [Tennessee State University], Nashville, Tenn. -- Dormitories and science building Andrew Jackson Hotel, -- Plumbing, refrigeration, and heating Bank of Monterey, Monterey, Tenn Nashville Banner Publishing Company, Nashville, Tenn. -- "Model Spanish home" Barnes Automobile Company, Central City, Ky. -- Garage Bassett, Frank, Hopkinsville, Ky. -- Hotel Blackwood Tire and Vulcanizing Company, -- Filling station E. M. Bond Fireproof Storage Company, -- Fire doors and framing Buford Brothers, -- Warehouse and office addition undated C Caddo Transfer and Warehouse Company, Shreveport, La. -- Warehouse undated 33 2 Caldwell and Company, -- Office building Caldwell and Company, -- Office building Campbell, Mrs. H. H., -- Store Chalmers Company of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn. -- Garage circa Chevrolet Nashville Company, -- Garage and showroom Citizens Bank, Pulaski, Tenn. -- Addition George Cole Motor Company, -- Garage and showroom Crawford and Ashby, Fayetteville, Tenn. -- Garage undated

21 Crescent Amusement Company -- Various theatres D E F First Trust and Savings Bank, Clarksville, Tenn. -- Addition First National Bank, McMinnville, Tenn. -- Building Fry and Jones Motor Company, Columbia, Tenn. -- Garage and filling station undated 34 4 G Garages undated 34 6 Glenn, Neal, Springfield, Tenn. -- Store Glenn Court Realty Company, -- Apartments H H. G. Hill Grocery Company, -- Stores and warehouse Hippodrome Motor Company, -- Garage undated Hooper Grocery Company, -- Store Howard and Sumner, -- Bungalow undated J Johnson, W. Harry, Shreveport, La. -- Warehouse Killebrew, George W., -- Garage, residence, and store L Lea, Luke, -- Office and store M Nashville Railway and Light Company, Nashville, Tenn. -- New entrance Railroad Terminal Post Office, Harry Nichol Building, Phillips and Buttorff, -- Foundry Piggly Wiggly Corporation -- Nashville store addition Princess Theatre, Columbia, Tenn. -- Remodel Princess Theatre, -- Remodel undated Methodist Publishing House, -- Building R undated 36 1 John B. Ransom School, -- Addition

22 Regen, J. B., -- Residence undated 36 3 S Shacklett's Cafeteria, Memphis, Tenn. -- Addition Tire and Vulcanizing Company, Nashville, Tenn. -- Service station undated 36 6 Stockell Motor Company, -- Garage T Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. -- Various buildings Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, Tenn. -- Various buildings Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls, -- Dormitory and school Timothy, Oliver, -- Store Tinsley Millinery Company, -- Building Unidentified Union Ice Cream Company, W

23 SERIES IV. PHOTOGRAPHS Series Scope and Content: Series IV is composed of Boxes of the collection and the material dates from The photographs show various buildings under construction. Series Arrangement: The files are arranged in alphabetical order by building name. CONTAINER LIST Description Date Box No. Envelope No. Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College [Tennessee State University], Nashville, Tenn. -- Science Building [9 Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College [Tennessee State University], Nashville, a Tenn. -- Dormitory [10 Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College [Tennessee State University], Nashville, b Tenn. -- Dormitory [8 Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College [Tennessee State University], Nashville, Tenn. -- Girls' dormitory [9 Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College [Tennessee State University], Nashville, Tenn. -- Power house [5 Barnes Automobile Company, Central City, Ky. [ Barr Infirmary, [1 photograph] circa Belmont Theatre, [2 negatives, 16 undated 37 7 E. M. Bond Fireproof Storage Company, [6 undated 37 8 Bransford, W. S., -- Residence [2 undated 37 9 Caddo Transfer and Warehouse Company, Shreveport, La. [ Caddo Transfer and Warehouse Company, Shreveport, La. -- Proposed warehouse [1 undated photograph] Caldwell, Rogers, -- Residence [ Tuberculosis hospital at Central State Hospital for the Insane, [1 photograph] undated

24 Chalmers and Maxwell Garage, [2 undated City fire halls, [3 undated Clifton Apartments, [4 undated Community Hotel, Franklin, Ky. [ Community House, Elkton, Ky. [1 photograph] Cotton States Life Insurance Building, Nashville, Tenn. [ Cumberland Motor Company, [1 photograph] undated Sam Davis Hotel, [ Eastern Hospital for the Insane, Knoxville, Tenn. [ Elliott School, [1 photograph] undated Endicott-Johnson Shoe Store, [4 undated Russell Erskine Hotel, Huntsville, Ala. [ Farmers and Merchants Bank, [ Federal Reserve Bank, Nashville Branch [ First National Bank (proposed) [1 photograph] undated First National Bank, McMinnville, Tenn. [ Fry Brothers, Ford Motor Company, Columbia, Tenn. [1 photograph] undated George Cole Motor Company, [1 photograph] undated Glencourt Apartments, [1 photograph] undated B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company [1 photograph] undated Thomas Henry and Sons, Inc., [1 photograph] undated H. G. Hill Company, -- Warehouse [ Hippodrome Motor Company, [2 undated Jordan and Hupmobile Motor Company [1 photograph] undated Andrew Jackson Hotel, [12 circa

25 L. B. Knight Motor Company, Greenville, Ky. [1 photograph] undated Lipscomb College [Lipscomb University], [3 undated Medical Arts Building (proposed), Nashville, Tenn. [4 undated Methodist Publishing House, [ Middle Tennessee State Teachers College [Middle Tennessee State University], Murfreesboro, Tenn. -- Dormitory [11 Middle Tennessee State Teachers College [Middle Tennessee State University], Murfreesboro, Tenn. -- Training school building [ Nashville Roller Mills, [1 photograph] undated National Baseball Association banquet, Baker Hotel, Dallas, Tex. [ a National Memphis Garage, Memphis, Tenn. [ Harry Nichol Building, [ a Harry Nichol Building, [ b Norman Electric Company and Hope Dry Cleaning Company, [1 photograph] undated Paducah Hotel, Paducah, Ky. [1 photograph] undated Walter O. Palmer School, [1 photograph] Phillips and Buttorff, -- Warehouse [ Piggly Wiggly Corporation -- Store, Nashville, Tenn. [ Quick Tire Service, Inc., [1 photograph] undated Ransom, John B., -- Residence [2 undated John B. Ransom School, [1 photograph] undated Schwab, B. E., -- Residence [1 photograph] undated Schacklett's Cafeteria, [1 photograph] undated Service Station, [3 undated

26 Southern Insurance Company, [1 photograph] Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company, [6 Sulphur Dell Baseball Stadium, [7 Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. -- Administration building [6 Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. -- Employees' building [7 Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. -- Dormitory A [9 Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. -- Dormitory B [5 Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. -- Dormitory 5 [12 Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. -- Dormitory 6 [12 Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. -- Superintendent's residence [4 Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn. [2 Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, Tenn. [12 Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, Tenn. -- Gymnasium [24 Tennessee Vocational School for Girls, Nashville, Tenn. -- Dormitory [5 Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls, [1 photograph] undated a undated undated undated

27 Railroad Terminal Post Office, [ Swayne Field Baseball Stadium, Toledo, Ohio [ Troy Laundry, [ Union Ice Cream Company, [ Willard Service Station, [2 undated Woodland Theatre, [2 undated Yellow Drivurself Company, [ Unidentified buildings [15 undated

28 SERIES V. BLUEPRINTS Series Scope and Content: Series V is composed of blueprints housed in seven map drawers and the material dates from circa The blueprints are of many of the building projects listed in Series II. There are also a few documents (bid proposals, project specifications, etc.) among the blueprints for several of the projects. Series Arrangement: The blueprints are arranged in individual folders by building project. NOTE: The "No. of Items" column in the container list refers to blueprints unless otherwise noted. Description CONTAINER LIST Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College [Tennessee State University], Swayne Field Baseball Stadium, Toledo, Ohio E. M. Bond Residence, 1) Documents 2) Blueprints Central State Hospital for the Insane buildings, 1) Documents 2) Blueprints East Nashville High School, 1) Documents 2) Blueprints Elliott School, [architectural drawing] Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, First National Bank, McMinnville, Tenn. Fourth and First National Bank, Nashville, Tenn. Joe W. Holman Residence, Tennessee State Fair Livestock Coliseum, 1) Documents 2) Blueprints Date No. of Items Drawer Folder M M undated M M M circa M undated 2 M circa M undated 9 M circa M M

29 Madison County Courthouse and Jail, Jackson, Tenn M Dining Hall, University of Tennessee Junior College [University of Tennessee M Martin], Martin, Tenn. Science Building, Middle Tennessee State Teachers College [Middle Tennessee State University], Murfreesboro, M Tenn. J. C. Napier Homes, M Harry Nichol Building, M Harry Nichol Building, 1) Photostat copies 2) Blueprints Stahlman Theatre (Warner Bros. Theatres, Inc.), 1) Documents 2) Blueprints M M Fire Proof Hotel, Paducah, Ky. circa M United States Post Office, M United States Post Office, [Oversize] Apartment Buildings, [7th Avenue South and Demonbreun] Tennessee Home and Training School for Feeble Minded Persons [Clover Bottom], Donelson, Tenn M circa M circa M Tennessee School for the Blind, Colored Branch, M Workshop for the Blind, M Sterchi Building, M Nashville Gas and Heating Company, Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company, Tennessee Electric Power Company, Chattanooga, Tenn. Farmers Tobacco Warehouse Company, Bowling Green, Ky. Union Transfer Company Garage, Nashville, Tenn. 1) Documents 2) Blueprints M M M M M Nashville Municipal Airport Sewer, M Unidentified project, unknown location undated 1 M

30 Other architects 1) Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Lebanon, Tenn., Asmus and Norton 2) Fort Sanders Manor, Knoxville, Tenn., Barber and McMurry 3) Central Church of Christ Administration Building, Nashville, Tenn., Jones and Oehmig 4) American Metal Weather Ship Company, Grand Rapids, Mich., unknown architect 5) Montgomery Ward Store,, Grand Rapids Designing Service undated M