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Petrich-Saur Lumber Company drawings

 Collection
Identifier: PSL

Scope and Content of the collection

The Petrich-Saur Lumber Company drawings consist of approximately 6,160 architectural drawings (6 linear feet) of mostly blueprints and pencil on trace drawings once compiled into plan books. Plan books, also known as architectural pattern books, were used by lumber companies and builders to sell plans and materials to customers building their own homes.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1900

Creator

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Administrative History of Petrich-Saur Lumber Company

The Petrich-Saur Lumber Company was founded in 1907 by Nicholas Lee Petrich. Petrich, born in Mississippi in 1987, served as the company's first president. The company contributed to the construction of houses and neighborhoods in San Antonio during the 1920s construction boom. Nicholas Lee Petrich died in a hunting accident in 1933. The Petrich-Saur Lumber Company operated until 1976.

Sources:

Huddleston, Scott. "San Antonio city staff, history advocates working to save 123-year-old house near Alamodome." San Antonio Express-News. Accessed January 29,2025. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-city-staff-history-advocates-working-15548862.php.

"Nicholas Lee Petrich." FamilySearch. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L692-QGH/nicholas-lee-petrich-1871-1933

Partial Extent

6160 drawings

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Blueprints and pencil on trace architectural drawings related to the business of Petrich-Saur Lumber Company.

Acquisition Information

Transferred to the Alexander Architectural Archives from the University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture.

Processing Information

Processing is not completed. Please see archival staff for more information.

Subject

Title
Petrich-Saur Lumber Company drawings
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Alexander Architectural Archives Repository

Contact:
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