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Skyscrapers--Texas

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Atlantic Terra Cotta Company records

 Collection
Identifier: ATC
Abstract

The Atlantic Terra Cotta Company was the largest producer of terra cotta in the world during the first quarter for the 20th century. Records in the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company collection provide a rich visual resource of terra cotta products and their use during the early 1900s. Record types include administrative documents, firm brochures, blueprints, periodicals, and photographs.

Dates: 1914-1941

Lang and Witchell collection

 Collection
Identifier: LW
Abstract

The Dallas firm of Lang and Witchell was a leader in the city's construction during the first half of the twentieth century and had a lasting effect on its architectural style. The collection consists of photographs and photoprints, drawings, project lists, and an office scrapbook that document the work of this prolific firm.

Dates: 1910-1965

Sanguinet, Staats and Hedrick records

 Collection
Identifier: SSH
Abstract Sanguinet and Staats, headquartered in Fort Worth was one of the largest and most influential firms in Texas (1903-1930), was best-known for design of steel-framed skyscrapers and transformation of architectural practice from the small studio to large office. Wyatt C. Hedrick joined the firm (1922), bought it when Sanguinet and Staats retired (1926), and he continued doing business under his own name. At one time the firm was the third largest in the country, known for modern style buildings...
Dates: 1910-1969, 1991