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Church architecture

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 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

David Reichard Williams collection

 Collection
Identifier: WMS
Abstract David Williams (1890-1962) is best-known as the leading proponent of the regionalist movement among Texas architects (1920-1939), incorporating elements of vernacular architecture and native materials in the houses he designed. Photographic images, which Williams took on his travels through central Texas in the 1920s, show examples of vernacular architecture. Williams donated the negatives to the UT's School of Architecture in 1961 and they were subsequently transferred to the Alexander...
Dates: 1916-1978

Henry J. Steinbomer drawings

 Collection
Identifier: STE
Abstract Henry Steinbomer (1902-1964) was born in San Antonio, graduated from the University of Texas in 1923, and was the most prolific church architect in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. An active collaborator, Steinbomer worked with Ralph Cameron, Atlee B. Ayres, Ellis F. Albaugh, Jack L. Duffin and was a charter member of the Texas Society of Architects. He also worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps marker program and on the Historic American Buildings Survey. This record group consists of...
Dates: 1940-1964

Robert Leon White drawings

 Collection
Identifier: RLW
Abstract

Texas architect Robert Leon White (1898-1964) served as supervising architect at the University of Texas during the 1930s and designed significant buildings across the state. The collection consists of drawings including examples of White's student work at The University of Texas, measured drawings, and working drawings documenting White's architectural projects in central Texas.

Dates: 1920-1928

Roy L. Thomas collection

 Collection
Identifier: RT
Abstract

Architect Roy L. Thomas (1886-1968) practiced in Austin and Central Texas from the 1920s through the 1950s. The scope of his work covers many building types, including homes, schools, churches, commercial buildings, apartments and service stations. Correspondence, office files, financial records, job files, specifications, floor plans, photographs, maps, and drawings document the career of Austin architect.

Dates: 1910-1966