The Historic American Buildings Survey, Georgia, 1930s-1940s

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Historic American Buildings Survey
Date:
1930s-1940s
Extent:
5 Linear Feet (1 half box, 45 oversize folder B, 3 oversize folder C)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

The Historic American Buildings Survey, Georgia, ms995, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 229 architectural blueprints of 39 Georgia buildings of historical significance, mostly built during the 1700s-1800s. Some of the blueprints are negatives, some positives, and many are duplicates.

Biographical / historical:

The Historic American Buildings Survey was organized in 1933 to create a permanent graphic record of the existing architectural remains of early dwellers in this country. The Survey was initially Federally funded under the Civil Works Administration, but later operated under the aegis of the National Parks Service, American Institute of Architects and the Library of Congress with WPA funding until 1941.

Arrangement:

Arranged into 39 sets by building: (1) Athens. Camak House, Survey no. 14-67, 8 sheets. (2) Athens. Demosthenian Hall, Survey no. 14-87, 5 sheets. (3) Athens. Upson House, Survey no. 14-66, 4 sheets. (4) Augusta. Harper House, Survey no. 14-69, 11 sheets. (5) Augusta. Old Medical College, Survey no. 14-70, 28 sheets. (6) Augusta. Old White House, Survey no. 14-7, 8 sheets. (7) Augusta. Ware-Sibley House, Survey no. GA-2128, 16 sheets. (8) Barnesville vicinity. Gachet House, Survey no. 14-121, 6 sheets. (9) Brunswick vicinity. Santo Domingo Mission, Survey no. GA-2118, 2 sheets. (10) Clinton. Lowther Hall, Survey no. 14-59, 7 sheets. (11) Columbus. St. Elmo, Survey no. GA-129, 4 sheets. (12) Jekyll Island. Horton House, Survey no. GA-2150, 2 sheets. (13) LaGrange. Render House, Survey no. 14-62, 5 sheets. (14) LaGrange. The Todd House, Survey no. 14-99, 18 sheets. (15) Louisville. Slave Market, Survey no. 14-2, 1 sheet. (16) Macon. Jerry Cowles House, Survey no. 14-27, 3 sheets. (17) Midway. Midway Church, Survey no. 14-44, 2 sheets. (18) Milledgeville. Mount Nebo, Survey no. 14-4, 4 sheets. (19) Milledgeville vicinity. Westover, Survey no. 14-31, 5 sheets. (20) Panola vicinity. Latimer-Felton House, Survey no. GA-1106, 4 sheets. (21) Roswell. Bulloch Hall, Survey no. 14-13, 3 sheets. (22) St. Mary's. Orange Hall, Survey no. 14-16, 12 sheets. (23) St. Mary's. Santa Maria Mission, Survey no. 14-18, 2 sheets. (24) St. Simons Island. Frederica-Barracks, Survey no. GA-2146, 7 sheets. (25) St. Simons Island. Frederica-Caldwell House, Survey no. [none], 4 sheets. (26) St. Simons Island. Frederica-Dubignon House, Survey no. GA-2152, 2 sheets. (27) St. Simons Island. Frederica-Hawkins-Davison House, Survey no. GA-2149, 3 sheets. (28) St. Simons Island. Frederica-Kings Magazine Ruins, Survey no. [none], 2 sheets. (29) St. Simons Island. Frederica-Levally House, Survey no. GA-2154, 1 sheet. (30) St. Simons Island. Frederica-MacKay House, Survey no. [none], 3 sheets. (31) St. Simons Island. Frederica-Moore House, Survey no. GA-2163, 3 sheets. (32) St. Simons Island. Ft. Frederica-South Storehouse, Survey no. [none], 2 sheets. (33) St. Simons Island. Frederica-Welch House, Survey no. GA-2151, 3 sheets. (34) Savannah. Davenport House, Survey no. 14-8, 5 sheets. (35) Savannah. Minis House, Survey no. 14-28, 4 sheets. (36) Savannah. The Owen's House, Survey no. 14-9, 16 sheets. (37) Savannah River vicinity. The Hermitage, Survey no. GA-225, 3 sheets. (38) Spring Place. Chief Vann House, Survey no. GA-174, 7 sheets. (39) Toccoa. Travelers Rest, Survey no. 14-5, 4 sheets.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

The Historic American Buildings Survey, Georgia, ms995, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.