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Items with subject 'Historic Buildings'
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Clifton Plantation Architectural Drawings
by Mullins, John (January 16, 1939)
1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)
The Architectural Drawings of Clifton Plantation, drawn for Walter S. Carpenter, Jr., President of the DuPont Company, who had recently purchased the home located on the banks of the Manokin River. Renderings of the circa 1783 home were drawn by John F. Mullins, a registered architect from Wilmington, Delaware.
Deborah Underhill Collection
by Underhill, Deborah (1948 – 1970)
2 boxes (2.5 linear feet)
This collection contains photographs, newspaper articles, postcards, menus, a high school yearbook, high school diploma, family history information and a variety of local information. The photographs in the collection are from the early 1900s, and include houses as well as people. The newspaper articles date from 1948 to the 1970s and are about a variety of topics. The earliest article is a sale advertisement for a house in Salisbury, Maryland. Ocean City postcards from around the 1970s show hotels and aerial views of Ocean City. There are also menus and postcards from restaurants in Ocean City. The Wicomico High yearbook, from 1927, includes pictures of the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior class. Two high school diplomas from Wicomico County from 1920 and 1926. Farm records, shareholding records and family books give insight to the life of a family living around the Lower Eastern Shore. Finally this collection includes a number of pens and pencils listing the names and addresses of local businesses. As well as information on the local Salisbury baseball team in 1948, local campaign items and cards from local attractions.
Dorchester County Historic Preservation Files
by Touart, Paul Baker (circa 1980 – 2010s)
6 cartons, 1 oversize folder (7.25 linear feet)
The Dorchester County Historic Preservation files document the many historic buildings and properties that the Maryland Historic Trust helps preserve, primarily through the files and reports maintained by architectural historian, Paul Touart. Touart's files (Series 1) are arranged by property identifier (D-XXX) and commonly include a Maryland Historic Trust report, deeds, photographs, articles, and other relevant sources related to the historic property. Also included are Touart's subsequent reports, handwritten notes, photographic slides, architectural drawing rolls, and CDs containing a variety of files.
Double Mills records
by Bradley, Sylvia (1988 – 2007)
1 box, 1 oversize folder (0.5 linear feet)
Double Mills records document the restoration and preservation of the historic mill located near Mardela Springs, Md. The materials date from 1988-1996, with the bulk of the material dating from 1988-1991. The records encompass the restoration activities and efforts of Double Mills, Inc., and the Double Mills Preservation Foundation. These efforts are documented through correspondence, fundraising records, architectural drawings, maps, easement agreements, newspaper clippings, and photographs. In addition to the Double Mill records are photographs of the Rewastico Mill located in Hebron, Maryland.
Eastern Shore Historic Buildings Booklet
by Woman's Eastern Shore Society of Maryland (1958)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a booklet from 1958 entitled "Historic and Old Buildings on the Eastern Shore of Maryland." Compiled by multiple historians and historical societies, the historic buildings are catalogued according to number and county. Each historic building has a short paragraph describing the history and architecture.
Ferrand Photograph collection
by Ferrand, Jeffery (1952 – 1962)
1 folder (1 linear feet)
This collection of photographs documents several aspects of life in and around Salisbury, Maryland including employment at the Wayne Dresser Factory, firemen extinguishing a downtown blaze and the aftermath of a devastating flood. Various photographs of boating, buildings and nature are also included. Photography club newsletters and a Salisbury Camera Club anniversary program can be found in the Printed Material Series. The dates associated with the photographs are not clearly known, however, can most likely be attributed to the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Freedom Ainsworth papers
by Ainsworth, Freedom (1766 – 1999)
10 boxes, 4 oversize folders (21.75 linear feet)
The Freedom Ainsworth papers document the restoration and preservation efforts of three of the Manokin Historic District’s oldest structures Beckford Manor, Almodington and More And Case It (also known as Holly Hurst), located in Princess Anne, Md. The materials date from 1766-1767, 1803-1999 with the bulk of the material dating from the purchase and restoration of the three structures, 1967-1994. Restoration activities, as well as property histories, are documented via correspondence, detailed measurements and notes, architectural drawings, and photographs. Also documented through a series of ledgers are the accounting transactions of Henry Smith Lankford and H. Fillmore Lankford as well as various merchants from Somerset Count including Teackle Dennis and Teackle.
Genesar Architectural Drawings
by Historic American Buildings Survey (1980)
1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)
This collection contains thirteen architectural drawings of the Berlin, Maryland structure called Genesar in 1980. The drawings were prepared by student architects of Florida A & M University for Historic American Buildings Survey. The series of 13 drawings include a site plan, first-floor plan, second-floor plan, third-floor plan, east elevation, west elevation, north elevation, longitudinal section, transverse section, and several individual details throughout the structure.
Henry's Grove photographs
by Graham, Jack (1951, 2005)
3 oversize folders (3 linear feet)
Black and white photographic prints of Henry's Grove, a Georgian-style historic home located in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. The images depict the home before and after the facade renovation and restoration, and were taken in the mid-1970s by Jack Graham who performed the restoration.
Hilda Topfer papers
by Topfer, Hilda (1959)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a draft of a thesis by Hilda Topfer entitled "Plans for the Restoration and Alteration of an Eighteenth Century Farm House in Somerset County, Maryland." The subject was the historic Burton Cannon House. The outline was submitted to the Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia in pursuance of a Masters Degree in Home Economics in June, 1959. The thesis was used to support the house's nomination to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Jay Mason Photograph Collection
by Mason, Jay; Tidewater Publishers (1973 – 1978)
1 box, 1 oversize box (1.75 linear feet)
The Jay Mason Photograph collection contains prints, negatives, contact sheets, and some slides taken by Mason between 1973 and 1978 primarily in Worcester County, Maryland. Mason's work appeared in the Tidewater Times and subjects of photographs included many waterways and watermen, people in portrait and working, historic buildings and structures, roads and roadsides, and landscape and nature scenes. While some prints include descriptions of the subjects, additional descriptions can be found in the mounted photographs.
Pat Russell papers
by Russell, Pat (1972 – 2004)
5 cartons, 2 boxes (6 linear feet)
The papers of Pat Russell document her community preservation activities from 1972-2004 in Whitehaven, Maryland and surrounding regional areas. These accomplishments include her involvement with the Wicomico County Historical Properties, Inc., which are documented via the restoration efforts of the Whitehaven Hotel and the development of the Whitehaven Historic District. Documenting resources include correspondence, architectural drawings, newspaper clippings, fiduciary responsibilities, and photographs. Regional oral histories document the shanty boats and hunting lodges which were once prominently featured along the seaside of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Cassette tape recordings and transcripts of these interviews with local people document their experiences which include Bob-O-Dell, Pope’s Island, the High Winds Club, and waterfowl hunting on Assateague and Chincoteague Islands. The oral histories also document varying storms that reshaped the coastline, as well as the development and expansion of cities and towns on the Delmarva Peninsula. Also documented through oral history are the personal experiences of Whitehaven residents which include African American segregation and their lives in various Eastern Shore communities including Taylorsville, the Germantown Rosenwald School, Ocean City and Church Creek.