James Deen Architectural Records - 1938-2003

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HMA0026

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James Deen Architectural Records - 1938-2003

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  • 1938-2003 (predominant: 1938-2003) (Creation)

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Renderings and plans for buildings designed by Deen include: dwelling in Snapper Creek for Fred Poppe, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House at the University of Miami, Grove Hill apartments, and some unidentified commercial and mixed-use projects; photographs of completed projects, including the Ryder Building and Grove Tower in Coconut Grove; Deen's notebook with design concepts and notes for on-going projects, including the Rusty Pelican restaurant.

Materials pertaining to the Vanderbilt estate include: drawings by Maurice Fatio and William Treanor  for the ceiling, moldings, and floor finishes for the main house; drawings for the stonework used on the building's exterior walls, loggia, walkway and balustrades; drawings by J. P. Duffy for the maintenence buildings;a group of color photographs of buidlings and grounds shot in the late 1970s.

Portfolio of maps and plans for Pratt General Hospital.

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The collection is open for research.

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Permission from HistoryMiami staff required prior to reproduction of drawings and photographs in a publication. Please contact archives staff for more information.

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  • English

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    Gift.

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    Accesssion numbers: 2005-452 to 2005-459 ; 2005-519 to 521.

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    oversized drawings  are stored atop architecure records cabinet.

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    © Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.

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