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MC 00144 Guide to the Harry Barton Architectural Drawings, 1923-1924

The drawings are arranged in the order received.
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[Map Folder CGFF 1-4]
S. H. Tomlinson House, 1923-1924

Creator

Barton, Harry, 1876-1937

Quantity

2.0 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

1 flat file folder

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff external link.

Language

English

Acquisitions Information

Donated by Jean Gordon.

Processing

Processed by: Todd Kosmerick;machine-readable finding aid created by: Todd Kosmerick

Scope and Content Note

The Harry Barton Architectural Drawings consists of seven blueprint drawings of the S. H. Tomlinson House, located at 403 Hillcrest Drive, High Point, North Carolina. These architectural drawings include floorplans, elevations, and building details, and they date from 1923-1924.

S. H. Tomlinson was a founder of the Tomlinson Furniture Co. and an important industrialist in High Point. He had Barton design him a house in the Tudor Revival style for the Emerywood area of High Point, where many industrialists lived.

To view digitized materials from this collection, please visit the Built Environment Digital Collection external link.

Biographical Note

Harry Barton was born in 1876 and died in 1937. He an important North Carolina architect based in Greensboro. Barton worked in the Tudor Revival style for several residential designs. He also designed many educational and civic buildings in Georgian Revival and Neoclassical styles, including buildings on the campus of the Unversity of North Carolina-Greensboro.

Access to Collection

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

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Mail

Special Collections Research Center
Box 7111
Raleigh, NC, 27695-7111

Telephone

(919) 515-2273

Fax

(919) 513-1787

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Harry Barton Architectural Drawings, MC 00144, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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