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1903-1956
GUSN-327896
This collection contains architectural drawings by Charles K.B. Nevin and Edward T. Sanderson, who both practiced in the early twentieth century in New England. The relationship between Nevin and Sanderson is unclear, as they were contemporaries but never worked in the same architectural firm. The collection includes about 100 projects from Nevin, arranged by client name in alphabetical order. The projects are mostly residential, as he designed homes in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Brookline, Massachusetts, and other towns throughout New England. Nevin also designed a few commercial and industrial properties, most notably the Industrial School for Boys in Shirley, Massachusetts and store fronts in New York and Boston. Also included are properties on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The drawings are ink on starch coded linen and are identified with a unique but undiscernible project number.
The collection also includes the architectural drawings of Edward T. Sanderson, who also worked on residential and industrial buildings in New England. The drawings are also arranged by client in alphabetical order. He designed private homes and industrial and educational buildings, including a service station and a dry cleaning store. Sanderson's drawings include a variety of materials including blue prints and pencil on trace paper. The drawings are numbered with a unique project number
architectural drawings (visual works)
blueprints (reprographic copies)
suburban houses
architectural elements
architectural drawings (visual works)
54 oversized folders; 2 flat file drawers
An electronic finding aid is available through Historic New England's Collections Access Portal. A paper finding aid is available in the Library & Archives.
AR032
Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection
2017
AR032
This collection contains architectural drawings by Charles K.B. Nevin and Edward T. Sanderson, two New England based architects who practiced mainly in the early twentieth century. The drawings are mostly residential properties, but the collection also contains records for industrial and commercial buildings.
Gift
Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.
Williamstown (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Brookline (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Nevin, Charles Kirkland Barker, 1874-1943 (Architect)
Sanderson, Edward Thornton, 1875-1960 (Architect)
architectural drawings (visual works)
Sanderson, Edward Thornton, 1875-1960
Nevin, Charles Kirkland Barker, 1874-1943
This collection is available for research.
Three drawings of Wellesley College from Series II, Edward T. Sanderson Architectural Drawings, Folder 52, Wellesley College - Wellesley Trust Co. were removed due to preservation concerns. The drawings have been preserved digitally.
There are no physical or techical restrictions on this collection.
Collection
Accruals are not expected.
Three drawings of Wellesley College from Series II, Edward T. Sanderson Architectural Drawings, Folder 52, Wellesley College - Wellesley Trust Co. were removed due to preservation concerns. The drawings have been preserved digitally.
Materials are entirely in English.
Item identification. Box #, folder #. Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection, 1886-1956 (AR032). Historic New England, Library & Archives.
Stephanie Krauss, 2017
2nd addition DACS-compliant
Charles Kirkland Barker Nevin was born on July 19, 1874 in Detroit, Michigan, to Basilisse Ada Savignac and David Nevin. His father, David, died the year he was born, and his mother married Frederick Hammond in 1879. Nevin moved from Michigan to Cambridge to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He graduated in 1896 and started to work for Chas L. Allen, an architect in Boston. Nevin began working for himself around the turn of the century, designing private homes throughout New England. He also designed multiple buildings for the Industrial School for Boys in Shirley, Massachusetts (1909) and various store fronts in both New York and Boston. He married Mary Elizabeth Saltonstall, and the two settled in Brookline. They had a son, Kirkland Saltonstall Nevin, who was born in 1910 and passed away young in 1927. From 1920 to 1924, Nevin worked for the architectural firm, Peare, Quiner, Nevin & Chickering. Their studio was located on 6 Beacon Street in Boston. They designed private homes throughout New England, as well as a few industrial buildings. Nevin returned to independent work post 1924 and continued designing until about 1930. Nevin and Mary lived briefly in New York in the 1930s and then returned in Massachusetts to live in Newton. Nevin died in Newton on January 10, 1943.Edward Thornton Sanderson was born on May 8, 1875 to Helen M. Noyes and Edward Sanderson. His father, Edward, died just several months after his birth. Sanderson opened his first architectural office in Littleton, New Hampshire in 1895. While working in Littleton, Sanderson designed the Academy Building in 1896. The building, in Haverhill, New Hampshire, emulated a Richardsonian Romanesque style. Sanderson married Caroline Elizabeth Page on June 29, 1898. The same year they moved to Massachusetts, where Sanderson continued his architectural practice. They had a daughter, Helen in 1903 and a son, Page, in 1904. After briefly living in Pennsylvania, the family settled in the greater Boston area. Sanderson continued designing into the 1950's, mostly focusing on local projects. His wife, Caroline, died on August 6, 1956 and Sanderson retired to Coral Gables, Florida. He passed away there on July 16, 1960.
"Alumni Notes." (1897) The Tech, Vol. XVI., No. 15.
U.S. Census Bureau. (1930). United States Federal Census. Retrieved from ancestry.com
U.S. Census Bureau. (1940.) United States Federal Census. Retrieved from ancestry.com
"With the exciting new work underway." (2013). Edward Thornton Sanders, Architect: Facades, Fenestration & Finishes, Retrieved from https://silkbrocade2.wordpress.com/.
Charles K.B. Nevin. The Blueprint Collection. Williams College Archives & Special Collections.
The collection is arranged in three series, which are arranged as follows:
Series I. Charles K.B. Nevins Architectural Drawings, 1903 - 1923, undated.
Series II. Edward T. Sanderson Architectural Drawings, 1939-1956, undated.
Series III. Ephemera, 1951-1952.
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