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William G. Preston architectural drawings
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
| Creator: | Preston, William Gibbons, 1842-1910. |
| Title: | William G. Preston architectural drawings |
| Dates: | 1886-1893 |
| Extent: | 0.02 cubic feet (1 microfilm roll) |
| Identification: | MS 1399 |
Biographical/Historical Note
William Gibbons Preston (1842-1910) was an architect from Boston, Massachusetts.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of a microfilm copy of the architectural drawings by William G. Preston for four buildings located in Savannah, Georgia: the Savannah Cotton Exchange, 1886; the Savannah DeSoto Hotel, 1888; the Chatham County Courthouse, 1889; and the Guard's Armory, 1893. The microfilm of these drawings was created by the Boston Public Library for the Victorian Society of Savannah, Georgia, in 1978.
Index Terms
Location of Originals
Original architectural drawings in the William G. Preston collection in the Special Collections of the Boston Public Library.
Physical and Technical Access Restrictions
A microfilm reader is required to access this collection.
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Material was acquired by the Victorian Society from the Boston Public Library, the owners of the original material.
Preferred Citation
[item identification], William G. Preston architectural drawings, MS 1399, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Victorian Society, Savannah, Ga., date unknown.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Sponsorship
Encoding funded by a 2012 Documenting Democracy grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.Container List
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| 1 | X-1399-01. Architectural drawings by William Preston, 1886-1893 | ||||||||||||
| Savannah Cotton Exchange (1886); Chatham County Courthouse (1889); Guard's Armory (1893); Savannah DeSoto Hotel (1888). | |||||||||||||