Drake Marble Co. papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists chiefly of photographs of Drake Marble Co. installations, together with clippings about installations, invoices, and notebooks of tile and marble specifications and prices.
Dates
- circa 1920s-1989
Creator
- Drake Marble Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division reading room. Advance notice is requested.
Restrictions on Use
There are no restrictions on the use of materials in this collection. Copies can be requested if the condition of the originals warrants it.
Historical Note
The Drake Marble and Tile Company was founded in the early 1900s and operated out of a plant in St. Paul, MN. Commissions ranged from work in banks and stores to statues and other installations in churches, hospitals and residences. Work by the company in the later years included restoration of the statues on the State Capitol building and the Landmark Center (Old Federal Courts Building) in St. Paul, and the Mabel Tainter Memorial Theatre in Menomonie, WI.
The company was purchased in the 1980s by the Twin City Tile and Marble Company, forming the Twin City Tile-Drake Marble Company.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet
Abstract
Collection contains photographs of Drake Marble Co. installations.
Physical Location
Mezzanine
Additional Finding Aid
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Northwest Architectural Archives on August 31, 1996.
- Architecture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marble Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Drake Marble Co. papers
- Author
- Archives Staff
- Date
- undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Northwest Architectural Archives Collecting Area
