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To build strong and substantial : the career of architect G. Emlen Urban

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15999
Date of Publication
2009.
Call Number
720.92 E53
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Place of Publication
[Lancaster]
Publisher
The City ,
Date of Publication
2009.
Physical Description
52 p. ill. , 23 cm.
Notes
"Developed in conjunction with the exhibition Lancaster's architect: C. Emlen Urban, produced by the Demuth Museum, Lancaster, Pennslvania (May 2, 2009 - June 28, 2009)"
Urban was born in Conestoga Two, Lancaster County on February 20, 1863 and died at his self designed-home on Buchanan Ave on May 21 1939. His first major architectural commission in Lancaster, at age 25, was the Southern Market (Queen and Vine) in 1888. During his 45 year career, Urban was responsible for the design of major public and commercial buildings , churches, industrial sites and private residences.
Summary
This book provides the reader with a brief history of C. Emlen Urban's and information and location of his major architectural work. Over seventy Urban designs are covered in the book with architectural information and pictures for each building. The book has an index of buildings as well as a map of Lancaster with location of each of the buildings.Good book for any one wishing in-depth architectural information and location of his designs.
Subjects
Urban, C. Emlen (Cassius Emlen) - 1863-1939.
Architects - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
720.92 E53
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Lancaster City architecture by C. Emlen Urban

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Corporate Author
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (Pa.)
Date of Publication
2010.
Call Number
720.92 L244
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by Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (Pa.)
Corporate Author
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
The Trust ;
Date of Publication
2010.
Physical Description
43, [6] p. ; ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County 2010 tour.
Insert 1: C. Emlen Urban buildings : Chronological Record ; Insert 2 : Lancaster city architecture by C. Emlen Urban.
Includes local advertisements.
Summary
Book provides reader with a short biography of Urban. A brief description of the red brick architectural appearance of Lancaster up to 1880s. Urban's designs changed the colonial appearance of Lancaster because he had access to modern technology: structural steel, cast iron, plate glass which allowed him to design taller buildings with larger windows. Book identifies as Urban's designs: one market; one municipal building; two churches; three schools; four mansions (including Urban's home on Buchanan Ave). Each structure is identified with a description, location and year built; picture of structure; brief biography of person for whom building was named. One page provides the reader with architectural terms.Good reference book.
Subjects
Urban, C. Emlen, - 1863-1939.
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Architecture, Commercial - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
720.92 L244
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Recent work by C. Emlen Urban, architect

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Author
Urban, C. Emlen,
Date of Publication
1896.
Call Number
720.92 U72
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Author
Urban, C. Emlen,
Place of Publication
Rochester, N.Y
Publisher
M. Williams,
Date of Publication
1896.
Physical Description
[24] p. : chiefly ill. ; 16 x 25 cm.
Notes
Includes advertisements.
Urban was born in Conestoga Two, Lancaster County on February 20, 1863 and died at his self designed-home on Buchanan Ave on May 21 1939. His first major architectural commission in Lancaster, at age 25, was the Southern Market (Queen and Vine) in 1888. During his 45 year career, Urban was responsible for the design of major public and commercial buildings , churches, industrial sites and private residences. His designs reflect Queen Anne, French Renaissance, Gothic revival, Beaux Arts, and Colonial revival periods. He adapted historical styles to modern building types using modern materials.
Summary
Pictorial book of seven houses by Urban (including the Hershey building in Reading, PA) published in 1896. The address of each building is included in handwritten notes. The facing pages for each of the buildings are ads for a variety of building merchants at the time. Also pictured is the interior stairwell of the Lancaster residence of a Mr PT Watt. Good book for a quick introduction to the works of C Emlen Urban.
Subjects
Urban, C. Emlen, - 1863-1939.
Architecture, Modern - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Eclecticism in architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
720.92 U72
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The Greist building : symbol of urban shift in downtown Lancaster

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Author
Adams, Brian.
Call Number
725.23 A211
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Responsibility
by Brian Adams.
Author
Adams, Brian.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Physical Description
[12] : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Student paper for Dr. David Schuyler's American Studies Course, F & M College.
Summary
Adams identifies businessman and politician William W Geist as the mastermind behind the Greist building project. C. Emlen Urban is identified as the architect of the project. This essay goes into cost of building, how it was financed, date of laying the foundation, the names of tenants for each of the 17 floors, and the number of square feet per floor divided by the number of tenants per floor, one picture of a the skeleton of the structure and one of a completed (1925) building. A notation indicates that the 18th floor was added in 1963 and the 19th floor in 1975.Adams provides the reader with information of the impact of the building on business in Lancaster at the time. Interesting, detailed paper from student perspective with professorial comments throughout.
Subjects
Greist family.
Urban, Cassius Emlen, - 1863-1939.
Greist, W.W.
Urbanization.
Sociology, Urban.
Office buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Architecture.
Architecture and society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.23 A211
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Cassius Emlen Urban : Lancaster's first native architect

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Author
Sturla, Nicole O.
Call Number
905.748 SM (Sept. 1980)
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Author
Sturla, Nicole O.
Physical Description
34-38 p.
Notes
In: Susquehanna Magazine (Sept. 1980).
Summary
Provides reader with brief biography of Urban. Also provides a list of his most significant buildings as well as pictures of four businesses including: The Woolworth building; Hager Brothers store (the oldest department store in America); Watt and Strand building and the Greist Building-the first skyscraper in Lancaster; two churches The Unitarian Church, and St Paul's; and two residences including Urban's home on Buchanan Ave. The article also refers to a letter written by Urban to his son Rathfon on the care of the house. [Another article in Susquehanne Magazine from 1982 disputes some of the facts in this article. See the last line of this library record for a link to that resource.]
Subjects
Urban, Cassius Emlen.
Architects - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 SM (Sept. 1980)
Websites
https://lhdo-verso.auto-graphics.com/mvc/PersistentLink?key=vCODzAsHBZ7MwBJWiT73pw%3d%3d
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Herman Wohlsen, Builder and general contractor, Room 221 Woolworth Building, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
[Date not identified]
Call Number
720 W846
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Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.}
Publisher
[Publisher not idendified],
Date of Publication
[Date not identified]
Physical Description
26 p.: illus.; 18 x 27 cm.
Notes
Profile of the Wohlsen Company with adverisements and photographs of buildings the company constructed.
Builder's brochure.
Subjects
Urban, C. Emlen, - architect.
Warner, James H., - architect.
Wohlsen, Herman F., - 1861-1941.
Photographs identifies arctitects of the buildings.
Architects - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Wohlsen Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
720 W846
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School for the ages

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Author
Klinger, Gary P.
Date of Publication
2017.
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v.42
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by Gary P. Klinger
Author
Klinger, Gary P.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley
Date of Publication
2017.
Series
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; v. 42
Summary
"This year's Journal...is about a local landmark which holds the venerable distinction of having influenced the educational lives of three and in some instances four generations of local families..."
"Of all the landmarks in the Ephrata area, none have the distinction of having touched more liaves or aggected more generations than the building today known as Highland Elementary School. Except during tow major periods of renovation, the school has remained in continuous use as a center of education for Ephrata students ever since it was first built as the Ephrata High School in 1927."
"...it would be a landmark in its own right due to the confluence of two major architectural powerhouses: the renowned Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban and prominent local craftsman Alexander L. Gerhart."
Subjects
Urban, C. Emlen, - 1863-1939
School buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v.42
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Three generations of architects and builders : the Evans family

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Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1984.
opinion. John died in Chicago on October 1900, leaving a 2nd wife (Nellie Murphy) and two children, Nellie Evans Dorney and John Jr., who chose not to follow his father's profession. Clifton Evans was born in Lancaster on June 9, 1863. He married Annie Weaver on April 29, 1885, and their first home was a
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Responsibility
by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
21-31 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v v. 88, no. 1
Subjects
Evans family.
Evans, John Hantch, - 1824-1894.
Evans, Clifton, - 1863-1919.
Evans, Melvern R., - 1885-1971.
Architects - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 88, number 1 (1984), p. 21-31Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.88
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Urban politics and the vision of a modern city : Philadelphia and Lancaster after World War II

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Author
Bauman, John F.
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v. 132, no. 4
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Responsibility
by John F. Bauman and David Schuyler.
Author
Bauman, John F.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
p. 377 - 402 : ill. ; 19 cm.
Series
In :Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v 132, no. 4 (October 2008).
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Urban policy - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Urban policy - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
City planning - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
City planning - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Additional Author
Schuyler, David.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v. 132, no. 4
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/59101/58826
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Columbia's favorite son : Gen. Thomas Welsh, the man and the myth Preceedings of a symposium Saturday October 25, 2008 / edited by Richard C. Wiggin

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Date of Publication
ca. 2009
Call Number
923.5 W461c
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Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
ca. 2009
Physical Description
65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
From cover: Sponsored jointly by : The Columbia Public Library and the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.
Subjects
Welsh, Thomas, - 1824-1863.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Military biography
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography
Columbia (Pa.) - History
Additional Corporate Author
The Columbia Public Library (Pa.)
The Columbia Historic Preservation Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 W461c
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