Business Building, Big Spring, Texas: First & Second Floor Plans

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First and second floor plans for a business building commissioned by H. Clay Read in Big Spring, Texas. They include measurements, wall boundary lines, room names, labels, and circled numbers. Other sections include mechanical plans showing plumbing and electrical work, an electrical code, and a plumbing code.

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David S. Castle Co. September 25, 1928.

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Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Established in 1957, the Tittle-Luther Partnership in Abilene, Texas merged with Lubbock-based Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc. in 2012. The firm specializes in architecture and engineering. As one of Parkhill, Smith and Cooper’s regional offices, Tittle-Luther shares an architectural history that spans over 70 years and includes nine locations in Texas and New Mexico.

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First and second floor plans for a business building commissioned by H. Clay Read in Big Spring, Texas. They include measurements, wall boundary lines, room names, labels, and circled numbers. Other sections include mechanical plans showing plumbing and electrical work, an electrical code, and a plumbing code.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Job 868
  • Accession or Local Control No: Sheet 1M
  • Accession or Local Control No: C2014-03-02-07-10
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1002298

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

David S. Castle Architectural Drawings

More than 6,500 pages of architectural drawings and blueprints created primarily during the first half of the 20th century by the David S. Castle Company architecture firm.

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  • September 25, 1928

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  • April 29, 2018, 10:56 p.m.

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  • Feb. 26, 2019, 12:50 p.m.

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David S. Castle Co. Business Building, Big Spring, Texas: First & Second Floor Plans, technical drawing, September 25, 1928; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1002298/: accessed May 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc..

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