Abilene Hotel: Banquet Room Plans

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Banquet room plans for the Abilene Hotel in Abilene, Texas. It includes elevations of the banquet room walls, radiator enclosure, pilaster base, and decorative details.

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1 technical drawing : ink and colored pencil on linen ; 92 x 115 cm.

Creation Information

David S. Castle Co. 1926.

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This item is part of the collection entitled: Abilene Library Consortium and was provided by the Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc. to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 27 times. More information about this item can be viewed below.

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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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  • Main Title: Abilene Hotel: Banquet Room Plans
  • Added Title: Plans for Abilene Hotel for Abilene Hotel Company, Abilene, Texas: Sheet 28
  • Series Title: Hotel in Abilene, Texas
  • Series Title: Hotel Buildings

Description

Banquet room plans for the Abilene Hotel in Abilene, Texas. It includes elevations of the banquet room walls, radiator enclosure, pilaster base, and decorative details.

Physical Description

1 technical drawing : ink and colored pencil on linen ; 92 x 115 cm.

Notes

The Abilene Hotel changed hands several times; at one point it was leased by Conrad Hilton and then was later renamed the Windsor Hotel.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Job 800
  • Accession or Local Control No: Sheet 28
  • Accession or Local Control No: C2014-10-01-01a-032
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth789892

Collections

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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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  • 1926

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Sept. 29, 2016, 1:57 p.m.

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  • July 21, 2017, 12:11 p.m.

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David S. Castle Co. Abilene Hotel: Banquet Room Plans, item, 1926; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth789892/: accessed April 30, 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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