naa041 Joseph V. Vanderbilt papers Archives Staff University of Minnesota Libraries undated

University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD encoding by Karen Spilman, May 2005 English Vanderbilt, Joseph V., 1877-1966 Joseph V. Vanderbilt papers 1925-1957 University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division 7.1 cubic feet Collection contains original drawings of floor plans, elevations, and details for buildings in Minnesota and eight other states, designed by the architectural firms of Joseph Vanderbilt. N 41 English Mezzanine; High Bay Administrative Information 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.

Preferred Citation

Joseph V. Vanderbilt papers (N 41), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the Northwest Architectural Archives on December 8, 1982 by Eleanor R. Vanderbilt.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by commission name.

Biographical Note

Joseph V. Vanderbilt was born in New York City in 1877. He studied for four years in the Beaux Arts ateliers of Emmanuel Masqueray and Claude Bragdon in New York and obtained additional architectural training with architects in New York, Virginia and Washington, D.C. He moved to Minneapolis and worked as a draftsman designer from 1910-1924. In 1924, Vanderbilt started his own practice, briefly affiliating with Carl Gage (1925-1926), and then formed a partnership with Carl Bard from about 1929 to 1962.

Vanderbilt designed buildings in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, and Ohio, as well as several other states. He supervised the design of many buildings in Minneapolis, including Dunwoody Institute, Fairview Hospital, Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church, the Francis Drake Hotel and the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company building. He retired in 1962 and died in 1966.

Carl Gage was born in Newport, New Hampshire, on November 26, 1881. He moved with his family to Minneapolis the following year and was educated in the public schools and the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. He worked successively for the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company, Minneapolis, and in the architectural offices of Thomas Holyoke (St. Paul), Ernest Kennedy, Edwin Hewitt, and Bertrand & Chamberlin (Minneapolis) before beginning his own practice in 1910. After 1910, Gage worked privately except for a brief association with Vanderbilt.

Carl Bard was born in New Carlisle, Indiana, in 1886. Although much of his early life is unknown, by 1920 he was working as a draftsman in the Minneapolis firm of Bell & Kinports. Between 1921 and 1929, he was employed by the Builders Exchange of Minneapolis, after which he formed a partnership with Vanderbilt that lasted until 1962.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains original drawings of floor plans, elevations, and details for about 75 churches, plus schools, residences, bus depots, banks, hotels, and government buildings in Minnesota and eight other states. The buildings documented include the Archbishop Dowling School, Minneapolis (1954); Broadway Motor Freight Terminal Building, St. Paul (1947); Church & School of All Saints, Minneapolis (1939); Elim Lutheran Church, Ogden, Utah (1946); First Congregational Church, Belle Fourche, South Dakota (1942-1943); Granite Falls Lutheran Church, Granite Falls, Montana (1949-1950); Linden Hills Branch Library, Minneapolis (1930); Marquette National Bank, Minneapolis (1925); Mayflower Congregational Church, Minneapolis (1935); Mt. Olivet Evangelical Lutheran Church, Minneapolis (1938-1939); Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Valley City, North Dakota (1939); St. Luke's Hospital Addition, Fergus Falls, Minnesota (1927); and Schatz Brau Brewing Company, Melrose, Minnesota (1933).

Additional Finding Aid

An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Bard, Carl J., b. 1886 Gage, Carl A., b. 1881 Vanderbilt, Joseph V., 1877-1966 Vanderbilt and Bard -- Archives Vanderbilt and Gage -- Archives Architecture -- Designs and plans Detailed Contents

The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection.

Working drawings All Saints 1931

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Lakeville, MN.

Pencil on tracing paper

Tube # 1

Archbishop Dowling School 1954

School

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 2-3

Archbishop Dowling School 1949

School

40th St. and Thomas Ave S.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 2-3

Baker Iron Co. 1930

Unidentified

2205 Hiawatha Ave

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Blueprints

Tube # 42

Brickbuilder (Magazine) n.d.

Competition for a Hotel

J. V. Vanderbilt

n.l.

Tube # 4

Broadway Motor Terminal, Inc. 1947

Motor Freight Terminal Building

J. V. Vanderbilt

St. Paul, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 5

Calvary methodist Episcopal 1937

Church

10th and Penn Avenue N.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on Paper

Tube # 5

Camden Covenant 1948

Mission

4150 Emerson Av. N.

J. V. Vanderbilt Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper (preliminary)

Tube # 14

Carlsen, A.E. 1933

Residence

5201 Woodlawn Avenue

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 7

Church of All Saints 1939

School

4th St. and 5th Av. N.E.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 28

Church of Christ 1943

Church (Project)

J. V. Vanderbilt

Forrest Lake, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 19

Church of the Holy Trinity 1940

Rectory

5th Avenue and 8th St.

J. V. Vanderbilt

South St. Paul, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 12

Church of the Holy Trinity 1940

Church

6th Avenue S and 8th Street

J. V. Vanderbilt

South St. Paul, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 12

Church of the United Brethren in Christ 1941

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Austin, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 17

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic 1939

Church

Buford and Cleveland

J. V. Vanderbilt

St. Paul, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 23

Dunbar Evangelical United Brethren 1950

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Wells, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 18

Elim Lutheran 1946

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt Ogden, UT.

Pencil on paper (Sketch plans only)

Tube # 24

Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran 1940

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Modesto, CA.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 22

Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran 1938

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 18

Farmington Lutheran 1950

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Farmington, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 18

First Church of Christ Scientist 1933

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

St. Cloud, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 24

First Congregational 1942-1943

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Belle Fouche, SD

Pencil on paper

Tube # 37

First Congregational 1931

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Glencoe, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 34

First English Lutheran 1951

Church Alteration

J. V. Vanderbilt

White Bear lake, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 21

Firsth Lutheran Church 1932

Parsonage

J. V. Vanderbilt

Mitchell, SD

Pencil on paper

Tube # 19

Foster, K.K. 1940

Residence

J. V. Vanderbilt Hopkins, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 19

Gilbert, L.W. 1933

Residence

J. V. Vanderbilt

Glencoe, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 7

Granite Falls Lutheran 1949-1950

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Granite Falls, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 10

Gray, H.H. 1932

Residence (project)

J. V. Vanderbilt

n.l.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 19

Greyhound Bus Lines 1936

Bus Depot

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper (preliminary)

Tube # 16

Hazel Park Congregational 1946-1947

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

St. Paul, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 21

Immanuel Lutheran 1941

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Tyler, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 9

Kelly, Olaf R. 1938

Residence

Edmund Blvd.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 22

Lake Koronis Assembly Grounds 1950

Recreation Shelter

J. V. Vanderbilt

n.l.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 9

Lang, John C. 1929

Office Building

1007-13 West Broadway

Vanderbilt and Gage Minneapolis, MN.

Photocopy

Tube # 41

Linden Hills 1930

Branch library

43rd and Vincent Avenue S.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Ink on Vellum

Tube # 35

Lundquist, E.C. 1940

Residence

Bard and Vanderbilt

Willmar, MN.

Blueprints

Tube # 40

Luttio, Dr. V.A. 1934

Residence

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 13

Maplewood Covenant 1946

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

St. Paul, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 20

Marquette National 1925

Bank

517 Marquette

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on linen, Ink on Linen, Guache on Vellum, Ink on Vellum

Tube # 39

Mayflower Community Church 1940

Parish House

Stevens Av. And Diamond lake Rd.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 11

Mayflower Congregational Church 1935

Church

Stevens Av. And Diamond Lake Road

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 11

Mayflower Congregational Church 1935

Parsonage

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 11

Methodist Episcopal 1934-1943

Church Alterations

J. V. Vanderbilt

Frederic, WI.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 25

Milltown Lutheran Church 1955-1956

Sunday School Building

J. V. Vanderbilt

Milltown, WI.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 12

Mt. Olive Evangelical Lutheran 1941

Church

Pascal and Atwood St.

J. V. Vanderbilt

St. Paul, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 30

Mt. Olivet Evangelical Lutheran 1938-1939

Church

James Ave and 50th St.: Rolled With Our Savior's Church, Valley City, ND.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper, Specs

Tube # 27

Nazareth Lutheran 1948

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Kenmare, ND.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 14

Nokomis Heights Lutheran 1946

Church

10th Avenue S and 53rd Street

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 31

Oakland Avenue Evangelical 1937-1938

Church

Oakland Av. And 44th St.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 31

Our Redeemers Lutheran 1938

Church

27th Av. S. and 40th St. J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 33

Our Saviour Evangelical Lutheran Church 1941

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Lacrosse, WI.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 26

Our Saviour Evangelical Lutheran Church 1948

Sunday School Unit

J. V. Vanderbilt

Lacrosse, WI. Pencil on paper

Tube # 26

Our Saviours Lutheran 1933

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Excelsior, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 21

Our Saviour's Lutheran 1939

Church

Rolled w/ Olivet Ev. Lutheran Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Valley City, ND.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 27

Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran 1941

Church

1st avenue and 39th St.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 26

Plymouth Township 1940

Grade School Building

Hennepin County School Dist.no-95

J. V. Vanderbilt

n.l.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 33

Resurrection English Lutheran 1946

Church

38th and 54th St. S.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 15

Robbinsdale 1944

City Hall (proposed)

J. V. Vanderbilt

Robbinsdale, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 25

Salem Evangelical 1942

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Blue Earth, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 17

Salem Lutheran 1946

Church

4150 DuPont Avenue N.

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 24

Saron Lutheran 1946

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt Ashland, WI.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 23

Schatz Brau Brewing Company 1933

Unidentified

J. V. Vanderbilt

Melrose, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 6

Scheldrup, Dr.N.H. n.d.

Residence

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 6

St. John's 1948

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Searles, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 9

St. John's English Lutheran 1947

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Phillips, WI.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 13

St. John's Evangelical and Reform 1945

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Fairmont, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 32

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran 1937

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 32

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran 1942

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Danville Township MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 20

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran 1947

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Hastings, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 16

St. Luke's Hospital 1927

Hospital Addition

J. V. Vanderbilt Fergus Falls, MN.

Ink on Vellum

Tube # 29

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran 1944

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Orlando, FL.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 24

St. Stephen's Parish 1949

School Building

J. V. Vanderbilt

Anoka, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 8

The Vanderbilt 1929

Hotel

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Perspective Sketch, Photo Negative reproduction

Tube # 36

Thorpe 1934

Residence Addition

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 19

Trinity Lutheran 1953

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Sidney, MT.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 30

Triumph Lutheran 1941

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Triumph, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 7

Unidentified 1940

Truck transfer building

St. Anthony and Pillsbury Avenue

J. V. Vanderbilt

St. Paul, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 20

United States Post Office n.d.

Unidentified

J. V. Vanderbilt

Danville, KY.

Pencil on paper (preliminary drawings)

Tube # 16

University National 1941

Bank

716-720 Washington Av. S.E.

J. V. Vanderbilt Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 31

Warroad Congregational n.d.

Church

J. V. Vanderbilt

Warroad, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 13

Wasie, S.L. 1939

Residence

Golf Terrace

J. V. Vanderbilt

Edina, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 26

Wilfred Wolfson 1932

Duplex

J. V. Vanderbilt

Minneapolis, MN.

Pencil on paper

Tube # 23