naa084 Cone and Peterson papers Archives Staff University of Minnesota Libraries undated
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EAD encoding by Karen Spilman, May 2005 English Cone, Earle Richard, 1905-1980 and Peterson, Gerhard Clifford, 1907- Cone and Peterson papers 1930-1971 University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa] 18 cubic feet Collection includes original drawings, photographs, correspondence and business records for various structures, mostly churches, designed by the architectural firm of Cone and Peterson. N 84 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

Cone and Peterson papers (N 84), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Acquisition

The collection was donated to the Northwest Architectural Archives by Gerhard C. Peterson on October 5, 1981.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series; the working drawings are listed alphabetically by commission name:

Working Drawings Office Records Biographical Note

Earle Cone was born in Northfield, Minnesota in 1905 and graduated from the University of Minnesota and Harvard University. He entered partnership with Fred Slifer in St. Paul in 1936 and remained in the firm until 1948. In 1950 he established a partnership with Gerhard Peterson. Cone died in St. Paul in 1980.

Gerhard Peterson was born in Westby, Wisconsin on September 12, 1907. He attended Mechanic Arts High School in St. Paul from 1922 to 1925, then entered the University of Minnesota, where he graduated in 1930. He received a master's degree in architecture from Harvard in 1937. Peterson worked for several Twin Cities area firms, including Toltz, King & Day (1931-1935), Ellerbe & Co. (1936-1938) and Lang and Raugland (job captain, 1946-1949). He served as president of Northfield Architects in Northfield, MN from 1949-1952. During World War II, he was a draftsman at Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington, DE. Peterson entered partnership with Earle Cone in 1950. Peterson retired from practice in 1972 and died in Minneapolis on May 10, 1994.

Cone & Peterson specialized in church design and their work is represented throughout the entire Midwest, the Far West and Canada.

 Scope and Content Note

The collection includes original drawings, photographs, correspondence, and business records for various structures, mostly churches in the Upper Midwest. Buildings represented include Christ Lutheran Church (North St. Paul, 1963); St. Mary's Church (Winona, MN, 1938-1939); Grace Lutheran Church (Newcastle, WY, 1959); Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Blaine, MN, 1970-1977); Rainy Butte Lutheran Church (New England, ND, 1958); St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church (Minneapolis, 1948-1949); St. John's Lutheran Church (Mound, MN, 1963); and Trinity Lutheran Church (Chamberlain, SD, 1961).

 Additional Finding Aid

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

 Related Material in the Northwest Architectural Archives

Slifer and Abrahamson papers (N 11)

 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.

Cone, Earle Richard, 1905-1980 Peterson, Gerhard Clifford, 1907- Cone and Peterson -- Archives Church architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans Detailed Contents

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

Working Drawings Advent Lutheran

1962

Coon Rapids, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper, job files

American Lutheran Church

First Unit 1966-7

Hastings, MN

Cone and Peterson

blueline, pencil on

American Lutheran Church

First Unit Proposed n.d.

Owatonna, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, blueline

Arlington Hills Presbyterian Church

Addition 1967

St. Paul, MN

specs, job files

Ascension Lutheran Church

Addition n.d.

Emerado, ND

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper, job files

Atonement Lutheran Church

n.d.

New Brighton, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, job files

Becker Lutheran Church

1955

Becker, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Benson Agency

Office Building 1965

Spooner, WI

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, blueline, job files

Bethany Church for the Deaf

1956

2901 - 38th Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, job files

Bethel Lutheran Church

n.d.

Emerado, ND

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper

Bethesda Free Church

Remodeling 1968

2600 E. 38th Street

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, job files

Board of Home Missions

Evangelical Lutheran Church n.d.

Plan No. 108 and 108-R

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Board of Home Missions

Evangelical Lutheran Church n.d.

Plan No. 111

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson [?]

pencil on paper, blueline, ink on paper

Board of Home Missions

Evangelical Lutheran Church 1959

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Bread of Life Lutheran Church for the Deaf

1962

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Buford-Trenton Lutheran Church

1954

Trenton, ND

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper

Calvary Lutheran Church

n.d.

Perham, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Calvary Lutheran Church

1959

Keewatin, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, job files

Calvary Lutheran Church

Home Mission Project n.d.

Grand Forks, ND

Cone and Peterson

Ink on paper, job files

Centennial Methodist Church

1958

Roseville, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, specs

Central Lutheran Church

Addition 1971

Winona, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper, job files

Champlin Methodist Church

n.d.

Champlin, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Christ Lutheran Church

1963

North St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, specs

Christ Lutheran Church

Church building 1955

Glencoe, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Christ Lutheran Church

Parsonage 1963-65

North St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Christ Lutheran Church

Proposed addition n.d.

Byron, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Christ the King Lutheran Church

n.d.

White Bear Lake, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Christ the King Lutheran Church

1956-7

Ellendale, ND

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Christ the King Lutheran Church

Church building 1955

Bloomington, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Community Methodist Church

1960

Cambridge, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper, specs

Concordia Lutheran Church

n.d.

Edmore, ND

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper

Cross of Glory Lutheran Church

1957

Brooklyn Center, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Electro-Plating Engineering Co.

Warehouse addition 1961-2, 1966

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

English Lutheran Church

1965

Grantsburg, WI

Cone and Peterson

blueprints, pencil on paper, sepia, ink on paper, specs

Epworth Methodist Church

Addition 1965

3711 - East 32nd Street

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Epworth Methodist Church

Educational Building addition 1962

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, sepia, specs

Evangelical Lutheran Church

1955

Bismarck, ND

Cone and Peterson [?]

ink on paper

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Department of Home Missions n.d.

Plan No. 104, 105, 107

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Home Mission Unit n.d.

Nisswa, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Home Mission Unit 1956

N. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Home Mission Unit n.d.

British Columbia, Canada

Cone and Peterson [?]

pencil on paper

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Home Mission Unit 1956

Brooklyn Center, MN

Cone and Peterson [?]

pencil on paper

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Proposed Home Mission Church n.d.

Williston, ND

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper

Fairmount Avenue Methodist Church

Additions and alterations 1957

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, blueprints, specs

Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church

Addition 1960

Rapid City, SD

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Faith Lutheran Church

1955

Janesville, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

First Evangelical Lutheran Church

First Unit n.d.

White Bear Lake, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

First Lutheran Church

1958

Olivia, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

First Lutheran Church

n.d.

Amery, WI

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

First Lutheran Church

n.d.

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

First Lutheran Church

1971

Clear Lake, WI

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

First Lutheran Church

Proposed addition n.d.

Battle Lake, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

First Methodist Church

Addition 1958

Wadena, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

First Reformed Church

1959

Mitchell, SD

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, sepia

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

n.d.

Williston, ND

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper

Grace Lutheran Church

1959

New Castle, Wyoming

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper

Grace Methodist Church

1961-2

Burnsville Township, MN

Cone and Peterson

blueprints, bluelines, pencil on paper

Grace Methodist Church

Crystal Oaks Addition 1961

Burnsville Township, MN

Curtis C. Benson and Assoc., Inc.

blueline

Home Baptist Church

1954

Minneapolis, MN

Timber Structure Inc.

blueline

Home Baptist Church

Addition 1954

Minneapolis, MN

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper, blueline

Home Mission Church

n.d.

Plan No. 112

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Home Mission Congregation

n.d.

Plan No. 109 and 110

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Home Mission Congregation

n.d.

White Bear Lake, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Home Mission Congregation

Evangelical Lutheran Church 1956

Brookfield, WI

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Home Mission Congregation

Evangelical Lutheran Church 1955

Thornton, CO

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Hope Baptist Church

Addition 1954

Minneapolis, MN

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper

Hope Lutheran Church

n.d.

Ladysmith, WI

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Hope Lutheran Church

1930

St. Paul, MN

no architect listed

pencil on paper

Hope Lutheran Church

Addition and remodeling 1967

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Hope Lutheran Church

Proposed addition n.d.

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, blueline

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Addition 1963

Eden Prairie, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Addition 1963

Eden Prairie, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil/ink on paper

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Addition 1961

Eden Prairie, MN

Cerny Associates

blueline

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Proposed development n.d.

Goodrich and Snelling

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Incarnation Lutheran Church

1962

4880 Hodgson Road

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

blueline, pencil on paper, ink on paper, specs

Jeannette Holm Knutson Camp

1957, 1959, 1965, 1968

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service

Manhattan Beach, MN

Cone and Peterson

blueline, pencil on paper, ink on paper

Lake Drive Methodist Church

n.d.

Mahtomedi, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Lake Edge Lutheran Church

n.d.

Madison, WI

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Luther Park Bible Camp

Wash houses 1967

Chetek, WI

Cone and Peterson

blueline, pencil on paper

Lutheran Church of the Atonement

1957

Bloomington, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Lutheran Church of the Cross

n.d.

Nisswa, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Lutheran Church of the Cross

1956

Bismarck, ND

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

Alterations and addition 1957

Moorhead, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Lutheran Free Church

n.d.

Coon Rapids, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Lutheran World Federation

Third Assembly 1957

Minnesota State Capitol Area

[St. Paul, MN]

Cone and Peterson

Memorial Lutheran Church

Addition n.d.

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Methodist Church

1959

Staples, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper, specs

Methodist Church

Proposed addition 1959

Pine Island, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Methodist Headquarters

1958

Pleasant at Franklin Ave

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

Mount Calvary Lutheran Church

1957

Colorado Springs, CO

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Nashwauk Lutheran Church

n.d.

Nashwauk, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Nathaniel Lutheran Church

Addition n.d.

Bruce, WI

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Newport Lutheran Church

n.d.

Newport, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Old Emanuel Lutheran Church

County Road 10 and SAR 21

Dakota County, MN

Gerhard C. Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Our Savior Lutheran Church

n.d.

Stillwater, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Our Savior's Lutheran Church

1956

Williston, ND

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Our Savior's Lutheran Church

n.d.

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, sepia

Our Savior's Lutheran Church

n.d.

Outing, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Our Savior's Lutheran Church

1969

Faribault, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Our Savior's Lutheran Church

Addition 1961, 1970-1971

Blaine, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper, sepia, blueline

Our Savior's Lutheran Church

Proposed addition 1967-1968

Owatonna, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, blueline, ink on paper

Park Lutheran Church

Addition 1953

St. Paul Park, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Peace Lutheran Church

1960

20 Northdale Boulevard

Coon Rapids, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

People's Congregational Church

Addition n.d.

Bayport, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Prince of Glory Lutheran Church

n.d.

Minneapolis, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

1956

Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Addition 1957

Roseville, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Addition 1961-1960

LaCrescent, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Rainy Butte Lutheran Church

1958

New England, ND

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Redeemer Lutheran Church

n.d.

Estherville, IA

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Redeemer Lutheran Church

1961

White Bear Lake, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Riverside Reformed Church

n.d.

Bloomington, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Robbinsdale Terrace

Addition 1956-1957

Rapid City, SD

no architect listed

blueline

St. Anne's R. C. Church

1948-1949

26th Street and Queen Avenue North

Minneapolis, MN

Slifer and Cone

pencil on paper, sepia

St. Casimir R. C. Church

1950

Wells, MN

Slifer and Cone

pencil on paper

St. Helena's R. C. Church

1938

3205 East 43rd Street

Minneapolis, MN

Slifer and Cone

blueprints

St. James Lutheran Church

1955

Crystal, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

St. James R. C. Church

1937

St. Paul, MN

Slifer and Cone

pencil on paper, sepia

St. John's Lutheran Church

1963

Mound, MN

Cone and Peterson

blueprint, ink on paper, pencil on paper

St. Luke Lutheran Church

1973

St. Paul, MN

E. Richard Cone

pencil on paper

St. Luke Lutheran Church

1956-1957

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

St. Mark's Evangelical and Reformed Church

n.d.

Bloomington, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

St. Mary's Church

1938-1939

Winona, MN

Fred A. Slifer and E. Richard Cone

ink on linen, blueprint,sepia,penc il on paper,

St. Mary's Episcopal Church

n.d.

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

St. Matthew's Evangelical and Reformed Church

1953

Cottage Grove, Mn

Slifer and Cone

blueprint, pencil on paper, ink on paper

St. Paul Council of Camp Fire Girls

Dakota County Day Camp n.d.

Rosemount, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

St. Paul's Methodist Church

n.d.

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

St. Peter's Parochial School

n.d.

Minneapolis, MN

Slifer and Cone

ink on paper

St. Philip's Lutheran Church

n.d.

Hastings, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

St. Timothy Lutheran Church

Remodeling 1968

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

blueline, specs

St. Timothy Lutheran Church

Unit No. 1 1951

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

blueline

Trinity Lutheran [Church]

1965

Spooner, WI

Molin Concrete Products Co.

pencil on paper, blueline, blueprint

Trinity Lutheran Church

1961

Chamberlain, SD

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Trinity Lutheran Church

1958

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Trinity Lutheran Church

1969

Birchwood, WI

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Trinity Lutheran Church

1970

North Branch, MN

Cone and Peterson

blueline, pencil on paper, ink on vellum

Trinity Lutheran Church

Educational Building 1958

Forman, ND

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, blueprint, ink on paper

Trinity Lutheran Church

Proposed site 1969

n.l.

Don Hult, Land Surveyor

blueline

Unidentified

n.d.

n.l.

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Woodbury Methodist Church

Additions and alterations 1958

St. Paul, MN

Cone and Peterson

ink on paper

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

1957

Finland, MN

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper

Zoar Lutheran Church

1956

Lamoure, ND

Cone and Peterson

pencil on paper, ink on paper

Office Records Brochures, Dedication booklets for other churches 17 Cost schedules, cost figures for Additions and remodeling, Sunday School requirements, comparable cost 17 Draftsmen file 17 AIA general conditions 17 Federal returns, dep. receipts 17 Federal returns, withhold,aold age benefits, other 17 Financial Statements 17

November 19, 1948

February 28, 1951

February 29, 1952

February 28, 1953

February 28, 1954

February 28, 1955

February 29, 1956

February 28, 1957

February 28, 1958

February 29, 1959

February 29, 1960

February 28, 1961

Financial Statements 18

February 28, 1962

February 28, 1963

February 29, 1964

February 28, 1965

February 28, 1966

February 28, 1967

February 29, 1968

February 28, 1969

February 28, 1970

February 28, 1971

February 29, 1972

Gausman and Moore, Inc - billings on various jobs 18 Insurance policies, arch. liability, workmen's comp. 18 Lease 532-538 Endicott Bldg. 18 MN Unemployment Tax forms 18 MN State Society 18 MN Withholding Tax file 19 Miscellaneous Cone and Peterson 19 Misc. applications for jobs 19 Misc. closing out Cone and Peterson 19 Misc. Masters 19 Owner-Architect agreements 19 Owner-Contractor agreements 19 Paid Bills 1970-71 19 Paid Bills 1971-72 19 Plans approval application for projects in Wisconsin 19 Professional Liability Insurance; Cobb-Stricker-Dunphy and Zimmerman 19 Prospects 19 Registration folders 20 Schedules, tab. of bids, room finish door schedule, shop draw., Record, Time Record, Heat Loss, Unit cost 20 State Board of Registration 20 Taxes (Personal property) 20 Washington Nat. Insurance Co. Group Insurance, MN Soc. of Architects 20 Unidentified 20 Misc. cost sheets 21 Job lists 21 Ledger 21