naa159 Harry W. Jones collection Archives Staff University of Minnesota Libraries undated
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Karen Spilman, Christine Avery June 2005, November 2012 English Jones, Harry W. Harry W. Jones collection 1906, 1909, 1924-1925, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa] 4 cubic feet Collection contains plans of residences and buildings designed by architect Harry W. Jones. N 159 English 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

Harry W. Jones collection (N 159), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Acquisition

Plans for the Minneapolis Bedding Company and Emery Mapes residence were separated from the Minneapolis Plan Vault collection (N 115) and added to the Harry W. Jones collection in October 1999.

 Arrangement

The collection is organized alphabetically by commission name.

 Biographical Note

Harry Wild Jones was born near Kalamazoo, Michigan on June 9, 1859. He graduated from Brown University in 1880 and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1882. After graduating from M.I.T., Jones worked for the architect H. H. Richardson in Boston, and in 1883 he came to Minneapolis to work in the firm of Plant and Whitney, a firm that specialized in the design and construction of large, prestigious homes in the Minneapolis area. Harry W. Jones died in Minneapolis on September 25, 1935.

Jones was instrumental in the establishment of the department of architecture at the University of Minnesota in the 1890s and his tour of the world with President William Howard Taft resulted in designs for churches in China, India and Burma. He designed many notable buildings in Minneapolis, including the Scottish Rite Temple (1904), Lindsay Brothers Warehouse (1895), Bulter Square (Butler Brothers' Warehouse, 1906) and his own home at 5101 Nicollet Avenue (1887).

Scope and Content Note

The collection includes elevations and plans for four residences in Minneapolis, including the A.P. Stacy residence (1906), E.E. Franz residence (1924), the G.A. Heinrich residence (Minneapolis MN, 1925) and the Emery Mapes residence (n.d., 1987). Also included in the collection are plans for the Minneapolis Bedding Company (1909).

Additional Finding Aid

An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.

 Related Material in the Northwest Architectural Archives

Scottish Rite Temple collection (N 37)

 Other Related Material

Harry Wild Jones papers, Minnesota Historical Society.

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.

Jones, Harry W. -- Archives Architecture, Domestic -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Designs and plans Detailed Contents

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

Franz, Mr. E.E 1924

Residence

4929 1st Ave S

Minneapolis, MN

blueprints

Heinrich, Mr. G. A 1925

Residence

2305 Penn Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN

blueprints

Mapes, Emery 1987

Residence

2218 Lake of the Isles Blvd.

Minneapolis, MN

blueprint?, photocopy

Minneapolis Bedding Company 1909

5th Ave. SE and Hennepin

Minneapolis, MN

blueprints with colored pencil

Simpson M. E. Church 1924

Additions

2750 1st Ave. S

Minneapolis, MN

blueprints, blueline

Stacy, Mr. A.P 1906

Residence

[Minneapolis, MN]

photocopy on vellum