N 194 Wigington Pemberton Family Papers Barbara Bezat University of Minnesota Libraries May 2004

University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD encoding by Barbara Bezat, May 2004 English C.A.P. Wigington Wigington Pemberton Family Papers 1926-1961 University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa] 6 drawings boxes, (18 cubic feet) Architectural drawings in ink on linen or paper on pencil for over 130 buildings. Small amount of correspondence, documents and memorabilia. N 194 English High Bay Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

The collection is open and available to the public. An appointment is advised.

Restrictions on Use

The materials in the collection are available for use in the repository's reading room only. Copies can be made for a fee if the condition of the drawings will allow it.

Preferred Citation

Wigington Pemberton Family Papers, Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Acquisition

Gift of the City of St. Paul, the St. Paul Public Schools, District # 625, and the Pemberton and Bohanon families, 2002

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Amy Rau, 2002 and the finding aid written Barbara Bezat, May 2004.

Arrangement

The collection is organized alphabetically by commission name as it appears in the title block of the drawings.

Biographical Note

Clarence ("Cap") Wigington (1883-1967) was the first African-American registered architect to practice for any substantial length of time in Minnesota. He may have been the first black municipal architect as well, having practiced in the City Architect's office of St. Paul (MN) for nearly three decades, from the late 1920s to the 1940s. He is responsible for some of the landmark structures in the city, including the Highland Park Water Tower (1928), the Harriet Island Pavilion (1941; now the Clarence W. Wigington Pavilion) and the Holman Field Administration Building (1939) for the St. Paul Municipal Airport. His papers include plans for these and over 100 other commissions.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of original tracings (most are ink on linen or pencil on paper) for over 130 building designed or supervised by C.A.P. Wigington. Most of the buildings are located in the city of St. Paul, MN and were designed during Mr. Wigington's tenure with the City of St. Paul Architect's Office. These buildings are primarily public schools (elementary, junior and high schools) and park buildings. There are also a few photographs and renderings, along with other documents and memorabilia.

Other Finding Aids

The repository holds a sheet-by-sheet drawings index for each commision listed in this online guide.

Detailed Contents

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

AAA Automobile Club 1961-62

St. Paul, MN

Pencil on paper

Aldine Playgrounds Dept. of Parks and Playgrounds 1935

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Ames School Grading Plan 1928

St. Paul, MN

Frank X. Tewes, C.W. Wigington

Ink on linen

Applebaum Super Market 1948

St. Paul, MN

Blueprints

Arlington Playground City of St. Paul 1931, 1935, 1943, 1948

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Baker Playgrounds Bleacher Stands 1939

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Baker School Playgrounds Stone Shelter Building 1938

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Battle Creek Park-1 Log Shelter Building 1926, 1928

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Tewes; C.W. Wigington

Pencil, colored pencil on paper

Battle Creek Park-2 Shelter Building 1926, 1929

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

F.X. Tewes; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper, ink on linen

Belvidere Playgrounds Shelter House 1935

Dept. of Parks & Playgrounds, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Beth Gedaliah Congregation Synagogue 1946

St. Paul, MN

John F. Loftfield & Associates

Blueprints

Bluff Playgrounds Shelter Building 1935-1936

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil, colored pencil on paper

Catherine Welsch-Smith Memorial Building City of St. Paul nd, 1932

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper, watercolor & ink on board

Cedar Street Toboggan Slide City of St. Paul 1936-1937

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wiginton

Pencil and paper

Central High School Stadium 1938-1941, 1943

Field House

St. Paul, MN

C.W. Wigington, Godette, Miller

Pencil on paper

Chelsea Heights School Addition/Alterations 1932, 1939

St. Paul, MN

C.W. Wigington, Jones, Godette, Witte, Donohue

Ink on linen, pencil on paper

City Hall & Court House 4th Street Entrance 1940, 1942

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Cleveland Junior High School Alteration/Addition 1936

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington, W.M.G., E.V.S., Miller, R.J.H

Ink on linen

Como Golf Refectory Dept. of Parks and Playgrounds 1935

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Como Park Elementary School 1938, 1925

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Hausler, C.W. Wigington, Miller

Ink on linen, bluelines

Como Park Golf Club House Additions/Alterations 1936-7, 1939, 1947

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Como Park Pavilion Refectory Stand 1938

Bureau of Parks, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Como Park-1 Barn 1934, 1939-1940

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Como Park-2 Pavilion 1934

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper, blueline w/watercolor

Como Park-3 Picnic Pavilion 1939

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Reverse sepia on mylar

Como Park-4 Refectory Stand 1932

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Como Park-5 Shelter 1942

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Como Park-6 Zoo Refectory Stand 1938

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Como Park-7 Zoological Building 1935

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Ink and linen

Dale State [Street] Workshop New main entrance doors and frames 1934

Department of Public Works, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Fred M. Traux; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Dale Street Garage and Workshop Ventilation changes 1945

Department of Public Works, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

R.G. Zelzer; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Dr. & Mrs. Norman H. Howell residence 1959

St. Paul, MN

Ink & pencil on paper

Edgecumbe Playground Park Department 1934, 1936

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Edgecumbe School 1938-1939

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington, Witte

Ink on linen

Fidelity Lodge No. 10, F & AM Lodge Hall Building 1951

San Diego, CA

Blueprint

Fire Drill Tower Department of Public Safety 1941-1942

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford;C.W.Wigington

Pencil and paper

Golf Club House Ramsey County Public Links 1929

St. Paul, MN

C.W. Wigington

Ink and linen

Greenhouse Smoke Stack Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings 1947

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

R.G. Zelzer; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Groveland Park Elementary School Remodeled room for library 1941

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington

Pencil on trace

Hamline Junior High School 1924

St. Paul, MN

Frank X. Tewes, C.W. Wigington

Ink on linen

Hamline Playgrounds-1 Shelter House for Sand Boxes 1942

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Hamline Playgrounds-2 Stone Shelter Building 1938

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington, Miller

Pencil and paper

Harding High School Addition/Alteration 1938-1939

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington, Witte, Miller, Donohue

Ink on linen

Harriet Island Development City of St. Paul 1942

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Ink on velum

Harriet Island-1 Pavilion 1938-1940

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper, ink on velum

Harriet Island-2 Stone Pavilion 1940-1941

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington, Miller

Pencil and paper

Hayden Heights Elementary School Addition 1942

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington, Godette

Pencil on trace

Hazel Park Playgrounds-1 Heating and Ventilating Plan 1935

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Ink on velum

Hazel Park Playgrounds-2 Shelter House 1934

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Highland Bath House Department of Parks 1937

City of S. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington, Miller

Pencil and paper

Highland Park Development Flag Staff and Stone Monument with Drinking Fountain 1926

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings

St. Paul, MN

George L. Nason; F.X. Tewes; C.W. Wigington

Watercolor, pen on paper

Highland Park Pool Revision 1935

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Highland Park-1 Caddy House 1941

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Highland Park-2 Toboggan n.d., 1940

Department of Parks, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Homecroft School n.d.

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Hausler, C.W. Wigington

Ink on linen, pencil on vellum

Ice Palace-1937 Department of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings 1936-1937

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford

Paper w/ colored/pencil

Ice Palace-1938 Department of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings 1937

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford

Paper w/ colored/pencil

Ice Palace-1939 Como Park 1938

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford

Paper w/ colored/pencil

Ice Palace-1940 Como Park 1939

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford

Paper w/ colored/pencil

Ice Palace-1941 1940-1941

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford

Paper w/ colored/pencil, ink on sepia

Ice Palace-1942 1942

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford

Blueline w/ colored pencil, ink/colored ink on linen, paper w/ pencil/colored pencil

Ice Palace-1947 1946-1947

St. Paul, MN

R.G. Zelzer

Paper w/ pencil/colored pencil, watercolor and paper

James S. Griffin residence 1958

St. Paul, MN

Bluelines

Kieffer Brothers Investment & Construction Company Apartment Building 1960

St. Paul, MN

Pencil & ink on paper

Kieffer Brothers Parking Facilities-Modernization 1961

St. Paul, MN

Ink on paper

Lincoln Junior High School see Murray Junior High School

Linwood and Farnsworth Schools Fire escape 1945

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington, Godette

Pencil on vellum

Mann (Horace) Elementary School 1939

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington, Donohue

Ink on linen

Margaret Playgrounds Addition to Gymnasium 1928

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

F.X. Tewes; C.W. Wigington; Miller

Ink and linen

Masonic Temple Perfect Ashlar Lodge #4 1959

St. Paul, MN

Ink and pencil on paper

McClelland School see Como Park Elementary

Monroe Junior High School (1924) 1924

St. Paul, MN

C.W. Wigington

Ink on linen

Monroe Junior High School-1 Additions 1938-1939

Addition and alteration

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington, Godette, J.L.

Ink on linen, pencil on paper

Mounds Park Elementary School see Harding High School

Mounds Park-1 Drinking Fountain 1941

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Mounds Park-2 Toboggan Slide 1937

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Mr. & Mrs. C.W. Wigington residence-1 1958

St. Paul, MN

Blueline prints

Mr. & Mrs. C.W. Wigington residence-2 1958

Los Angeles, CA

Blueline prints

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey A. Moss Residence 1959

Minneapolis, MN

Ink on paper

Mr. & Mrs. James Griffin Residence 1957

St. Paul, MN

Blueline print

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Elliott residence 1960

Altadena, CA

Blueline print

Municipal Airport-1 Administration Building 1938-1940

Department of Public Utilities, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington, Miller

Pencil, colored pencil on paper, ink and linen

Municipal Airport-2 Airplane Hanger Addition 1934

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington, Miller

Pencil and paper

Municipal Auditorium Annex 1931

Department of Education, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Ink and linen

Municipal River Terminal Dept. of Public Works 1939

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Murray Junior High School Addition/Alteration 1939

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington, Godette, Witte

Ink on linen

Newell Park Club House 1934

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Paving Plant One Story-Summer House 1948

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Alfred H. Schroeder; C.W.Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Bath House Repairs 1935

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Beach Diving Platform 1948

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Park Golf Course Sheltered Stone Bench 1943

Department of Parks

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Park-1 Entrance 1924

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Frank; C.W. Wigington

Ink and linen

Phalen Park-2 Pavilion 1944

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds, Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Park-3 Refectory Stand 1932-1933

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Park-4 Toboggan Slide 1935

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Park-5 Pavilion Back Bar; Lunch counter 1946-1947

Department of Parks, Playgrounds, Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

R.G. Zelzer; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Park-6 Canoe Rack and Boat Docks 1936, 1940, 1947

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Robert F. Peterson; Fred M. Traux; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Park-7 Band Stand-Additions/Alterations 1938

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Park-8 Shelter 1923

Department of Parks, Playgrounds, & Public Buildings, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Phalen Park-9 Approach to Lake Phalen; Lookout n.d.

St. Paul, MN

C.W. Wigington

Ink on linen

Public Safety Building 1930

St. Paul, MN

C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Ramsey Playgrounds-1 Community Building, Addition 1942

Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Ramsey Playgrounds-2 Alterations 1945

City of St. Paul, Bureau etc.

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Residence-1 1953

Ink on paper

Residence-2 1954

Ink on paper

Rice and Lawson Playground City of St. Paul 1935

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Ink and linen

Scheffer Playgrounds Shelter Buildings 1934

Dept. of Parks and Playgrounds, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Sixteen-Family Apartment Building 1962

Blueline print

Smith, Catherine Welsch - Memorial Building see Catherine Welsch Smith Memorial Building

note: drawings filed in "S"

St. Clair Playground Shelter House n.d., 1934

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Stone Shelter Building Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings 1937-1938

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington & Miller

Pencil, colored pencil on paper

Symphony Plaza nd

Fridley, MN

Blueline

The Sterling Club New Club House 1962

St. Paul, MN

Watercolor; ink and pencil on paper

Third Street Esplanade Tourist Building 1930, 1941

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil, colored pencil on paper

Third Street Improvement City of St. Paul 1948

St. Paul, MN

A.H. Schroeder; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper, ink on linen

Tourist Information Building City of St. Paul 1941

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Paper w/ pencil and colored pencil

Typical Concrete Tennis Court Layout City of St. Paul 1948

St. Paul, MN

Alfred H. Schroeder; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Typical Stone Shelter Buildings Dept. of Parks, Playgrounds & Public Buildings 1936

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Unidale Playgrounds Dept. of Parks and Playgrounds n.d., 1934

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Unidentified Building 1946

St. Paul, MN

R.G. Zelzer; C.W. Wigington

Ink on paper, pencil and paper

Unidentified Residence-1 nd

Ink on paper

Unidentified Residence-2 1958

Blueline print

Unidentified Residence-3 1961

Altadena, CA

Blueline prints

Veteran's Hospital Forty and Eight Memorial Park-Pavilion & Pool 1932

Department of Parks

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pen and board

Washington (George) High School Addition 1924, 1930

Original

St. Paul, MN

Chas A. Bassford, C.W. Wigington

Ink on linen

Water Tower Department of Public Utilities 1927

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

F.X. Tewes; C.W.Wigington; Miller

Pencil and paper, ink on linen

West End Junior High School see Monroe Junior High School (1924)

Wilder Playgrounds Community Building 1940-1941

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Wilson Junior High School see Hamline Junior High School

Work House-1 Dining Room 1935

WPA Job, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Work House-2 Metal Canning Tank 1945

Public Works Department, City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

Charles A. Bassford; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper

Workshop Public works 1929-1930

City of St. Paul

St. Paul, MN

H.S. Bronson; C.W. Wigington

Pencil and paper