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Power and Son fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1850]-1973.

Reference:

R5824-0-9-E, MG31-B40

Type of material:

Textual material, Architectural and technical drawings, Photographs, Art, Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

181459

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Power and Son fonds
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Fonds includes:

22 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1850]-1973.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

20.15 m of textual records.
14,317 architectural drawings.
28 photographs b&w.
4 prints photomechanical.
5 maps

Language of material:

English
Accession:

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John Power fonds [textual record]

John Power fonds [textual record]
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Fonds consists of textual material relating to the architectural firm of Power and Son. The material has not been processed and arranged.

Fonds also contains architectural projects and associated materials created by the architectural firm of John Power of Kingston, Ontario. The bulk of the collection documents the development of the city of Kingston and to a lesser extent neighbouring towns such as Cobourg, Brockville, Napanee, Picton, Portsmouth, Gananoque, Barriefield, the Thousand Islands and surrounding areas. The blueprints document a full range of building types as well as more specialized buildings. Included are projects relating to court houses, jails, private residences, churches, cathedrals, banks, town halls, commercial buildings, agricultural, industrial, transportation and educational facilities. Also included is the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa.

In addition there are photographs and prints depicting various buildings in Kingston, Ontario and surrounding areas. Included are the following: J.C. and H.W. Polson's Warehouse; McLaughlin Engineering building, Queens University; interior and exterior shots of Tip Top Tailors; Mother House of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph; Public Utilities Commission Office and Shop building., Brockville, Ont.; County of Hastings Home for the Aged, Belleville, Ont.; views of the Colligiate Institute, Cobourg, Ont.; St. Mary's Cathedral, Kingston, Ont.; and photos of John Power and his wife, Charlotte Clegg Power.

Provenance:

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Power & Son

Biography/Administrative history:

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Power & Son : John Power established an architectural practice in Kingston in 1846 and was joined in the business by his son Joseph in 1880. The firm's name changed several times over the years to include the names of Colin Drever, who joined in 1919, Harry P. Smith who entered the firm in 1945 and Neil K. MacLennan, who joined briefly from 1971 to 1973. In 1975, Smith entered into partnership with Thomas Mill and Michael Ross. Since 1980, the firm has been registered as Mill & Ross. It is believed to be the oldest continuing architectural practice in Canada.

Finding aid:

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Architectural, technical drawings: (Paper) Please consult lower level descriptions. Itemized finding aids are available for consultation and the drawings are indexed according to building type and architect. Power 81203/19; 1997022532. (90: Open)

Prints: (Paper) Item level descriptions are found in binder number 49.

Cartographic material (Paper) Please consult lower level descriptions. Itemized finding aids are available for consultation. Power 81203/19 (90: Open)

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1983/0466
1984-027 NPC
1984/0398
1985-038 PIC
1985-064 NPC
MG31-B40

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-B40
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfiche

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC103950--NMC103955;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC118422;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC138531;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC138561;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC138718;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC138917--NMC138920;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC138924;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC139107--NMC139108;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC139552;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC139824--NMC139826;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC139876;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC140241--NMC140243;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC160399;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC160594--NMC160599;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC160684--NMC160687;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC160776--NMC160783;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC162181--NMC162190;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC162597--NMC162599;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC173124;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC173182;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC173232;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC173259--NMC173262;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC173274;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC173311;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC173407;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC21107;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC21655;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC26248;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC97079--NMC97082;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC97896;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC97911;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [POWER, JOHN AND JOSEPH 1985-064]

[Consultation 90 Open]

4571;

[Consultation 90 Open]

RV7 193;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [POWER, JOHN 1984-027] 5656

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfiche NMC38537

[Consultation 90 Open]

Terms of use:

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Architectural, technical drawings: No restrictions concerning access. Reproductions are subject to the Canadian Copyright Act regulations. Credit Library and Archives Canada.
Photographs: No restrictions. Various copyrights. See individual items. Credit: name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.
Prints: No restrictions. Copyright expired. Crown copyright on reproductions.

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