Collection search - [Drawings of Canadian Northern Railway and Great Western Railway buildings] [architectural drawing] George C. Briggs, architect

Record information – Brief

1

[Drawings of Canadian Northern Railway and Great Western Railway buildings] [architectural drawing] George C. Briggs, architect

Hierarchical level:

Accession

Date:

[ca. 1861], 1916.

Reference:

RG30M 79003/5, 79003/5 CA

Type of material:

Architectural and technical drawings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

185282

Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details
Date(s):

[ca. 1861], 1916.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

18 architectural drawings on 20 sheets : 17 pencil on tracing paper, 1 col. ink on tracing linen, some mounted on muslin ; 204 x 139 cm or smaller.

Language of material:

English

Provenance:

Show detail Hide detail

Canadian Northern Railway Company
Additional name(s):

Show detail Hide detail

Canadian National Railways

Great Western Railway Company (Canada)

Briggs, George C

Mackenzie Mann and Company Limited
Finding aid:

Show detail Hide detail

Architectural, technical - drawings (Paper) Finding aid consists of an item level list. RG30M 79003/5 Finding aid available in main reference room. (90: Open)

Additional information:

Show detail Hide detail

General note:

Accession consists of: one drawing of the grain elevator, Hamilton, ca. 1861; 3 drawings of the Canadian Northern freight shed, Toronto, 1916; and 14 drawings of the Canadian Northern Express Office Building, Toronto, 1916.
Briggs worked for Mackenzie, Mann & Company Limited, at 34 Victoria Street, Toronto.

Physical description note:

Architectural, technical - drawings: Except for item #1, all of the items were drawn by Briggs., Architectural, technical - drawings: Items #6 and 7 are each in two sections.

Custodial history:

Provenance of this accession is unclear, but it is closely associated with accession 78903-42, which came from the C.N.R. Regional Plan Room in Toronto.

Cartographic math data:

Scales differ.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: 19th Century Architecture in Hamilton. Curator: Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario; 1994.07.16-1994.10.23. (item 327)

Related material:

See also RG30M 78903/42: items #324-333 (grain elevator, 1861), 681-683 (freight shed, 1916), and 697-721 (Express Office Building, 1916).

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

Show detail Hide detail

R231-0-0-E
R231-200-8-E
R231-200-8-F
R231-998-2-E
R231-998-2-F
RG30
RG30-I-F-1
RG30-III
RG30M 79003/5

Former archival reference no.:

Show detail Hide detail

RG30M 79003/5

Other accession no.:

Show detail Hide detail

79003/5 CA
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [RG30M 79003/5]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000001808--2000001810;

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000018627--2000018628;

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000001808 Item no. assigned by LAC 2--4

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000001809 Item no. assigned by LAC 5; 8--11

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000001810 Item no. assigned by LAC 15

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000017354 Item no. assigned by LAC 12; 16

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000018627 Item no. assigned by LAC 1; 6--7

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000018628 Item no. assigned by LAC 13--14; 17--18

[Consultation 90 Open]

Terms of use:

Show detail Hide detail

Credit the National Archives of Canada.

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.