Planning Committee and Preservation of the Ricker House
- US US-IaGG MS/MS 01.128-1-3
- File
- 2000-2001
Indicates the members of the preservation committee, initial correspondence with Osgood, and information on the physical restoration of the house.
Planning Committee and Preservation of the Ricker House
Indicates the members of the preservation committee, initial correspondence with Osgood, and information on the physical restoration of the house.
Papers on Walter Burley Griffin's work in Grinnell, IA
Contains two papers: Walter Burley Griffin's Work in Grinnell, Iowa by John Burrows, 1977 Study of the Ricker Home in Grinnell, Iowa by Paul Appleby, 1972
Biographical Articles on Walter Burley Griffin
Contains articles from Inland Architect, Reader, and the AIP Journal
Other Walter Burley Griffin Houses
Contains information about Walter Burley Griffin houses in Mason City and Evanston
Frank Lloyd Wright/The Prairie School
General articles and information on Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School, architectural traditions to which Walter Burley Griffin belonged.
Contains the following: Postcard depicting the Ricker House, 1921 Letter from Cooper Norman of Prairie Architects discussing restoration options, 1993 Thoughts on a Mini-symposium for Prairie School Architecture Newsletters from the Walter Burley Society of America, Spring 2001 A Walk Through Early Grinnell, a tour map published by the Friends of Stewart Library
Interior and Exterior shots of the house, in color
Interior and Exterior shots of the house, in color
Articles and information on Marion Mahoney Griffin, Walter Burley Griffin's wife
Unidentified Prairie School House + Negatives
Shots of an unidentified house in the Prairie School style and the corresponding negatives. Not apparently one of Burley Griffin's.
Contains furniture ads, correspondence ergarding the college's purchasing of the house, personal notes. Mostly material from when the house was in the hands of the Voertmans.
Tribune newspaper article on Sullivan and the Jewel Box bank, and an advertisement for Sullivan's book, A System of Architectural Ornament
Ben F. Graham Black and White Prints
Exterior shots of the Ricker house
Interior and Exterior shots of the house, in color