gr00078.xml St. Peter State Hospital An Inventory of Its Blueprints and Drawings at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Cheri Thies. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

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 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, July 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society St. Peter State Hospital. Blueprints and drawings. undated, 1910-1963. Materials in English. Plot plans, elevations, floor plans, and architectural details of a physician's residence (1949), designed by architect Ernest H. Schmidt; a superintendent's residence (1956), designed by architect Brooks Cavin; and a chief engineer's cottage (1914?), men's cottage (1927), detention hospital (Liberty Hall) (1920), men's dormitory (1918), male employee dormitory (1919), and old nurses home (1910), all designed by architect Clarence H. Johnston. Also an undated plot plan and 1963 plot and floor plan of continuous treatment building by Walter Butler Company, Architects and Engineers, and a 1915 Morell and Nichols plot plan. 0.77 cu. ft. (1 box, 1 map tube, 1 oversize folder). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

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Topics: Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Design and construction. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Design and construction. Persons: Cavin, Brooks. Johnston, Clarence H. (Clarence Howard), 1859-1936. Schmidt, Ernest H. Organizations: Morell & Nichols (Firm : Minneapolis, Minn.). St. Peter State Hospital -- Buildings, structures, etc. Walter Butler Engineering Company. Places: Saint Peter (Minn.) Document Types: Architectural drawings. Site plans. Blueprints. Functions: Designing. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. St. Peter State Hospital. Blueprints and Drawings. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 998-120; 2007-30

 Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001736878

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 126.G.1.3 Chief Engineer’s Cottage, [1914?]. 5 sheets in folder.

Ink on paper, 18”x24”. Architect: Clarence H. Johnston.

 1. South and west elevations. 2. North and east elevations. 3. Basement plan. 4. First floor plan. 5. Second floor plan. Cottage for Men, 1927. 1 roll of 14 sheets.

Blueprint, 14”x25”. Architect: Clarence H. Johnston.

 1. Details of tunnel at intersection. 2. Front elevation-east. 3. Side elevations-north and south. 4. Rear elevation-west. 5. Foundation and footing plan. 6. Basement floor plan. 7. First floor plan. 8. Second floor plan. 9. Roof plan. 10. Section thru main entrance. 11. Section thru stairway. 12. Sections and details. 13. Window details. 14. Miscellaneous details. Old Nurses Home, 1910. 1 roll of 11 sheets.

Blueprint, 21”x33”. Architect: Clarence H. Johnston.

 1. Southeast elevation. 2. Southwest and northeast elevations. 3. Northwest elevation. 4. Longitudinal section AA. 5. Section BB, Elevation of bay. 6. Basement plan. 7. First floor plan. 8. Second floor plan. 9. Attic and roof plan. 10. Main entrance elevation. 11. Location plan. Physician’s Residence, 1949. 1 roll of 4 sheets.

Pencil on paper, 20”x33”. Architect: Ernest H. Schmidt.

 1. Elevations. 2. Plot plan, foundation plan, other details. 3. Main floor plan, other details. 4. Elevations, other details. Plot Plan, undated. 1 rolled sheet.

Pencil on paper, 24”x36”. Architects and Engineers: Walter Butler Company.

 Superintendent’s Residence, 1956. 4 sheets in folder.

Pencil on paper, 18”x24”. Architect: Brooks Cavin.

 1. Basement floor. 2. First floor plan. 3. North and west elevations. 4. South and east elevations. Detention Hospital Building (Liberty Hall), 1910. 2 rolled sheets.

Ink on linen, 35”x21”. Architect: Clarence H. Johnston.

 1. Elevation of main entrance and plan of roof. 2. Location plan. Men’s Dormitory, 1918. 8 sheets in folder.

Ink on linen, 26”x14”. Architect: Clarence H. Johnston.

 1. Southeast or front elevation. 2. Southwest elevation; main entrance elevation; main cornice detail. 3. Northwest elevation. 4. Basement floor plan. 5. First floor plan. 6. Second floor plan. 7. Roof plan and plot plan. 8. Exterior door frames and sills; area copings and window sills. Dormitory for men employees, 1919. 7 sheets in folder.

Ink on linen, 26”x14”. Architect: Clarence H. Johnston.

 1. Front elevation. 2. Rear and end elevation. 3. Basement plan. 4. First floor plan. 5. Second floor plan. 6. Roof plan. 7. Plan of porch. 106.I.4.11 St. Peter Plot Plan: Topography and Record Survey, November 1915, September 1920, and March 1926. 1 rolled sheet in map tube box.

Blueprint, 60”x38”. Morell and Nichols, Inc.; Nichols Nason and Cornell, Landscape Architects, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

 A3/ov5 Drawer 11 4 Continuous Treatment Building, 1963. 8 sheets in 1 folder.

Ink on plastic, 36”x24”. Walter Butler Company.

 1. Key plot plan. 2. Area plot plan. 3. First floor plan, Area A, [sheet 204]. 4. First floor plan, Area B, [sheet 205]. 5. First floor plan, Area C, [sheet 206]. 6. Second floor plan, Area A, [sheet 207]. 7. Second floor plan, Area B, [sheet 208]. 8. Second floor plan, Area C, [sheet 209].