Architecture -- Illinois -- Rock Island
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Augustana College Buildings and Grounds records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 67
Abstract
The Collection of Augustana College buildings and grounds records, 1884-2012 and undated, was assembled by Special Collections staff to document the changing nature of the Augustana College campus. The collection contains materials related to various campus buildings, structures, construction projects, and facilities. Materials primarily include blueprints, floorplans, building sketches, photographs, building dedication programs, building histories, film and video footage, and...
Dates:
1884-2012 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Collection on Olof Z. Cervin
Collection
Identifier: MSS 77
Abstract
Olof Zakarias Cervin graduated from Augustana College in 1887 and went on to study architecture at Columbia University. After working as an architect in various cities, Olof returned to Rock Island and established his own architecture firm on 1 April 1896. Cervin designed several buildings in Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline, Illinois, including schools, churches, and factories. During World War I, Cervin designed four hundred houses to accommodate the growing wartime workforce in the...
Dates:
1894-1983 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections