Name/Title
Corby Residence Remodeling at Corby Grove Project Correspondence, St. Joseph, 1952Entry/Object ID
2007.33.678Scope and Content
Corby Residence Remodeling at Corby Grove Project Correspondence, St. Joseph, 1952. Files of Eckel & Aldrich Architects and Brunner & Brunner Architects. Project to remodel the John Corby Residence at Corby Grove at 22nd Street & Holman Streets.
A Nov. 9, 1952 News-Press article with photos " The Corby Home, 106 Years Old, Undergoes Interior Decoration. The article tells that the home was originally built in 1846 by John Corby as a sort of Country Club. Two interior photos are included and a description of the interior rooms and furnishings. Eckel architects were involved in remodeling the home six times, 1896, 1898, 1912, 1926, 1936.
Includes a blueprint of Corby Coat of Arms by Fischer and Jirouch.
File includes correspondence, bids (1926 by Eckel & Aldrich), letter to Ladies Home Journal.Collection
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St. Joseph, MIssouri, Corby Grove, John Corby Residence, Residences, W.H. Jennens Manufacturing Company, Twenty-Second Street, and Holman, Country Club, Brunner & Brunner Architects, Corby (John) Residence, Twenty-Second Street, Holman Street, ResidencesLegacy Lexicon
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Corby, John