The Royal Italian Embassy

Warren & Wetmore, NY NY

Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

A previously unknown collection of over 25,000 black and white architectural photographs were discovered in a dilapidated house owned by the Indiana Limestone Company in Bedford, Indiana. These images of residences, churches, universities, museums, businesses, and public and municipal buildings, many of which were designed by prominent architects, document the use of Indiana limestone throughout the United States from the late 1800s to mid-1900s. Remarkably holistic in scope, these photographs and their accompanying metadata can be studied across major disciplines such as American history, architectural history, history of technology, urban studies, history of photography, historic preservation, labor history, and the history of geology. The Indiana Geological Survey, the custodian of the Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection, in partnership with the Indiana University Libraries has been cataloging, digitizing, archiving, and publishing online a growing subset of the photographs thanks to funding provided by Indiana University’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research and an LSTA grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Indiana State Library.

Image

The Royal Italian Embassy Public Deposited

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Description

Building gutted and being remodeled into apartments (Google Maps search)

Location

Street Address: 2700 16th St NW
Coordinates: 38.925049, -77.037085

ILCO ID

DC5072_4_0

Caption

Photographer/Studio: Commercial Photo Co., 1115 Eye St NW, Wash DC
General Contractor: James Stewart & Co., NYC
Cut Stone Contractor: Wm. McMillan & Son

City

Washington DC

Filename

VAC5094-04772

Subject

Doors & doorways
Stone carving
Embassies
Stairways

State

Title

The Royal Italian Embassy

Architect

Warren & Wetmore, NY NY

Physical Description

Kind of Stone: Indiana Travertine Limestone

Persistent URL

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/images/VAC5094/VAC5094-04772

Source Metadata Identifier

VAC5094-04772

Holding Location

Bloomington - Indiana Geological and Water Survey
Geology Building
1001 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Contact at igsacm@iu.edu, 812-855-7636

Campus

IU Bloomington

Building Date

1924

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Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

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