Whitehouse and Price Records

Whitehouse and Price Records, 1939-1972

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Whitehouse and Price
Title: Whitehouse and Price Records
Dates: 1939-1972 (inclusive)
19391972
Quantity: 2 cu. ft., (2 boxes)
Collection Number: Ms 55
Summary: The architectural firm of Harold Whitehouse (1884-1974) and Ernest V. Price (1881-1975) was established in 1914. Its work included business blocks, schools, many churches, large World War II military construction projects, as well as residences. The firm was especially known for the gothic design of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane. The collection includes a substantial file of correspondence relating to the construction of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. In addition, the Eastern Washington State Historical Society has 20 flat files of drawings from the Whitehouse and Price firm.
Repository: Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
archives@northwestmuseum.org
Access Restrictions: Collection is not restricted.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The architectural firm of Harold Whitehouse (1884-1974) and Ernest V. Price (1881-1975) was established in 1914. Its work included business blocks, schools, many churches, large World War II military construction projects, as well as residences. The firm was especially known for the gothic design of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists entirely of records pertaining to the construction of St. John the Evangelist Catherdral. It includes a substantial file of correspondence relating to the construction of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist: design development of the windows done by the Connick Studios, New York, 1951-1971; correspondence and receipts pertaining to stonecutting, Walker Stone Co., 1943-1954, and Indiana Limestone Co., 1943-1961; and correspondence, receipts, and sketches toward the development of designs for the interior furnishings, memorial chapels, organ, chimes, and memorial plaques.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

In addition to the manuscript collection, the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture/Eastern Washington State Historical Society has twenty flat files of architectural drawings from the Whitehouse and Price firm. Included are residences, business buildings, fountains, churches, and all of the sketches and drawings for the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. A partial list of drawings is included below; contact the repository for more details

The University of Oregon at Eugene holds the bulk of the Whitehouse and Price papers and drawings (Ax 373).

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher

Preferred Citation

Whitehouse and Price Records (Ms 55), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into 2 series, with series 1 containing 7 subseries:

Series 1, Whitehouse and Price Records, 1924-1969
Subseries 1.1, Windows
Subseries 1.2, General
Subseries 1.3, Walker Cut Stone
Subseries 1.4, Indiana Limestone Co.
Subseries 1.5, Parish House
Subseries 1.6, South Chapel
Subseries 1.7, Cathedral Chimes
Series 2, Whitehouse and Price Architectural Drawings

Custodial History

Unknown

Acquisition Information

Gift of Helen Whitehouse Hamblin and Bruce Whitehouse, 1984. Accesssion number L135

Separated Materials

Architectural drawings have been physically separated from the manuscript collection. A partial list of drawings is included in the inventory.

Related Materials

St. John's Cathedral Records (Ms 70)

J. George Seupelt Papers (Ms 29)

Harold C. Whitehouse Papers (MsSC 189)

Henry C. Bertelsen Papers (Ms 57)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: Whitehouse and Price Records, 1924-1969Return to Top

Materials relating to construction of St. John the Evangelist.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Lead Roofing	1927 - 1951
1	2	Lead Roofing	1949 - 1951
1	3	Tower and Chancel Bids	1947 - 1949
		Subseries 1.1: Windows
Box	Folder
1	4		1951
1	5	Connick Studios	1954 - 1972
1	6	Daniel Willis Dwight	1968
1	7	John Hess: the Reformation - Archangel Michael	1969 - 1971
Box	Folder
1	8	Lighting Fixtures	1944 - 1969
1	9	Maxwell's, Inc. Contract	1948 - 1952
1	10	Boiler Plant	1948 - 1952
		Subseries 1.2: General
Box	Folder
1	11	General #1	1939 - 1951
1	12	General #2	1951 - 1953
1	13	General #3	1952 - 1954
1	14	General #4	1955 - 1960
		Subseries 1.3: Walker Cut Stone
Box	Folder
1	15	Wilkeson #1	1943 - 1954
1	16	Wilkeson #2	1946 - 1953
1	17	Freight Bills	1949 - 1952
1	18	North and South Transepts, South Chapel	1952 - 1954
		Subseries 1.4: Indiana Limestone Co.
Box	Folder
1	19	Tower and Chapel	1943 - 1951
1	20	Freight Bills	1949 - 1952
1	21	Freight Bills	1946 - 1953
1	22	Transepts Construction	1952 - 1954
Box	Folder
1	23	Warren, Little, and Lund Contract	1948 - 1955
1	24	Miscellaneous Certificates	1951 - 1956
		Subseries 1.5: Parish House
Box	Folder
1	25		1952 - 1963
1	26	Plaque and Murals	1962 - 1967
1	27	Sceva Construction #1	1960 - 1961
1	28	Mechanical: Warren, Little, and Lund	1961 - 1962
1	29	Sceva Construction #2	1960 - 1963
1	30	Electrical: Maxwell's, Inc.	1960 - 1962
		Subseries 1.6: South Chapel
Box	Folder
2	1	General Correspondence	1961
2	2	General Correspondence	1954 - 1963
2	3	Indiana Limestone Co.	1954 - 1961
2	4	Chairs	1961 - 1962
2	5	Estimates, paid bills	1961 - 1963
2	6	Payments to Henry George and Sons #1	1961
2	7	Payments to Henry George and Sons #2	1961
Box	Folder
2	8	Northeast Wing -- Henry Geoge and Sons	1961
2	9	So. Chapel Certificates -- Maxwell Electric; Walker Cut Stone Co.; Warren, Little, and Lund	1961 - 1962
2	10	North Chapel -- Chairs	1961 - 1966
2	11	Early organ file	1957 - 1960
2	12	Organ and Installation -- Organ Screen	1957 - 1966
2	13	War Memorial	1963 - 1965
2	14	Needlepoint Work
2	15	Parking lot	1954
2	16	Holy Table	1957 - 1958
2	17	Garden Cross	1963 - 1964
2	18	Landscaping	1961
2	19	Landscaping	1962 - 1967
2	20	Entrance Doors, Lamp Standards	1963 - 1967
2	21	Bishop Gross Plaque	1962 - 1963
2	22	St. James Chapel	1966 - 1967
		Subseries 1.7: Cathedral Chimes
Box	Folder
2	23		1959 - 1969
2	24	Gen. cont.; Vern W. Johnson and Sones, Inc.	1968 - 1969
2	25	Specifications and Prints	1968
2	26	Spokane Elevator Co.	1968
Box	Folder
2	27	Main Altar Cross	1960 - 1971
2	28	Acoustics	1961 - 1971
2	29	Bishop Hubbard, Bishop Wyatt	1962 - 1971
2	30	Acolyte Seats	1964 - 1973
2	31	Figures for Niches (Lectern)	1967 - 1974
2	32	Paschal Candle
2	33	Miscellaneous	1957 - 1972

Series 2: Whitehouse and Price Architectural DrawingsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
file
L84-493.1	Walter M. Leuthold Residence, W. 506 Summer Ave, Spokane Whitehouse and Price 5 Elevations, 5 Plans, 25 Details, 1 Screens, 1 Revision : Pencil on tissue	1924 - 1925
L84-493.2	Rudolph Leuthold Residence (Alterations), W. 506 Summer Ave, Spokane Whitehouse and Price 5 Elevations, 4 Plans, 30 Details, 2 Sections-Thrus, 1 Revision : Pencil on tissue	1948 - 1949, 1952
L84-493.3	H.C. Whitehouse Residence, 730 Plateau Rd., Spokane Whitehouse and Price 1 Elevation, 8 Plans, 31 Details, 1 Section, 1 Revision, 2 Renderings, 1 Sketch, 6 Misc. : Pencil on tissue, diazo print, pencil on vellum.	April 30, 1948 - Oct. 8, 1948
L84-493.4	Manito Golf Club Club House, Spokane Whitehouse and Price 12 Elevations, 25 Plans, 5 Details, 1 Section, 1 Revision, 1 Misc. : Pencil on tissue, ink on linen	1929 - 1930
L84-493.5	Whiteman County Courthouse, Colfax, WA Whitehouse and Price 3 Elevations, 28 Plans, 5 Sections, 23 Details, 1 Revision, 6 Renderings, 5 Misc. : Pencil on tissue, pencil on linen, diazo print, photo print, blueprint	1945; April 12, 1954 - July 27, 1957
L84-493.6	Spokane Coliseum, Howard St. and Boone Ave., Spokane Bertelsen, Henry C. 112 items, most combine several elements (i.e. plan and details) : Pencil on linen, felt on linen, pencil on tissue, diazo print	August 1, 1985
L84-493.7	Davenport's Fountain, Manito Park, Spokane Whitehouse and Price 3 Preliminary studies, 2 Renderings, 2 Details : Pencil on tissue, diazo print	Mar. 2, 1955 - July 1, 1955
L84-493.8	United States Post Office Terminal Annex and Garage, Cincinnati St., Spokane Whitehouse, Price, and DeNeff 82 items : Sepia, pencil on vellum, blueprint	1958 - 1960
L84-493.9	St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Wenatchee, WA Whitehouse and Price 6 Elevations, 3 Plans, 2 Sections, 2 Details, 3 Misc. : Ink on linen	1927 - 1928
L84-493.9a	St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Chuch addition), Wenatchee, WA Whitehouse and Price 4 Elevations, 7 Plans, 3 Sections, 2 Details, 6 Misc. (including 2 sets of drawings) : Pencil on vellum, diazo print, blueprints	1950
L84-493.11	Cathedral of St. John (Parish House), Spokane, WA Whitehouse and Price 1 Elevation, 8 Plans, 3 Sections, 9 Details, 4 Renderings, 12 Misc. : Pencil on vellum, sepia, diazo print	1959
L84-493.11a	Cathedral of St. John (Parish House, as built), Spokane Whitehouse and Price 38 items : Pencil on vellum, ink on mylar	Dec. 1960 - May 1961

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Anglican church buildings--Washington (State)
Architects--Washington (State)
Architectural design
Architectural firms--Washington (State)
Architecture, Gothic--Washington (State)
Architecture--Details
Architecture--Washington (State)
Cathedrals--Designs and plans
Cathedrals--Washington (State)
Church architecture--Washington (State)

Personal Names

Price, Ernest V --1881-1975 (creator)

Corporate Names

Connick Studios (New York, N.Y.)
Episcopal Church--Washington (State)
Indiana Limestone Company (Bedford, Ind.)
Walker Stone Co.
Whitehouse & Price

Geographical Names

Spokane (Wash.)--Architecture
Spokane (Wash.)--Business, industries, and trades -- Architects
Spokane (Wash.)--Churches and religious affairs--Episcopal

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