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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
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Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
archives@northwestmuseum.org - Access Restrictions
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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 RightsCopyright 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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2 | 33 | Miscellaneous |
1957 - 1972 |
Series 2: Whitehouse and Price Architectural DrawingsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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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