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Details, Vent for Spire

Florence Crittenton Home Chapel (Charlotte, N.C.)
Louis H. Asbury Papers, 1906-1975 (UNCC MC00145)
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Item information

Title:
Details, Vent for Spire
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Spires
Ventilation
Original Format:
Tracing paper
Extent:
18 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches
Item identifier:
unccmc00145-002-ff0003-006-013_0001
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Detail drawings
Location:
Charlotte (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism

Source information

Repository:
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Collection:
Louis H. Asbury Papers, 1906-1975 (UNCC MC00145) held by J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Crittenton, Florence Home Chapel (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Asbury, Louis H. (Louis Humbert), 1877-1975 
Built:
Community:
Charlotte
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
In 1882 Charles Crittenton, a wealthy New Yorker, lost his 4 year old daughter Florence to scarlet fever. This tragedy moved him toward philanthropic work and he started the Florence Night Mission in New York, a safe haven for “lost and fallen” women. From there the Florence Crittenton Mission was formed and Charles Crittenton traveled across the country in a railroad car donating $500 to each town willing to start a Home for young women and children in need. More than seventy Homes in total were opened.
Location:
Charlotte (N.C.)
Subjects:
Chapels
Welfare buildings