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Albert Levy Architectural Decorative Books New York, 77 University Place.

Sello seco de Albert Levy utilizado en las series de Arquitectura Americana.

c.1870

Albert Levy

c. 1870

Standard Oil Block.

Ohio. Cleveland.

Enciclopedia of Cleveland

https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/bp-america

Rockefeller and his associates successfully stabilized the chaotic new oil industry by combining refineries and centralizing management. Standard Oil controlled 21 of Cleveland's 26 refineries by 1872, as well as major refineries in New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Ten years later the company controlled 90% of the nation's refining capacity. In order to circumvent the company's Ohio charter, which prohibited company activity outside the state, a Standard Oil trust agreement was drawn up in Jan. 1882 giving 9 trustees all the stock of its 40 companies, including Ohio Standard. A successful lawsuit by the State of Ohio in 1892 forced dissolution of the trust in Ohio and prompted the 1899 reorganization of Standard Oil (New Jersey) as a holding company to receive the stocks previously held by the trustees. In 1911 the U.S. Supreme Court declared the holding company a monopoly in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered it disbanded. As a result, Standard Oil of Ohio became an independent company which controlled marketing operations in Ohio and owned an outmoded Cleveland refinery, but had no crude oil reserves and no pipelines. By that time, Ohio Standard had moved its offices from the Standard Block to a new building on E. 55th St.

Albert Levy.

c. 1870

Santa Clara county courhouse

Albert Levy

c. 1870

Kansas City. Jackson count courthouse. Dstruida por un tornado en 1886

 As the sky became densely clouded, the Jackson County Courthouse at 2nd and Main was business as usual. The building was originally constructed as the Nelson Hotel. Forming somewhere over the south bank of the Missouri River, the swirling storm quickly transformed into a full-blown tornado. So much water was collected from the river that some at the time called this event "a hurricane."

Without much warning, the tornado made it onto land and into a direct path toward the courthouse. The Kansas City Star reported, "The force of the wind seemed to be confined to a limited district, and it sought, with almost human intelligence, the weakest buildings for its work of death."

 Because the building wasn't built as a government building, it was said that many beams and supporting structures were removed to make for larger spaces. The courthouse was no match for the winds that barreled through at 2nd and Main. Within seconds, the top two floors of the courthouse were blown into unrecognizable pieces. Two victims were claimed in its fury: deputy sheriff Henry Dougherty and deputy recorder William Hedges.

 Ironically trapped within the basement were five prisoners held in the courthouse. All escaped the wreckage and all but one returned later that night. Amazed at their survival and honesty, Kansas Citians brought cigars and fruit to them to congratulate them for their escape and return.

 Thousands of residents visited the wrecked building and to get a glimpse of what this powerful tornado had torn through in her glory.

 The courthouse had $10,000 in "cyclone insurance" that was used to build their next courthouse at 5th and Oak in 1892.

Albert Levy.

c. 1870

Oshkash Fire Departement. Construida en 1871 como Phoenix Fire House. Destruida por las llamas en 1874

Oshkash Fire Departement construida en 1871 como Phoenix Fire House destruida por las llamas en 1874 n 274

The Brooklyn Steam Fire Engine Company Number 4 was organized in Oshkosh, WI on October 3, 1867. The construction of a building was authorized that same year. On January 2, 1868 a steam engine was purchased for the company. William Waters was contracted for the design, which was a two-story brick building with a bell tower and was constructed by L. G. Alger and G. C. Fitzsimmons in 1868. The structure was built in the Italian Revival Style. An addition to the east side of the building was also designed by Waters and built by Alger in 1879, and was occupied by the Union Hook and Ladder Company. The building was in use until 1949. It was added to the National Register of Historic Buildings in 1969 and is located at 17 West Sixth Street.

Albert Levy .

c. 1870

Illinois State Capitol

Springfield

The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, houses the legislative and executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The current building is the sixth to serve as the capitol building since Illinois was admitted to the United States in 1818. Built in the architectural styles of the French Renaissance and Italianate, it was designed by Cochrane and Garnsey, an architecture and design firm based in Chicago. Ground was broken for the new capitol on March 11, 1868, and the building was completed twenty years later for a total cost of $4.5 million.

Blog:Vintage photo. Illinois State Capitol Srpringfield HLL. Photographer Albert Levy

Albert Levy.

c. 1870

Missouri. The Capitol St. Louis courhouse

The Old St. Louis County Courthouse was built as a combination federal and state courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Missouri's tallest habitable building from 1864 to 1894, it is now part of Gateway Arch National Park and operated by the National Park Service for historical exhibits and events.

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A new courthouse was soon needed. In 1839, ground was broken on a courthouse designed by Henry Singleton in the Greek Revival style, with four wings, including an east wing that comprised the original courthouse and a three-story cupola dome at the center.

In 1851, Robert S. Mitchell began a redesign of the courthouse in which the east wing was torn down and replaced. From 1855 to 1858, the west wing was remodeled. The famous Dred Scott citizenship case was heard in the west wing before the remodeling.

In 1861, William Rumbold replaced the cupola with an Italian Renaissance cast iron dome modeled on St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The United States Capitol dome, built at the same time during the American Civil War, is also modeled on the basilica. The St. Louis dome was completed in 1864, and Karl Ferdinand Wimar was commissioned to paint murals, which are featured in the rotunda

Albert Levy.

c. 1870

Hillhouse high school. Newhaven. Connecticut

Architect Robert Treat Merwin ( A Guide to Historic New Haven, Connecticut)

Albert Levy

c. 1870

City Hall

Newhaven. Connecticut

The New Haven City Hall and County Courthouse is located at 161 Church Street in the Downtown section of New Haven, Connecticut. The city hall building, designed by Henry Austin, was built in 1861; the old courthouse building, now an annex, designed by David R. Brown, was built in 1871–73. They stand on the east side of the New Haven Green.

The pair of buildings was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975. They are significant early examples of High Victorian Gothic architecture in the United States.

Blog:Albert Levy photographer. Vintage photos. 1880' New Haven, Connecticut. City Hall, Baptist Church, Yale Natinal Bank , Hillhouse High School

Albert Levy

c. 1870

Baptist Church

Newhaven. Connecticut

History of the First Baptist Church in New Haven : historical address delivered at the centenary celebration, the eleventh day of October, nineteen hundred and sixteen

Albert Levy.

c. 1870

Yale National Bank

Newhaven. Connecticut

The Yale National Bank Of New Haven
The Yale National Bank Of New Haven in Connecticut printed $5,515,110 dollars worth of national currency. Once a bank issues that much money there really isn't much room for rare issues. However, there are certainly exceptions to every rule. This national bank opened in 1865 and stopped printing money in 1917, which equals a 53 year printing period. That is considering a long operation period for a national bank. During its life, The Yale National Bank Of New Haven issued 25 different types and denominations of national currency.
History of Banking in New Haven. The Yale National Bank
Five other New Haven state banks joined the National Banking System in 1865. The New Haven County Bank became The New Haven County National Bank on May 18th; the New Haven Bank assumed the title of The National New Haven Bank on June 2nd, (its application was dated April 26th and was authorized by the Comptroller of Currency on June 8th) ; the Merchants Bank changed to the Merchants National Bank on April 8th; the Tradesmens Bank changed to The National Tradesmens Bank on June 2nd; and the Quinnipiack Bank changed its name to the Yale National Bank.
The Yale Bank started with a capital of $500,000 and on April 1, 1870, this was increased to $750,000. Alexander McAlister was the bank's first cashier and the first annual meeting was held on January 9, 1865. The following September 19th, it was voted to purchase the Bradley Building at the corner of State and Chapel Streets at a cost not to exceed $43,000 and that a new building be erected at a cost of $70,000. The old building at 126 State Street was sold May 31, 1869, for $25,000.
On February 16, 1866, it was voted that the Duplex lock known as the Yale Patent be taken off the burglar proof safe now inside the bank vault and in its place one of Bacon's best combination locks, called Covert's patent, be put on without delay. The directors voted May 4, 1869, that from then on they were to receive one dollar a piece for each directors' meeting attended