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Writings by William Gray Purcell
Publications (1920s-1960s)
The Christian Science Monitor articles
(1923-1927) Abstract :: The organically
functional design of the Wolf Creek Bridge. Abstract ::The designs of
speculative houses built by Purcell in Portland, Oregon. These
structures appear on the Portland commission
list as commission numbers 625-630, 635-637, 651, 661-662, and
665. Abstract :: The theatrical
stage designs of Norman Edwards. Abstract :: A letter from
Purcell to Monitor editor Willis J. Abbott outlines a proposal
for more constructive presentation of social problems in relationship
to commercial advertising. Abstract :: Outline of a plan
for incremental phases of construction in a Christian Science Church,
with references to the Third Christian Science
Church, Portland. Abstract :: A plan for
utilizing the functional efficiency of a railroad dining car in
domestic kitchen design. Abstract :: A solution for
securing quiet interiors near busy streets, and other problems of
assembly places, with reference to the plan for the
Third Church of Christ, Scientist, project (Minneapolis,
Minnesota 1914).
Beginning in 1923, Purcell wrote thirteen
newspaper articles for the Christian Science Monitor. Four of these general
interest writings reported advances in bridge design and construction,
including a description of the Wolf Creek bridge built by Purcell & Elmslie
in Oregon in 1919. The design problems of auditoriums, particularly for
Christian Science assemblies, were discussed in two articles that appeared
in 1925. "A Breakfast Pullman for Small Dwellings" described built-in table
seating for kitchens, and was reprinted in several other periodicals over
following decades. These publications were given commission numbers on the
Portland accounting system.
"The
Romance and Art of Building a Concrete Bridge
October 1, 1923
"Good
Houses and How They Grow
January 10, 1924
"Concert
Stage Settings at the Eastman Theater, Rochester [NY]"
May 14, 1925
"Crime
and News Advertisements
Christian Science Monitor June 6, 1925
"A Place of Assembly That
Can Be Built in Units"
June 25, 1925
"A
Breakfast Pullman for Small Dwellings
July 30, 1925
"The Island Station of the
Saint Paul Gas & Light Company"
August 8, 1925
Abstract :: : The completion
of an electric generating facility in Minnesota.
"Silence
in City Auditoriums
August 20, 1925
"The Mendota Bridge"
August 27, 1925
Abstract :: Pioneering methods
in the construction of a Mississippi River bridge near Saint Paul,
Minnesota.
"Minnesota Sweet Corn"
September 9, 1925
Abstract :: The rise of corn
as a commercial crop in Minnesota.
"Burnside Bridge,
Portland, Oregon"
October, 1925
Abstract :: The construction
of a bridge.
"A New Graphic Art"
January 13, 1927
Abstract :: Types and
functions of architectural records.
research courtesy mark hammons