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Skeele Builders, Inc. Records
A description of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 11 Nov 2019
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 11 Nov 2019
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Skeele Builders, Inc. |
| Title: | Skeele Builders, Inc. Records |
| Dates: | TBD |
| Quantity: | 200 items |
| Abstract: | Original blueprints and drawings from Skeele Builders, Inc., a local Syracuse (New York) contractor especially active in post-war development |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Skeele Builders, Inc. was a residential construction company located in Central New York. The company was started by farmer Duane Skeele of Fabius, New York in the 1850s, who began by building barns and homes for neighbors. Duane's son Irving and grandson Carl continued the business, building hundreds of homes in and around Syracuse, New York. Skeele homes were "noted for workmanship and detail, including cabinetry and cornices" (Syracuse Post Standard, 12 Nov 1998, pp. B1-2). Carl died in 2001.
The Skeele Builders, Inc. Records contains approximately 200 original blueprints and drawings from Skeele Builders, Inc., a well-respected Syracuse (New York) contractor especially active in post-war development.
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
Access Restrictions:
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact SCRC for more information.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Corporate Bodies
Skeele Builders, Inc.
Subjects
Architecture -- United States.
Construction industry -- United States.
Dwellings -- Design and construction
House construction.
Places
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History.
Genres and Forms
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Drawings (visual works)
Occupations
Architects.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Skeele Builders, Inc. Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Nancy Skeele Edwards, 2017.
An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.