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F. E. and Oscar Ruffini:

An Inventory of the Ruffini Collection at the Texas State Archives, [ca. 1877]-1937, undated (bulk 1883-1912, undated)


Overview

Creator:Ruffini, F. E. (Frederick Ernst), 1851-1885.
Title:Ruffini Collection
Dates:[ca. 1877]-1937, undated
Dates: (bulk 1883-1912, undated)
Abstract:This collection consists of architectural drawings, specifications, correspondence, photographs, printed material, legal documents, financial records, and an ink stamp, dating circa 1877-1937, undated (bulk 1883-1912, undated), belonging to F. E. (Frederick Ernst) and Oscar Ruffini, brothers who were architects in Austin and San Angelo, Texas. F. E. Ruffini practiced in Austin from 1877 until his death in 1885. Oscar Ruffini began working in San Angelo in 1884 and had retired by the time he died in 1957.
Quantity:1.65 cubic ft., 626 architectural drawings, 21 prints and photographs, 1 artifact
LanguageEnglish.
Repository:

Biographical Sketches

F. E. (Frederick Ernst) Ruffini

F. E. (Frederick Ernst) Ruffini, an architect based in Austin, Texas, was born in 1851 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His parents, Ernst Frederick Ruffini and Adelheit (Adelaide) Riehme, immigrated from Kamenz, Germany to Chicago in 1848 and then settled in Cleveland. Ruffini was apprenticed to an architect in Cleveland and worked in Indianapolis, New York, Boston, and Chicago before moving to Austin, Texas in 1877. He entered into a partnership with Jasper N. Preston which lasted two years; he then worked on his own. Ruffini designed courthouses and jails, commercial and public buildings, and residences which were built throughout Texas. Extant examples of Ruffini's designs throughout Texas include the Old Blanco County Courthouse in Blanco, the Collin County Jail in McKinney, and the Millett Opera House (now the Austin Club) in Austin. His best known works in Austin (no longer standing) included the Hancock Building and the Old Main Building at the University of Texas. The west wing was the only portion of the Main Building that was completed before Ruffini died in Austin in November 1885. He was married to Elise (Lizzie) Weitz who died a month before he did. They were survived by three children.

Although the Ruffini brothers are sometimes identified as Italians, culturally they were Germans. Italian ancestors had emigrated to Kamenz, in what is now Germany, about five hundred years before the brothers were born.

Oscar Ruffini

Oscar Ruffini, an architect based in San Angelo, Texas, was born on August 10, 1858 in Cleveland, Ohio. Like his brother F. E., Oscar Ruffini was apprenticed to an architect in Cleveland as a teen, and from 1875 to 1877 he apparently worked for architect George W. Rapp in Cincinnati. He spent time in Austin, Texas working for his brother as a draftsman in the late 1870s and may have spent some time between 1878 and 1880 in France. He developed a partnership in Evansville, Indiana with Levi S. Clark, a carpenter, and worked for Francis D. Lee in St. Louis, learning about contemporary engineering techniques. He worked for his brother again in 1883, taking a break to work in Detroit for six months as a draftsman for Elijah E. Myers, designer of the Texas State Capitol. Ruffini returned to Austin and his brother's office, working as a draftsman and supervisor on projects including the main building of the University of Texas. By 1884 he had moved to San Angelo to oversee construction of the Tom Green County courthouse. He designed a variety of buildings in San Angelo and West Texas including courthouses, commercial and public buildings, residences, and churches. Ruffini helped organize the San Angelo Turnverein and the local Sons of Hermann lodge. He never married. Ruffini died in San Angelo on January 18, 1957.

Scope and Contents of the Records

This collection consists of architectural drawings, specifications, correspondence, photographs, printed material, legal documents, financial records, an ink stamp, and other materials dating circa 1877-1937, and undated (bulk 1883-1912, undated), belonging to F. E. (Frederick Ernst) and Oscar Ruffini, brothers who were architects based in Austin and San Angelo, Texas. The bulk of the specifications and correspondence was written or received by F. E. Ruffini between 1883 and 1885. Most of the drawings are by Oscar Ruffini, with the bulk dating between 1884 and 1912. Projects for which specifications and/or drawings or other materials exist are county courthouses and jails, residences, schools, commercial and public buildings, and churches in Central and West Texas, including Austin, Ballinger, Blanco, Burnet, Coleman, Georgetown, Goldthwaite, New Braunfels, Ozona, San Angelo, Sonora, Sterling City, and Taylor. Some drawings and one specification by other architects from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are included in this collection.

According to Susan Dickey's dissertation on the Ruffini brothers, most of F. E. Ruffini's pre-1883 business records were apparently destroyed when the Hancock Building (where his office was located) burned in 1883.

 

Organization of the Records
These records are organized into five series:
Specifications and related project records, 1879, 1882-1885, 1893, 1902, undated (bulk 1883-1885, undated), 1.55 cubic ft.
Architectural drawings, [ca. 1878]-1912, 1924, 1932, undated (bulk [ca. 1880]-1912, undated), 626 drawings
Prints and photographs, [ca. 1877]-1902, 21 images
Correspondence, 1883-1885, [188-?], 1899, 0.1 cubic ft.
Other material, 1883-1885, [188-?], 1898, 1901, 1937, undated, fractional, 1 artifact

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

Under the Copyright Law of 1996 as amended in 1998, unpublished manuscripts are protected at a minimum through December 31, 2002 or 70 years after the author's death. Researchers are responsible for complying with the Copyright Law.

Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when reviewing photographic materials.

Architectural drawings larger than 22 inches-by-17 inches may not be photocopied. Drawings with large tears may not be photocopied.

Technical Requirements

None.

Index Terms

The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Personal Names:
Ruffini, Oscar, 1858-1957.
Kane, J. J.
Moore, Stewart.
Trester, B. F. (Benjamin F.)
Wahrenberger, James, 1855-1929.
Corporate Names:
Barnes & Crosby.
Subjects:
Architecture, Modern--19th century--Texas.
Courthouses--Texas.
Jails--Texas.
Architecture, Modern--20th century--Texas.
Architecture--Specifications--Texas.
Architecture--Texas--Designs and plans.
Public architecture--Texas.
Public buildings--Texas.
Architects--Texas.
German American architects--Texas.
Architecture, Domestic--Texas--Designs and plans.
Church architecture--Texas.
Commercial buildings--Texas.
School facilities--Texas.
Universities and colleges--Texas--Buildings.
Places:
Austin (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
San Angelo (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Texas, West--Buildings, structures, etc.
Texas Hill Country (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Document Types:
Architecural drawings--Texas--Modern architecture--1877-1937.
Specifications--Texas--Modern architecture--1877-1937.
Correspondence--Texas--Modern architecture--1877-1937.
Photographs--Texas--Modern architecture--1877-1937.
Legal documents--Texas--Modern architecture--1877-1937.
Financial records--Texas--Modern architecture--1877-1937.

Related Material

The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the subjects covered. The listing is not exhaustive.

Prints & Photographs Collection, Texas State Archives
William Elton Green Collection, [19--?], 2 copy photographs [Photos are of buildings in San Angelo designed by Oscar Ruffini.]
Corsicana, Tex. Navarro County Courthouse [call # 1990/169-1] [copy photograph; original located at the Navarro County Historical Society]
Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas at Austin
Research is by appointment only, call 512-495-4621.
F. E. and Oscar Ruffini Collection [Includes specifications, letterpress copybooks, photographs, and drawings.]
Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin
F.E. Ruffini Specifications, 1882, 1 item [For west wing of main building at the University of Texas.]
Fort Concho National Historic Landmark, Archives & Library, San Angelo, Texas
Oscar Ruffini Papers, 1856-1963, more than 16 linear ft. [includes letterpress copybooks, scrapbooks, specifications, and drawings]
Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Oscar Ruffini Papers, 1883-1942, 10 reels negative microfilm [Microfilmed from holdings of the Fort Concho National Historic Landmark, San Angelo, Texas. Includes personal and business correspondence, architectural specifications, and volunteer fire fighters' records.]
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Texas
Frederick Ernst Ruffini, 1851-1885 (biography file), AF-Biography file.
Ernst F. Ruffini, Phoenix, Arizona
This entry is based on information provided in Susan Dickey's 1993 dissertation on the Ruffini brothers. Attempts to contact Ruffini in 2001 were unsuccessful.
Ernst F. Ruffini Personal Papers, 1873-1990 [includes letters from F. E. Ruffini to his wife beginning in 1878]
Publications
Chubb, Curtis Evans. Biography of the Old Blanco County Courthouse. San Antonio, Tex. : Burke Pub. Co., 1999.
Prestiano, Robert. "Oscar Ruffini: the early years. " Fort Concho Report, 16 (Summer 1984) : 3-23.
Dickey, Susan Jean. F.E. and Oscar Ruffini: Texas architects, 1877-1917. (Doctoral dissertation, Texas Tech University, 1993).
Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Pioneer Texas architects: F.E. and Oscar Ruffini, 1870-1917, web exhibit.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Ruffini Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1961/001, 1964/164

These papers were donated to the Texas State Archives by Elise Ruffini, daughter of F. E. Ruffini, in August and September 1961 and on April 28, 1965.

Processing Information

Initial inventory, 1961

Jean Carefoot, [between 1970 and 1973?] [manuscripts only]

Bill Green, [between 1975 and 1980?] [drawings only]

Eve Collier, May 1982

John Anderson, October 1984 [photographs only]

Tad Hershorn, December 1998 [drawings only]

Tonia J. Wood, April 2002

Other Formats for the Records

Copy negatives (4 inches-by-5 inches) have been made of some of the architectural drawings. See the Photo Archivist to determine which drawings are available as copy negatives or to determine alternate methods of reproduction.

Detailed Description of the Records

 

Specifications and related project records, 1879, 1882-1885, 1893, 1902, undated (bulk 1883-1885, undated),
1.55 cubic ft.

Materials are mainly specifications, some of which were copied into a letterpress copybook that also contains contracts, reports, bills, statements, a patent, and letters, of F. E. and Oscar Ruffini, brothers who were architects in Austin and San Angelo, Texas. These are records of projects dating from 1879, 1882 to 1885, 1893, 1902, and undated (bulk 1883-1885, undated). An undated specification for a school building in Sonora, Texas by architect James Wahrenberger and a patent for locomotive headlights by John McCormick are also included. Specifications and related records are present for buildings at the University of Texas (Main Building, Laboratory, Latrine), the state insane asylum, county courthouses and jails, residences, store buildings, bank buildings, and school houses. Specifications are detailed and exact statements prescribing materials, dimensions, and workmanship for building structures. The letterpress copybook was kept by F. E. Ruffini from 1883 to 1884 and contains specifications and related records for projects numbered 209 through 269 (not inclusive), with some unnumbered projects. Some of the loose specifications duplicate those in the letterpress copybook; loose specifications cover projects numbered 134 through 307 (not inclusive). Most of F. E. Ruffini's projects were numbered. Oscar Ruffini's specifications date from 1893 and 1902 with most undated; only the earliest project is numbered. Locations of buildings referred to in these specifications include Austin, Baird, Blanco, Burnet, Georgetown, Gonzales, Menardville, New Braunfels, Paint Rock, Quitman, Richmond, Rockdale, Runnels, San Angelo, Sonora, and Taylor, Texas. Researchers should check the other series in this collection for additional materials relating to a building. Other specifications by F. E. and Oscar Ruffini are available at the Alexander Architectural Archive at the University of Texas at Austin and at the Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in San Angelo.
Arrangement
Materials are grouped by architect: for F. E. Ruffini materials are then divided between letterpress copybook and loose specifications; for each architect, materials are then arranged numerically by page number or project number, somewhat chronologically. Specifications with no project number or date are arranged by location, then building type.
Related Material
The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the subjects covered by the collection. The listing is not exhaustive.
Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas at Austin
F. E. and Oscar Ruffini Collection [Includes specifications, letterpress copybooks, photographs, and drawings.]
Fort Concho National Historic Landmark, Archives & Library, San Angelo, Texas
Oscar Ruffini Papers, 1856-1963, more than 16 linear ft. [includes letterpress copybooks, scrapbooks, specifications, and drawings]
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Specifications and related project records, Ruffini Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Processed by
Jean Carefoot, [between 1970 and 1973?]
Eve Collier, May 1982
Tonia J. Wood, October 2001
F. E. Ruffini
Box
1961/001-20Letterpress copybook
[In the 1970s, the volume was debound and pages were laminated.]:
Index
Specification, Insane Asylum, west wing addition to main building and addition to laundry, Austin, Texas, #209, pp. 1-10, [1883?]
Report on proposed water tower in Georgetown, Texas and letters to contractors of Robinson dwelling, Austin, Texas and Main Building, University of Texas, Austin, pp. 11-21, July 1883
[A duplicate of the water tower report appears on pp. 145-147 and provides a more legible copy of the last two pages (both had been copied onto page 12).]
Specification, A. Giesen dwelling, Austin, Texas, #213, pp. 22-33, April 1883
Contract, Insane Asylum, pp. 34-40, [1883?]
Specification, Ernst Scherff store building, New Braunfels, Texas, #220, pp. 41-46, [1883]
[draft?]
Specification, Ernst Scherff brick store building, New Braunfels, Texas, #220, pp. 47-71, 1883
Specification, Taylor Hardware Company brick store building, Taylor, Texas, #224, pp. 72-88, June 1883
Specification and contract, W. L. Mann dwelling, Georgetown, Texas, #225, pp. 89-109, June 1883
Contract, Ernst Scherff brick store building, pp. 110-112, June 20, 1883
Specification, First National Bank building, Taylor, Texas, #223, pp. 113-135, 1883
Specification, Wood County courthouse, Quitman, Texas, #226, pp. 136-144, [1883?]
Report on proposed water tower in Georgetown, Texas, pp. 145-147, July 5, 1883
[Duplicate of report on pp. 11-12, which has the last two pages both copied onto page 12.]
Specification, [courthouse?], pp. 148-164, [1883?]
[Missing first 8 pages of specification.]
Specification, City hall & school building, Rockdale, Texas, #227, pp. 170-189, [1883?]
Specification, Jacob Bickler, A. M., school building, Austin, Texas, #228, pp. 190-200, [1883?]
Specification, Reconstruction and completion of Hancock Building, Austin, Texas, #232, pp. 201-238, [1883?]
Specification, C. W. Daniel dwelling, Austin, Texas, #223[?], pp. 240-256, September 1883
Specification, E. Westin brick store building, Austin, Texas, #229, pp. 257-270, 1883
Specification, Laboratory building, University of Texas, Austin, #236, pp. 271-316, October 1883
Contract, Laboratory building, University of Texas, pp. 317-325, 1883
Box
1961/001-21Specification, Alfred Smith dwelling, Austin, Texas, #238, pp. 326-337, [1883?]
Specification, Water supply, plumbing and sewerage, West wing, Main Building, University of Texas, Austin, #237, pp. 338-351, October 18, 1883
Specification, R. Bertram brick store building, Austin, Texas, #235, pp. 352-367, [1883?]
Letter to contractor of Alf Smith dwelling, p. 368, November 8, 1883
Specification, Latrine building, University of Texas, Austin, #240, pp. 370-384, November 10, 1883
Specification, C. W. Barnes dwelling, Austin, Texas, #239, pp. 385-403, [1883?]
[Drawings by F. E. Ruffini for the C. W. Barnes house are available at the Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas at Austin.]
Specification, Geo. W. Brackenridge store and office building, Austin, Texas, pp. 404-417, [1883?]
Statements, E. Westin store, pp. 418-419, January 30, 1884
Specification, frame dwelling, Georgetown, Texas, [#24-?], pp. 420-427, February 1884
Statement of conditions, C. W. Daniel dwelling, pp. 428-429, January 30, 1884
Contract and specification, Chas. Koch brick store building, Austin, Texas, [no project number], pp. 430-433, January 31, 1884
Completion certification, E. Westin store, p. 434, February 1884
Specification, Runnels County jail and sheriff's residence, Runnels, Texas[?], [#24-?], pp. 435-450, [1884?]
Specification, Lewis Hancock office and store building, Austin, Texas, [no project number], pp. 452-477, February 1884
Patent, John Robert McCormick re: locomotive headlights, pp. 478-489, [1884?]
Specification, Mrs. Coggeshall dwelling, Austin, Texas, [no project number], pp. 490-506, January 1884
[Drawings by F. E. Ruffini for Mrs. Coggeshall's dwelling are available at the Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas at Austin.]
Specification, Mrs. R. Fisher dwelling, Austin, Texas, [no project number], pp. 508-521, March 1884
Lumber bills, pp. 522-526, March 1884
Specification, New Braunfels Water Works, New Braunfels, Texas, #244, pp. 527-532, March 1884
Specification, C. H. Morehouse dwelling, Austin, Texas, #252, pp. 534-552, March 1884
[Drawings by F. E. Ruffini for the C. M. Morehouse house are available at the Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas at Austin.]
Specification, Mr. Pryor dwelling, Austin, Texas, J. H. Barry contractor, [#255?], pp. 554-565, March 1884
Specification, St. Mary's Academy, Austin, Texas, #253, pp. 567-601, March 1884
[See the Architectural drawings series for two drawings. Other drawings by F. E. Ruffini for St. Mary's Academy in Austin are available at the Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas at Austin.]
Bill for millwork, St. Mary's Academy, pp. 605-609, 1884
Specification, H. Hirshfeld dwelling, Austin, Texas, #258, pp. 610-619, [1884?]
Specification, Burnet County Jail?, #25[7], Burnet, Texas, pp. 621-661, [1884?]
Specification, City stables, Austin, Texas, [#26-?], pp. 662-669, [1884?]
Specification, [county jail?], [no project number], pp. 671-683, [1884?]
[Starts with page 29 of the specification.]
Specification, Mrs. [S?] Loomis dwelling, Austin, Texas, #261, pp. 684-710, May 1884
Specification, Store building to be built by Jas. B. Barron for one of the heirs of the S. B. Brush estate, Austin, Texas, #262, pp. 711-738, June 1884
Addenda to specification, Burnet County Jail, pp. 739-749, [1884?]
Report to Board of Regents re: Main Building, University of Texas, pp. 750-752, June 1884
Specification, Joseph Fischer dwelling, Austin, Texas, #269, pp. 754-759, [1884?]
Bill of exceptions and report, Burnet County Jail, pp. 760-767, [October 20, 1884?]
Specification, Benj. H. Smith dwelling, Austin, Texas, [#3--?], pp. 768-776, [April 1885?]
Box
1961/001-22Loose specifications:
Specification for store and office building for Mess. John and Lewis Hancock, Austin, Texas, #134, August 7, 1879
Specification for the erection and completion of a Masonic Temple for Lone Star Chapter No. 6, A.F & A.M. at Austin, Texas, #191, June 20, 1882
[Drawings by F. E. Ruffini for a Masonic Lodge in Austin are available at the Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas at Austin.]
Specification for a dwelling house for T. M. Harwood at Gonzales, Texas, #199, January 1883
[Pencilled notations show specification was also used for S. D. Harlan dwelling in Austin, Texas, project #307]
Specification for the erection and completion of a dwelling house for Dr. Chas. G. Jones at Austin, Texas, #200, January 1883
Specification, frame dwelling house for Hugh Lewis, Gonzales, Texas, #202, 1883
Specification for a stable, out buildings, cisterns, fences, etc. to a residence for C. G. Jones at Austin, Texas, #208, [1883]
Specification for an office building for John H. Robinson at Austin, Texas, #210, 1883
Specification for the erection and completion of a dwelling house for A. Giesen, Austin, Texas, #213, April 1883
[The year 1885 is pencilled over 1883.]
Specification for the erection and completion of a brick store building for Ernst Scherff at New Braunfels, Texas, #220, June 1883
Specification for the erection and completion of a dwelling house for C. W. Daniel at Austin, Texas, #223, September 1883
Specification for the erection and completion of a brick store building for E. Westin on Congress Ave., Austin, Texas, #229, 1883
Specification for the re-construction and completion of the Hancock Building on Pecan Street for Mess. John & Lewis Hancock at Austin, Texas, #232, [1883?]
Specification for additions and alterations to dwelling houses for Mr. Alfred Smith, Jr. at Austin, Texas, #238, October 25, 1883
Specification for the erection and completion of a dwelling house for C. W. Barnes, Austin, Texas, #239, [1883?]
Specification for the erection and completion of a Latrine Building for the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, #240, November 10, 1883
Specification for the erection and completion of a store building for Lewis Hancock on Congress Ave., Austin, Texas, #241, February 1884
Specification for the erection and completion of a dwelling house for Mrs. H. Coggeshall in Austin, Texas, #249, January 1884
Specification for the erection and completion of a sheriff's office and county jail for Burnet County at Burnet, Texas, #257, May 9, 1884
[2 copies in 2 folders]
Specification for the erection and completion of a court house for Blanco County to be built at Blanco, Texas, #303, February 12, 1885
Specifications for a court house for Concho County at Paint Rock, Texas, #305 [should be #308?], [written by Oscar Ruffini] October 10, 1885
[It appears the specification was originally written for the Callahan County court house at Baird, Texas by F. E. Ruffini, who assigned it project #305.]
Specification, Fort Bend County Courthouse at Richmond, Texas, #305 [copied from Concho/Callahan court house specification?], undated
[not complete]
Specification for the erection and completion of a frame dwelling house for S. D. Harlan at Austin, Texas, #307, April 1885
[See specification for a dwelling house for T. M. Harwood at Gonzales, Texas, #199, January 1883.]
Oscar Ruffini
Box
1961/001-23Specifications:
Hotel building for E. A. Nimitz, San Angelo, Texas, #271, May 1893
Store building for Oscar Ruffini, San Angelo, Texas, [ca. 1898]
Plumbing and alterations, M. C. Ragsdale buildings, San Angelo, Texas, undated
Store building for Mrs. J. G. Murphy and Dr. John Abe March, San Angelo, Texas, undated
Power house for San Angelo Water Works Co., undated
Bank building for San Angelo Improved Realty Co., undated
Sidewalk for San Angelo Realty Co., undated
Cement floor, San Angelo Realty Co., undated
Bank building for Russell & Bevans, Menardville, Texas, April 1902
James Wahrenberger
Box
1961/001-23Specification, Two-story school house, Sonora, Texas, undated


 

Architectural drawings, [ca. 1878]-1912, 1924, 1932, undated (bulk [ca. 1880]-1912, undated),
626 drawings

The series consists of architectural drawings, including renderings (some watercolors), floor plans, elevations, sections, details, and rough sketches circa 1878-1912, 1924, 1932 and undated (bulk circa 1880-1912, undated) created by F. E. and Oscar Ruffini, brothers who were architects in Austin and San Angelo, Texas. A few drawings by other architects ( J. J. Kane of Fort Worth, Texas; Stewart Moore and Barnes & Crosby of Dallas, Texas; B. F. Trester, Jr.and James Wahrenberger of San Antonio, Texas; Mesker and Bro. Front Builders of St. Louis, Missouri; and B. Mang[elsen?] of Germany) are also included. In addition, there are drawings for which the architect is unknown; the Ruffini brothers are likely the creators for many of these drawings, but no identifying information has been located. F. E.'s drawings consist of plans for courthouses, school buildings, jails, piping for the Temporary State Capitol, insane asylum building additions, and commercial buildings. These designs were built in Austin, Rockdale, Burnet, Blanco, San Marcos, and Franklin. Most of F. E.'s drawings are undated, but projects with known dates were designed or built between 1878 and 1885. Other architectural drawings by F. E. Ruffini are available at the Alexander Architectural Archive at the University of Texas at Austin. Oscar's drawings are of commercial buildings, courthouses, jails, churches, residences, banks, schools, hotels, cultural buildings, and a bridge. The designs represented here were built in San Angelo, Ballinger, Coleman, Goldthwaite, Menard County, Ozona, Sonora, and Sterling City. Many of his drawings are undated, but known dates range from before 1883 to 1924. Other architectural drawings by Oscar Ruffini are available at the Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in San Angelo, Texas. Researchers should check the other series in this collection for related materials.
From the extant drawings and photographs, it appears F. E. Ruffini used a few basic courthouse plans, and then made each building distinctive by details such as stonework, window treatment, and roof line. The Gregg and Rusk county courthouses differ only in details. The Robertson, Navarro, Williamson, and Hays county courthouses are based on one plan, though the Navarro County Courthouse appears more elaborate and was designed with a central clock tower instead of one over the front entrance. The Blanco, Callahan, and Concho county courthouses designed by F. E. Ruffini are similar; Oscar Ruffini used those plans in designing the Mills and Sutton county courthouses. Oscar used his brother's designs as the basis for proposed courthouse plans that were not built.
Organization
These records are organized into four subseries:
F. E. Ruffini's drawings, [ca. 1878]-1885, undated, 105 drawings
Oscar Ruffini's drawings, [not after 1883], 1884-1912, 1924, undated (bulk 1884-1911), 493 drawings
Drawings by other architects, [ca. 1890], 1932, undated, 36 drawings
Drawings by unknown architects, undated, 12 drawings
Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
Architectural drawings larger than 22 inches-by-17 inches may not be photocopied. Drawings with large tears may not be photocopied.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Architectural drawings, Ruffini Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Processed by
Initial inventory, 1961
Bill Green, [between 1975 and 1980?]
Tad Hershorn, December 1998
Tonia J. Wood, April 2002
F. E. Ruffini's drawings, [ca. 1878]-1885, undated,
105 drawings
Architectural drawings by F. E. Ruffini, circa 1878-1885, and undated, consist of plans for courthouses, a city hall, school buildings, jails, piping for the Temporary State Capitol, insane asylum building additions, and commercial buildings. These designs were built in Austin; Blanco; Burnet; Franklin; Longview[?]; Rockdale; San Marcos; Paint Rock, Baird and/or Richmond; McKinney, New Braunfels, and/or Franklin; and unknown. One set of drawings was probably entered in the competition for the Bell County Courthouse. Most of F. E.'s drawings are undated, but projects with known dates were designed or built between 1878 and 1885. Other architectural drawings by F. E. Ruffini are available at the Alexander Architectural Archive at the University of Texas at Austin.
After F. E. Ruffini's death, Oscar took his brother's drawings and papers to San Angelo. A number of F.E.'s drawings were submitted by Oscar for new projects, annotated, revised, or the reverse side was used for new designs. Drawings with F.E.'s name still visible despite being washed off or erased and replaced with Oscar's name are included in this subseries.
Arrangement
Drawings are divided between those with project numbers and those with no project numbers.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), F. E. Ruffini's drawings, Architectural drawings, Ruffini Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Drawings with project numbers
Arranged numerically by project number.
#134, Hancock Building, Austin, Texas, [1880?]:
[Details differ between the two drawings. The second drawing could date from the reconstruction of the building in 1883 (project #232).]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-24 Front elevation
[linen; 53 cm x 69 cm]
1961/001-25 Front elevation, elevation of angle
[linen; 48 cm x 73 cm]
[#209], Insane asylum buildings, Austin, Texas, [1883?]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-26 General plan, sketch for location of kitchen
[paper; 47 cm x 60 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-27 Plan of first floor
[linen; 75 cm x 98 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-28Plans of addition to present buildings including kitchen and wards: basement, first, second, and third floors
[paper; 56.5 cm x 76.5 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-29 First and second floors, front and end elevations [laundry?]
[paper; 47 cm x 60 cm]
1961/001-30 [Rough sketch, side elevation with chimney]
[linen; 47 cm x 59.5 cm]
1961/001-31 [Rough sketch, side elevation]
[linen; 48 cm x 67 cm]
1961/001-32 [Rough sketch, front or end elevation with pediment]
[linen; 48 cm x 67 cm]
1961/001-33 [Rough sketch, cross section]
[linen; 48 cm x 67 cm]
#227, City hall and school building, Rockdale, Texas, [1883]:
OversizeDrawing-Number
OS Box 351961/001-34 Foundation
[linen; 48 cm x 49 cm]
1961/001-35 First floor
[linen; 48 cm x 49 cm]
1961/001-36 Second floor
[linen; 48 cm x 49 cm]
1961/001-37 Front elevation (south)
[linen; 48 cm x 49 cm]
1961/001-38 Front elevation (west)
[linen; 48 cm x 49 cm]
1961/001-39 Transverse section
[linen; 48 cm x 53 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-40 Full-sized details (2 sides of paper)
[paper; 76.5 cm x 123 cm]
[#236], Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, 1883:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-41 [Front elevation]
[paper; 30 cm x 67 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-42 Full-sized details
[paper; 69.5 cm x 118 cm]
#253, [St. Mary's Academy], Austin, Texas, [1883]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-43South elevation
[paper; 43 cm x 63 cm]
1961/001-44Oblique perspective
[pencil and ink on paper; 56 cm x 66 cm]
#254, Unidentified building [boiler room?], [location unknown], undated:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-45 Front elevation, section A&B
[paper; 39 cm x 56 cm]
1961/001-46 Ground floor
[paper; 339 cm x 40.5 cm]
1961/001-47 Foundation, ground floor
[paper; 39 cm x 67 cm]
#257, Burnet County Jail, Burnet, Texas, 1884:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-48 Foundation
[linen; 46.5 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-49 First floor
[linen; 46.5 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-50 Second floor
[linen; 46.5 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-51 Front elevation
[linen; 46.5 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-52 Side elevation
[linen; 46.5 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-53 Transverse section, C&D
[linen; 46.5 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-54 Longitudinal section, A&B
[linen; 46.5 cm x 61 cm]
#303, Blanco County Courthouse, Blanco, Texas, [1885?]:
[Copy media available for 1961/001-55 thru 65: rollfilm copy negatives & contact sheets (call # 1987/143), and large format (~8 in. x 10 in.) litho negatives (call # 1992/23-12)]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-55 Foundation
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-56 First floor
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-57 Second floor
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-58 Roof
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-59 North elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-60 West elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-61 South elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-62 Longitudinal section
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-63 Details of galvanized iron work
[linen; 61.5 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-64 Details of carpenter work
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-65 Details of cutstone work
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-66[Blanco?] county courthouse, oblique perpective, watercolor rendering, [1885 on facade]
[paper; 67 cm x 82 cm]
#305, [Concho or Callahan County Courthouse], [1885]:
[In the Specifications and related project records series, #305 is used for the Callahan, Concho, and Fort Bend county courthouses (assigned first to the Callahan project).]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-67Longitudinal section, A&B (Drawing #8 in original numbering)
[linen; 60.5 cm x 73 cm]
1961/001-68Details of carpentry work (Drawing #10 in original numbering)
[linen; 60.5 cm x 73 cm]
#308, [Concho, Callahan, or Fort Bend County Courthouse], [between 1885 and 1887]:
[In the Specifications and related project records series, #308 is not listed, though the Callahan, Concho, or Fort Bend project was likely renumbered. Drawing #4 in the original sequence is missing. Drawings signed O. Ruffini, Austin, Texas; completed after the death of F. E. Ruffini?]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-69Foundation
[linen; 60 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-70First floor
[linen; 60 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-71 Second floor
[linen; 60 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-72Front elevation [north scratched out and south penciled in], [1887 on facade (originally 1885 or 1886?)]
[linen; 60 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-73Side elevation, west [east added in pencil]
[linen; 55 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-74Rear elevation [south scratched out and north penciled in],
[linen; 55 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-75Longitudinal section, A&B
[linen; 60 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-76Details of brick work
[linen; 60 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-77Details of carpenter work
[linen; 60 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-78Details of galvanized iron work
[linen; 60 cm x 71 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-573[Callahan, Concho, or Fort Bend County Courthouse?], rendering of front elevation, [competition drawing?], [1886 on facade]
[paper; 63.5 cm x 74.5 cm]
Drawings with no project numbers
Arranged by building type, with known buildings first followed by unidentified buildings.
Courthouses
[Gregg County?] courthouse, [ca. 1878?]:
[All details except the tower match the Gregg County courthouse. Compare with photographs 1961/001-3 and 13 in the Prints and photographs series.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-79First floor
[paper; 50 cm x 65 cm]
1961/001-80Second floor
[paper; 50 cm x 65 cm]
1961/001-81Third floor
[paper; 50.5 cm x 65 cm]
[On the reverse side is a pencil drawing of west elevation, possibly for Menard County Courthouse, likely by Oscar Ruffini.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-82Front elevation
[paper; 64.5 cm x 66 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-83Side elevation
[paper; 50.5 cm x 68 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-84Transverse section
[paper; 65 cm x 68 cm]
Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, Texas, [1882 on facade]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-85 Foundation
[linen; 63.5 cm x 66 cm]
1961/001-86 First floor
[linen; 60 cm x 63.5 cm]
1961/001-87 Second floor
[linen; 56 cm x 67.5 cm]
1961/001-88 Front elevation
[linen; 56 cm x 67.5 cm]
1961/001-89 Side elevation, east and west
[linen; 45 cm x 65 cm]
1961/001-90 Rear elevation
[linen; 47.5 cm x 65.5 cm]
1961/001-91 Transverse section
[linen; 56.5 cm x 71 cm]
Robertson County Courthouse, Franklin, Texas, [1880?]
[Drawings are in pieces; only a portion of each drawing is present.]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-92a and 92bFoundation (2 pieces)
[linen; 29 cm x 35 cm, 29 cm x 41 cm]
1961/001-93 First floor
[linen; 32 cm x 62 cm]
1961/001-94 Second floor
[linen; 33 cm x 62 cm]
1961/001-95 [Third] floor
[linen; 29.5 cm x 62 cm]
1961/001-96 Front elevation
[linen; 33 cm x 53.5 cm]
1961/001-97 Rear elevation
[linen; 31 cm x 60 cm]
1961/001-98 Elevation towards west
[linen; 30 cm x 54 cm]
1961/001-99Longitudinal section
[linen; 33 cm x 55.5cm]
[Competition drawings for Bell County Courthouse, Belton?] (had been mislabeled as Burnet County Courthouse), [1883?]:
[From letters in the Correspondence series, it appears F. E. Ruffini submitted drawings for the Bell County Courthouse, but lost the bid. Jasper N. Preston designed the Bell County Courthouse that was built in 1884.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-100First floor plan
[linen; 82 cm x 109 cm]
1961/001-101 Second floor plan
[linen; 82 cm x 109 cm]
1961/001-102 Third floor plan
[linen; 82 cm x 109 cm]
1961/001-103Front elevation
[linen; 88 cm x 109 cm]
1961/001-104 Side elevation
[linen; 81 cm x 95.5 cm]
1961/001-105 Front elevation, watercolor rendering
[fragile, torn; paper; 82 cm x 100 cm]
1961/001-106 Oblique perspective, watercolor rendering
[fragile, torn; paper 86.5 cm x 95 cm]
1961/001-107 Longitudinal section, watercolor rendering
[fragile, torn; paper; 85.5 cm x 105 cm]
[Unidentified courthouse similar to Gregg and Rusk county floor plans but faint penciled note on one linen sheet identifies it as Wood County courthouse], [188-?]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-108Pencil sketch for foundation
[paper; 50.5 cm x 69 cm]
1961/001-109First floor
[linen; 53.5 cm x 68 cm]
1961/001-110Second floor
[linen; 53 cm x 67.5 cm]
Unidentified courthouse [Drawings may not be for the same courthouse, but all are in the Blanco style], undated:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-111Pencil sketch of floor plan [first floor?]
[paper; 55 cm x 65 cm]
1961/001-112Foundation
[linen; 61 cm x 63 cm]
1961/001-113Roof
[linen; 61 cm x 63 cm]
1961/001-114Details of cut stone work
[paper; 61 cm x 71 cm]
Unidentified courthouse, undated:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-115 Transverse section C&D
[linen; 64 cm x 59.5 cm]
1961/001-116 Longitudinal section A&B
[linen; 63.5 cm x 81 cm]
[Copy of this drawing is in Oscar Ruffini, Drawings with no project numbers, Unidentified courthouse drawing 1961/001-565]
Jails
Jail [Collin, Comal and/or Robertson county jail], [between 1878 and 1882?]:
[Penciled notations probably by Oscar Ruffini show he may have used the plan for a courthouse design, 1890.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-117Front elevation
[paper; 48 cm x 61.5 cm]
1961/001-118Side elevation
[paper; 48cm x 61.5 cm]
1961/001-119First floor
[paper; 47cm x 61.5 cm]
1961/001-120Second floor
[paper; 47cm x 61.5 cm]
1961/001-121Longitudinal section
[paper; 47 cm x 61.5 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-122Unidentified jail, section, front and side elevations, [original date on facade erased, replaced with 1892]
[paper; 39.5 cm x 73 cm]
[Crenellations on original roof line; penciled mansard roof by Oscar Ruffini in 1892?]
Statehouse
Piping for Temporary Capitol Building, Austin, Texas, [1882]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-123 First floor
[paper; 46 cm x 66 cm]
1961/001-124Second floor
[paper; 45 cm x 66 cm]
1961/001-125 Third floor
[paper; 52 cm x 62 cm]
Unidentified
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-126 Transverse section, undated
[linen; 50 cm x 63 cm]
1961/001-127Ground floor plan (with auditorium?), undated
[paper; 59 cm x 65.5 cm]
Oscar Ruffini's drawings, [not after 1883], 1884-1912, 1924, undated (bulk 1884-1912, undated),
493 drawings
Oscar Ruffini's architectural drawings include renderings (some watercolors), floor plans, elevations, sections, details, and rough sketches dating before 1883, 1884-1912, 1924, and undated (bulk 1884-1912, undated), created while working as an architect in San Angelo, Texas. One drawing dates from his partnership with Levi Clark in Evansville, Indiana. Oscar's drawings are of commercial buildings, courthouses, jails, churches, residences, banks, schools, hotels, cultural buildings, and a bridge. The designs represented here were built in Ballinger, Coleman, Goldthwaite, Menard County, Ozona, San Angelo, Sonora, Sterling City, and Tom Green County, Texas and [Evansville, Indiana?]. Most of the drawings are undated, but known dates range from before 1883 to 1924. Other architectural drawings by Oscar Ruffini are available at the Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in San Angelo, Texas. Researchers should check the other series in this collection for related materials.
Arrangement
Drawings are divided between those with project numbers and those with no project numbers.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Oscar Ruffini's drawings, Architectural drawings, Ruffini Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Drawings with project numbers
Arranged numerically by project number.
OversizeDrawing-Number
OS Box 351961/001-128#1, Front elevation, unidentified two-story commercial building [John Fitzpatrick or John O. K. White Store?], July 3, 1884
[paper; 41 cm x 61 cm]
#3, Unidentified two-story jail, [1884 or 1885?]:
[It is not the Tom Green County Jail. Oscar Ruffini built the Menard County Jail in 1885, which is about the time this project #3 would have been built. The date above the door has been erased and replaced with 1892.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-129Front elevation
[paper; 41 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-130 First and second floor plans
[paper; 41 cm x 71 cm]
#4, [Veck-Sterrett] bank, [1884]:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-131 Front elevation, elevation of angle
[linen; 42.5 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-132 Side elevation
[linen; 40 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-133First, second floors
[linen; 59 cm x 75.5 cm]
#13, S. Lapowski and Brothers Building, 1885:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-134 Front elevation
[linen; 35 cm x 47.5 cm]
1961/001-135 Transverse section
[paper; 38 cm x 60 cm]
1961/001-136 Longitudinal section
[paper; 38 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-137Foundation
[linen; 47 cm x 79 cm]
#14, Addition to M. B. Pulliam residence, San Angelo, undated:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-138 East, north, west elevations
[linen; 38.5 cm x 91 cm]
1961/001-139 North, west, elevations
[linen; 41 cm x 91 cm]
#28, S. J. Blocker residence, San Angelo, 1886:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-140 Foundation
[linen; 39 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-141 First floor plan, pencil sketch
[paper; 38 cm x 54 cm]
1961/001-142Front elevation
[linen; 37 cm x 64.5 cm]
1961/001-143Side elevation
[linen; 35.5 cm x 65 cm]
1961/001-144 Rear elevation
[linen; 35 cm x 65 cm]
#35, Southern Presbyterian Church, San Angelo, 1886:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-145 Front and west elevations
[paper; 38.5 cm x 66 cm]
1961/001-146Rear elevation
[linen; 27 cm x 35 cm]
1961/001-147 Section and ground floor
[38.5 cm x 60.5 cm]
#39, R.S. Bowan residence, Coleman, Texas, [completed ca. 1890]:
[See Prints and photographs series for image of completed house.]
OversizeDrawing-Number
OS Box 351961/001-148 Foundation
[linen; 40.5 cm x 60 cm]
1961/001-149 Ground floor
[linen; 40.5 cm x 60 cm]
1961/001-150 East elevation
[paper; 40.5 cm x 60.5 cm]
1961/001-151 South elevation
[paper; 40.5 cm x 60.5 cm]
1961/001-152West elevation
[paper; 40.5 cm x 60.5 cm]
#80, Episcopal Church, San Angelo, Texas, undated:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-153 Foundation
[linen; 27 cm x 41 cm]
1961/001-154 Floor plan
[paper; 40.5 cm x 50.5 cm]
1961/001-155 Section A&B, west front
[paper; 40.5 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-156 South and east fronts
[paper; 41 cm x 70.5 cm]
#105, Gwin Allen and Company [store], San Angelo, Texas, [1888 on facade]:
OversizeDrawing-Number
OS Box 351961/001-157Front elevation
[linen; 40 cm x 41 cm]
1961/001-158 Transverse section, detail post
[linen; 41 cm x 41 cm]
1961/001-159 Foundation
[linen; 43 cm x 55 cm]
1961/001-160 First floor
[linen; 43.5 cm x 61.5 cm]
1961/001-161 Second floor
[linen; 53.5 cm x 82.5 cm]
#115, Unidentified commercial building [offices on second floor], undated:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-162Front elevation
[linen; 41.5 cm x 54 cm]
1961/001-163Transverse section
[linen; 41.5 cm x 54 cm]
1961/001-164Foundation plan
[linen; 54 cm x 80 cm]
1961/001-165First floor plan
[linen; 54 cm x 82 cm]
1961/001-166Second floor plan
[linen; 53 cm x 82.5 cm]
#210, Mills County Courthouse, Goldthwaite, Texas, 1889
[linen]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-167 Foundation
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-168 First floor
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-169 Second floor
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-170 Roof
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-171North elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 71.5 cm]
1961/001-172 West elevation
[linen; 61.5 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-173 South elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-174Longitudinal section AB
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-175 Details of cut stone work
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-176 Details of carpenter work
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-177 Details of galvanized iron work
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-574Details of galvanized iron work
[linen; 61 cm x 71 cm]
Note on drawing states: Lead/pencil lines, Goldthwaite, Mills Co., Cornice 3'-6" high
1961/001-575Details of stairs [Mills Co. in pencil]
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
#210, Mills County Courthouse, Goldthwaite, Texas, 1889
[blueprints]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-178Foundation
[blueprint; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-179First floor
[blueprint; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-180Second floor
[blueprint; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-181 and 182Roof
[2 copies; blueprint; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-183North elevation
[blueprint; 61 cm x 71.5 cm]
1961/001-184West elevation
[blueprint; 61.5 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-185South elevation
[blueprint; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-186Longitudinal section
[blueprint; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-187 Details of stonecutting work
[blueprint; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-188 Details of carpenter work
[blueprint; 61 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-189 and 190Details of galvanized iron work
[2 copies; blueprint; 61 cm x 71 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-576Detail of stairs
[blueprint; 60.5 cm x 71 cm]
#210, Portion showing roof, Mills County Courthouse, Goldthwaite, Texas, [Mills crossed out and replaced with Sutton], 1889:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
OversizeDrawing-Number
OS Box 351961/001-191Part, south elevation
[blueprint; 21 cm x 60.5 cm]
1961/001-192Part, east, west elevations
[blueprint; 21 cm x 60.5 cm]
1961/001-193Part, north elevation
[blueprint; 21 cm x 60.5 cm]
#230, First National Bank, [Ballinger, Texas], 1890:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-194 Foundation plan
[linen; 37 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-195 First floor plan
[linen; 40.5 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-196Second floor plan
[linen; 37 cm x 71.5 cm]
1961/001-197Transverse section
[linen; 41 cm x 46 cm]
1961/001-198 Front elevation, front of angle
[linen; 41 cm x 51 cm]
1961/001-199 Side elevation
[linen; 41 cm x 71 cm]
1961/001-200 South and east fronts, pencil sketches
[paper; 40.5 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-201Front, front of angle, pencil sketches
[paper; 41 cm x 46 cm]
#244, Unidentified commercial building, undated
[2 different plans]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-202 and 203Front, rear and sections, floor plan, side
[blueprint; 46 cm x 77 cm; 2 copies]
1961/001-204, 205, and 206Front, rear and section, floor plan, side
[blueprint; 46 cm x 77 cm; 3 copies]
#245, First Methodist Church, San Angelo, Texas [unbuilt], 1891:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-207Ground plan, north front, section
[paper; 36 cm x 43 cm]
1961/001-208 Front elevation
[paper; 36 cm x 51 cm]
1961/001-209West elevation
[paper; 50 cm x 66 cm]
1961/001-210 First floor
[paper; 33.5 cm x 62 cm]
1961/001-211Transverse section
[paper; 29.5 cm x 32 cm]
#247, Lasker Building alteration, San Angelo, Texas, 1891:
OversizeDrawing-Number
OS Box 351961/001-212 Front elevation
[linen; 26 cm x 36.5 cm]
1961/001-213 Side elevation
[linen; 25.8 cm x 56 cm]
1961/001-214Second floor
[linen; 26 cm x 55 cm]
1961/001-215 Transverse section
[linen; 25.8 cm x 32 cm]
#250, Sutton County Courthouse, Sonora, Texas, [1891]
[linen]:
The courthouse is in the Second Empire style. The design is based on the 1884 drawings of the Blanco County Courthouse by F.E. Ruffini.
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-216 Foundation
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-217First floor
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-218Second floor
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-219Roof
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-220South elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-221 East elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-222 North elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-223 Longitudinal section AB
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-224 Details of cut stone work
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-225 Details of carpenter work
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-226 Details of galvanized iron work
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-227 Detail of stairs
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
1961/001-228Detail of stairs
[linen; 61 cm x 72 cm]
#250, Sutton County Courthouse, [1891]
[blueprints]:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-229 Foundation
[blueprint; 61 cm x 76 cm]
[Pencil drawing on back for 1892 jail.]
1961/001-230First floor
[blueprint; 61 cm x 76 cm]
1961/001-231Second floor
[blueprint; 61 cm x 76 cm]
[Pencil drawing on back for 1892 jail, Ozona?]
1961/001-232South elevation
[blueprint; 61 cm x 76 cm]
1961/001-233East elevation
[blueprint; 61 cm x 76 cm]
1961/001-234 North elevation
[blueprint; 61 cm x 76 cm]
1961/001-235Longitudinal section, A&B
[blueprint; 61 cm x 76 cm]
1961/001-236Details of cut stone work
[blueprint; 61 cm x 76 cm]
1961/001-237 and 238 Detail of stairs
[2 copies; blueprint; 61 cm x 76 cm]
#254, Sterling County Courthouse, Sterling City, [1891]:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
OversizeDrawing-Number
OS Box 351961/001-239First floor
[linen; 35 cm x 61 cm]
1961/001-240Second floor
[linen; 35 cm x 60.5 cm]
1961/001-241 West front
[linen; 35.5 cm x 38 cm]
1961/001-242 Transverse section
[linen; 35 cm x 35 cm]
1961/001-243 South elevation
[linen; 36 cm x 61 cm]
#255, Frank Gardoni residence, San Angelo, 1891:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
OversizeDrawing-Number
OS Box 351961/001-244 Foundation
[linen; 41 cm x 46 cm]
1961/001-245 Floor plan
[paper; 41 cm x 46 cm]
1961/001-246 West elevation
[paper; 37.5 cm x 41 cm]
1961/001-247 West elevation
[paper; 40.5 cm x 47 cm]
1961/001-248 South elevation
[paper; 41 cm x 47 cm]
1961/001-249 North elevation
[40.5 cm x 48 cm]
1961/001-250East elevation
[paper; 45.7 cm x 40.5 cm]
#256, Frame warehouse for Schwartz and Raas, San Angelo, undated:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-251End elevation, part front
[paper; 36 cm x 45.5 cm]
1961/001-252 Transverse section
[paper; 36 cm x 46 cm]
1961/001-253 Ground floor plan
[paper; 45 cm x 85 cm]
#259, Judge John I. Guion residence, Ballinger, Texas, undated:
[Specifications are at Fort Concho NHL.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-254 Foundation
[linen; 43 cm x 62 cm]
1961/001-255First floor
[linen; 48 cm x 63.5 cm]
1961/001-256Second floor
[linen; 48 cm x 63.5 cm]
1961/001-257 South elevation
[linen; 49.5 cm x 48 cm]
1961/001-258 East elevation; section of room showing China cabinet
[linen; 48.5 cm x 64 cm]
1961/001-259North elevation
[linen; 49 cm x 49 cm]
1961/001-260 West elevation
[linen; 49 cm x 63 cm]
1961/001-261West elevation
[paper; 46 cm x 63 cm]
1961/001-262 North elevation
[paper; 46 cm x 48 cm]
1961/001-263 East elevation
[paper; 46 cm x 63.5 cm]
Map-Case
#267, Jackson Cramer & March store [Willeke Bros.], San Angelo, 1892:
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-264 North elevation, side of front piers
[linen; 44 cm x 48 cm]
1961/001-265 Rear elevation (south); side of rear piers
[linen; 39.5 cm x 48 cm]
1961/001-266 Transverse section, C&D
[linen; 40 cm x 48 cm]
1961/001-267 Longitudinal section, A&B
[linen; 39.5 cm x 95 cm]
1961/001-268Foundation
[linen; 47 cm x 96 cm]
1961/001-269First floor
[linen; 47 cm x 96 cm]
Map-Case
#267 [probably misnumbered by Oscar Ruffini, fits chronologically in #367], Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona, [1902]:
[Drawing #4 in the original sequence is missing.]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini large drawers1961/001-270 Foundation
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-271First floor
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-272Second floor
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-273 Roof
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-274 West elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-275North and south elevations
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-276 East elevation
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-277 Transverse section, section A&B
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-278 Longitudinal section
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-279 Details of cut stone work
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-280Details of carpenter work
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-281 Details of galvanized iron works
[linen; 61 cm x 76.5 cm]
1961/001-282 West front, pencil drawing
[fragile, corner piece missing; paper; 60 cm x 88 cm]
1961/001-283Detail for iron box windows
[paper; 90 cm x 112.5 cm; folded in half]
1961/001-284Window details
[tissue; 75.5 cm x 111 cm; folded in half]
1961/001-285 Longitudinal section
[blueprint; 57 cm x 76 cm]
Map-CaseDrawing-Number
Ruffini small drawers1961/001-577Second floor setting plan, Order #5991, Union Iron and Foundry Co., St. Louis, Mo., October 8, 1901
[blueprint; 45 cm x 66 cm]
1961/001-578Second floor beams complete, Order #5991, [Union Iron and Foundry Co.,