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William B. Tuthill Collection

William B. Tuthill Collection 

Explore material from the 1880s to 1920s, including questionnaires that William Burnet Tuthill—original architect of Carnegie Hall—sent to European theaters as part of his research about performance spaces, a scrapbook of articles and lithographs of his works, and early architectural drawings for the Hall. 
Interior cross-section/cutaway view of Carnegie Hall, 1890
ID: 
CH19585 
Title: 
Interior cross-section/cutaway view of Carnegie Hall, 1890 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Main Hall lobby, 1889
ID: 
CH1499006 
Title: 
Main Hall lobby, 1889 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Main Hall stage, 1912
ID: 
CH1499024 
Title: 
Main Hall stage, 1912 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Main Hall tiers and Chamber Music Hall, 1891
ID: 
CH1499025 
Title: 
Main Hall tiers and Chamber Music Hall, 1891 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Music Hall exterior, c.1917
ID: 
CH1499026 
Title: 
Music Hall exterior, c.1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Elevation of columns and girders above datum line, April 7, 1890
ID: 
CH1499385 
Title: 
Elevation of columns and girders above datum line, April 7, 1890 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Main Hall First Tier boxes plan, 1890
ID: 
CH1499386 
Title: 
Main Hall First Tier boxes plan, 1890 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Framing plan of Second Tier boxes with Note, 1890
ID: 
CH1499397 
Title: 
Framing plan of Second Tier boxes with Note, 1890 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Plan of First Tier boxes for iron work, 1890
ID: 
CH1499398 
Title: 
Plan of First Tier boxes for iron work, 1890 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Plan of Second Tier boxes, 1890
ID: 
CH1499421 
Title: 
Plan of Second Tier boxes, 1890 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Section through First & Second Tiers & First Balcony, 1890
ID: 
CH1499422 
Title: 
Section through First & Second Tiers & First Balcony, 1890 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Scale detail of hopper, December 28, 1917
ID: 
CH1499700 
Title: 
Scale detail of hopper, December 28, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Final plan at sidewalk grating, February 1, 1918
ID: 
CH1499699 
Title: 
Final plan at sidewalk grating, February 1, 1918 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Music Hall, front view (drawing by Waldemar Starck, assistant to William Tuthill), 1891
ID: 
CH1499698 
Title: 
Music Hall, front view (drawing by Waldemar Starck, assistant to William Tuthill), 1891 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Soffit under First Tier boxes, 1912
ID: 
CH1499721 
Title: 
Soffit under First Tier boxes, 1912 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Main Hall seating plan (stamped Music Hall Co. of New York, Limited), 1891
ID: 
CH1499720 
Title: 
Main Hall seating plan (stamped Music Hall Co. of New York, Limited), 1891 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Plan of subway at 57th street as shown in drawing of Public Service Commission, November 23, 1913
ID: 
CH1499722 
Title: 
Plan of subway at 57th street as shown in drawing of Public Service Commission, November 23, 1913 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
General section through Music Hall, 1891
ID: 
CH1499723 
Title: 
General section through Music Hall, 1891 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Modification of Carnegie Music Hall, as required by construction of subway on 7th Avenue, 1913
ID: 
CH1499728 
Title: 
Modification of Carnegie Music Hall, as required by construction of subway on 7th Avenue, 1913 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Diagram showing final location of east walls of subway at Carnegie Hall, and possible coal pockets, October 19, 1914
ID: 
CH1499729 
Title: 
Diagram showing final location of east walls of subway at Carnegie Hall, and possible coal pockets, October 19, 1914 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Plan of stage & Half plan above podium & Half plan below podium showing papier mache ornaments, 1912
ID: 
CH1499730 
Title: 
Plan of stage & Half plan above podium & Half plan below podium showing papier mache ornaments, 1912 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Ceiling plan of main vesitbule and wings, 1912
ID: 
CH1499733 
Title: 
Ceiling plan of main vesitbule and wings, 1912 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Diagram for sewer connections, May 10, 1917
ID: 
CH1499734 
Title: 
Diagram for sewer connections, May 10, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Alteration of 7th Avenue doors: Diagram of existing framing, July 4, 1917
ID: 
CH1499735 
Title: 
Alteration of 7th Avenue doors: Diagram of existing framing, July 4, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Door 1: Iron details, March 23, 1920
ID: 
CH1499736 
Title: 
Door 1: Iron details, March 23, 1920 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Alteration of doors on 7th Avenue: Scale detail of iron work at Door 1, July 3, 1917
ID: 
CH1499739 
Title: 
Alteration of doors on 7th Avenue: Scale detail of iron work at Door 1, July 3, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Stair and platform at south end of west corridor; Platform and treads - reinforced concrete, August 13, 1917
ID: 
CH1499737 
Title: 
Stair and platform at south end of west corridor; Platform and treads - reinforced concrete, August 13, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Finishing details of south stairs in west corridor, August 13, 1917
ID: 
CH1499738 
Title: 
Finishing details of south stairs in west corridor, August 13, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Plan of alteration of 7th Avenue doorways (alt. Plan no. 1052), November 29, 1916
ID: 
CH1499740 
Title: 
Plan of alteration of 7th Avenue doorways (alt. Plan no. 1052), November 29, 1916 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Plan at 7th Avenue wall, June 30, 1916
ID: 
CH1499741 
Title: 
Plan at 7th Avenue wall, June 30, 1916 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Telephone exchange, July 7, 1916
ID: 
CH1499742 
Title: 
Telephone exchange, July 7, 1916 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Scale detail of rail at north end of corridor, August 1, 1917
ID: 
CH1499744 
Title: 
Scale detail of rail at north end of corridor, August 1, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Final plan at upper level, July 24, 1917
ID: 
CH1499745 
Title: 
Final plan at upper level, July 24, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Reconstruction at coal-pockets; Scale details of service hopper and sliding doors, December 15, 1917
ID: 
CH1499743 
Title: 
Reconstruction at coal-pockets; Scale details of service hopper and sliding doors, December 15, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Modification of entrance steps on 57th Street, February 8, 1920
ID: 
CH1499756 
Title: 
Modification of entrance steps on 57th Street, February 8, 1920 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Alteration at doorways on 7th Avenue, November 29, 1916
ID: 
CH1499766 
Title: 
Alteration at doorways on 7th Avenue, November 29, 1916 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Alterations to 7th Avenue doors, June 30, 1917
ID: 
CH1499777 
Title: 
Alterations to 7th Avenue doors, June 30, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Pipe cover in coal-pocket, May 22, 1917
ID: 
CH1499860 
Title: 
Pipe cover in coal-pocket, May 22, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Scale details of granite work, June 27, 1917
ID: 
CH1499861 
Title: 
Scale details of granite work, June 27, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Scale detail of sidewalk gratings, May 21, 1917
ID: 
CH1499862 
Title: 
Scale detail of sidewalk gratings, May 21, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Large scale detail of upper platform, July 25, 1917
ID: 
CH1499864 
Title: 
Large scale detail of upper platform, July 25, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Existing plan and construction at north doorway on 7th Avenue (Balcony exit), October 15, 1916
ID: 
CH1499863 
Title: 
Existing plan and construction at north doorway on 7th Avenue (Balcony exit), October 15, 1916 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Alterations to 7th Avenue doors; Plan of oak jambs, soffits, etc. for 7th Avenue doors, July 26, 1917
ID: 
CH1499865 
Title: 
Alterations to 7th Avenue doors; Plan of oak jambs, soffits, etc. for 7th Avenue doors, July 26, 1917 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Plan of stage & Half plan above podium & Half plan below podium showing papier mache ornaments (with markings on front and back), 1912
ID: 
CH1499866 
Title: 
Plan of stage & Half plan above podium & Half plan below podium showing papier mache ornaments (with markings on front and back), 1912 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Reinforcement #27 Triangle Mesh; American Steel Wire
ID: 
CH1499867 
Title: 
Reinforcement #27 Triangle Mesh; American Steel Wire 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to Aarau Theater, April 8, 1893
ID: 
CH1565834 
Title: 
Questionnaire to Aarau Theater, April 8, 1893 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to the Dutch Opera of Amsterdam, June 22, 1893
ID: 
CH1565813 
Title: 
Questionnaire to the Dutch Opera of Amsterdam, June 22, 1893 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to the Théâtre Royal d'Anvers (front)
ID: 
CH1565839 
Title: 
Questionnaire to the Théâtre Royal d'Anvers (front) 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to the Théâtre Royal d'Anvers (back)
ID: 
CH1565833 
Title: 
Questionnaire to the Théâtre Royal d'Anvers (back) 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to Augsburger Stadttheater, May 22, 1893
ID: 
CH1565851 
Title: 
Questionnaire to Augsburger Stadttheater, May 22, 1893 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to Königliches Opernhaus, February 18, 1893
ID: 
CH1565861 
Title: 
Questionnaire to Königliches Opernhaus, February 18, 1893 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to Hotel de Musique, page 1 of 2
ID: 
CH1565855 
Title: 
Questionnaire to Hotel de Musique, page 1 of 2 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to Hotel de Musique, page 2 of 2
ID: 
CH1565854 
Title: 
Questionnaire to Hotel de Musique, page 2 of 2 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to Bremen Stadttheater
ID: 
CH1565838 
Title: 
Questionnaire to Bremen Stadttheater 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to Breslau Stadt Theater, February 1893
ID: 
CH1565840 
Title: 
Questionnaire to Breslau Stadt Theater, February 1893 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to Breslau Stadt Theater, February 1893 (translation)
ID: 
CH1565845 
Title: 
Questionnaire to Breslau Stadt Theater, February 1893 (translation) 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to the theaters of Birmingham, March 3, 1893, page 1 of 8
ID: 
CH1565837 
Title: 
Questionnaire to the theaters of Birmingham, March 3, 1893, page 1 of 8 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to the theaters of Birmingham, March 3, 1893, page 2 of 8
ID: 
CH1565859 
Title: 
Questionnaire to the theaters of Birmingham, March 3, 1893, page 2 of 8 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to the theaters of Birmingham, March 3, 1893, page 3 of 8
ID: 
CH1565856 
Title: 
Questionnaire to the theaters of Birmingham, March 3, 1893, page 3 of 8 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
Questionnaire to the theaters of Birmingham, March 3, 1893, page 4 of 8
ID: 
CH1565858 
Title: 
Questionnaire to the theaters of Birmingham, March 3, 1893, page 4 of 8 
Source name: 
Carnegie Hall Rose Archives 
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