Safeco Insurance Company of America, Toronto Office Building, Mississauga, Ontario (1973-1975)

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John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)

Title:

Safeco Insurance Company of America, Toronto Office Building, Mississauga, Ontario (1973-1975)

Date:

1973-1980

Level of archival description:
Project

Extent and medium:

Approximately 499 drawings (including 451 reprographic copies)
167 photographic materials
0.655 l.m. of textual records

Scope and content:
This project series documents the design and construction of an office building for Safeco Insurance Company of America in Mississauga, Ontario from 1973-1975. The office identified the project number as 7305.
The project consisted of a two-storey office building with approximately 49,300 square feet of space and development of the surrounding land, including parking.
The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials and textual records dating from 1973-1980. Photographic materials consist of photos and negatives of construction progress and the finished building. Textual records include correspondence with clients, contractors and consultants, financial records, interoffice letters, site meeting minutes, supplementary instructions, change orders, consultancy records for construction details, deficiency reports, inspection records and specifications. Box AP018.S1.1973.PR05.017 contains an index to the textual records, which was created by the office.

Reference number:

AP018.S1.1973.PR05

Arrangement:
Materials in this project series have been compiled from different accessions and/or arranged by material type.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Jennifer A.C. Parkin holds copyright for materials from accession AR1997:0021. Permission must be sought from copyright holder before reproductions can be made.

Location:

Mississauga Ontario Canada

Related units of description:

Box AP018.S1.1973.PR05.018 also contains photographic negatives for the project series AP018.S1.1976.PR25, also described in this fonds. Records for related projects are also included in this fonds, see: AP018.S1.1976.PR07, Safeco Insurance Company of Ontario, Toronto Office Building, Alterations, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1977.PR02, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Renovation and Addition to Toronto Office Building, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1985.PR01, Safeco Insurance Company of Ontario, Toronto Office Building, Office and Cafeteria Additions, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1985.PR09, Safeco Insurance Company of Ontario, Toronto Office Building, Renovations to Lobby and Servery, Mississauga, Ontario; AP018.S1.1986.PR05, Safeco Insurance Company of Ontario, Toronto Office Building, Deletion of Tenant Partitions, Ontario.

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