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Charles Benda Associates architectural drawings, 1968-1993.
Amount:
80.00 cubic ft. (ca. 656 sets of drawings)
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Unarranged.
Restrictions:
RESTRICTED : Any building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, or diagrams of government facilities or structures in this series are exempt from public disclosure as per Florida Statutes Chapter 119.071 (Chapter 2002-67, Laws of Florida, HB 735, 2002). This restriction does not apply to facilities or structures that no longer exist.
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Biographical/Historical:
Charles Benda was a prominent architect in Tallahassee, Florida.
Summary:
This collection consists of the architectural drawings of Charles Benda Associates produced by Charles J. Benda and his staff and interns in the design of over 600 offices, stores, shopping centers, banks, warehouses, churches, schools, houses, and apartment buildings in Tallahassee and surrounding areas. Among Benda's designs for new or remodeled structures are a crime laboratory for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; a local branch office of the Internal Revenue Service; several branch offices of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; many of the original stores and restaurants (food court) in Governor's Square Mall; Temple Israel (Mahan Drive); Unitarian Church (Meridian Road); United Church in Tallahassee (Mahan Drive); Holy Comforter Episcopal Church (Miccosukee Road); medical, law, and other offices in the Capital Commons office complex (Capital Circle) and Metropolitan Center (Capital Medical Boulevard); restaurants ranging from Nino's to Lucy Ho's to Whataburger; and numerous residences in Tallahassee as well as coastal residences.
Finding Aids:
Folder list provides plan number, name of client, type of structure (residence, business, restaurant, church, school) and sometimes street address. All locations are Tallahassee, Florida except where otherwise noted. Researchers should check the entire folder list, as drawings for the same structure (e.g. for additions, alterations, etc.) might appear in multiple places throughout the series. 0
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Benda, Charles J.
Architects Florida Architecture, Domestic Florida Architecture Florida Bank buildings Florida Church architecture Florida Church buildings Florida Commercial buildings Florida Interior architecture Florida Office buildings Florida Apartment houses Florida Schools Florida Shopping centers Florida Shopping malls Florida Stores, Retail Florida Warehouses Florida
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