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Drawings and Photographs
Selected drawings and photographs from the Ruffini Collection are available on this website. Click each image for a larger view. For a complete list of Ruffini materials at the Texas State Library and Archives, see the Finding Aid.
Works of F.E. Ruffini
#134, Hancock Building, Austin, Texas, [1880?]
Front elevation [linen; 53 cm x 69 cm]. 1961/001-24.
#227, City hall and school building, Rockdale, Texas, [1883]
Front elevation (south) [linen; 48 cm x 49 cm].1961/001-37.
Front elevation (west).1961/001-38.
Transverse section.1961/001-39 .
#253, [St. Mary's Academy], Austin, Texas, [1883]
South elevation [paper; 43 cm x 63 cm].1961/001-43 .
Oblique perspective.1961/001-44.
#303, Blanco County Courthouse, Blanco, Texas, [1885?]
North elevation [linen; 61 cm x 71 cm].1961/001-59.
Longitudinal section.1961/001-62.
Iron work, detail [1].1961/001-63 .
Iron work, detail [2].1961/001-63.
Carpentry work, detail.1961/001-64.
North entrance, detail.1961/001-65.
Works of Oscar Ruffini
#4, [Veck-Sterrett] bank, [1884]
Front elevation, elevation of angle [linen; 42.5 cm x 61 cm].1961/001-13.
First floor plan.1961/001-133.
Second floor plan.1961/001-133.
#13, S. Lapowski and Brothers Building, 1885
Front elevation [linen; 35 cm x 47.5 cm].1961/001-134 .
Transverse section.1961/001-135.
Longitudinal section.1961/001-136.
#35, Southern Presbyterian Church, San Angelo, 1886
Front and west elevations [paper; 38.5 cm x 66 cm].1961/001-145.
Recreation Hall, Turn Verein, San Angelo, undated
#294, General plan, north and west elevations, [paper, 53.5 cm x 61 cm].1961/001-319.
Coleman School, Coleman, Texas, [1888]
[Front] elevation [linen; 51 cm x 58 cm].1961/001-455.
Photographs
Prints and photographs, [ca. 1877]-1902, 21 images Prints and photographs are images of completed buildings and architectural renderings of proposed structures designed by F. E. and Oscar Ruffini, dating from [ca. 1877] to 1902. Most of the buildings represented are courthouses and jails, with one residence, one bank building, one Oddfellows meeting hall, and the Old Main Building of the University of Texas at Austin included. Images are of buildings located throughout Texas, including Austin, Ballinger, Blanco, Coleman, Corsicana, Georgetown, Groesbeck, Henderson, Longview, [Menardville?], New Braunfels, Ozona, Paint Rock, and Sulphur Springs. Handwritten descriptions on the photographs are the basis for titles. Duplicate photographs with different handwritten descriptions have been described separately.
Preferred Citation (Identify the item), Prints and photographs, Ruffini Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Coleman, Texas. Residence of R. S. Bowan, [ca. 1890] [albumen commercial card (5.5 x 8.5 in.); 4 x 5 copy negative] Group of men posed standing on the porch of the newly constructed house, designed by Oscar Ruffini. Prints and Photographs, 1961/001-1, Ruffini Collection. [See Architectural drawings series for house plans.]
[Ballinger, Texas. First National Bank], [ca. 1890] [albumen commercial card (4.5 x 8 in.)] Men posed before the structure, designed by Oscar Ruffini. Image is mounted on card advertising "Crews, McGregor, & Co." Prints and Photographs, 1951/001-2, Ruffini Collection. [See Architectural drawings series for bank plans.]
[Longview, Texas?]. Courthouse [similar to the built Gregg County Courthouse], [between 1878 and 1890] [half plate tintype (4 x 5.5 in.)] Copy of architectural rendering, design by F. E. Ruffini. Prints and Photographs, 1961/001-3, Ruffini Collection. [See Architectural drawings series for courthouse plans of similar design.]
[Menardville, Texas?]. [Menard County?] courthouse and jail, August 1885 or 1886 [albumen cabinet card (4 x 6 in.)] Designed by Oscar Ruffini (?), photographed by W. H. Baker. Prints and Photographs, 1961/001-4, Ruffini Collection. [See Architectural drawings series for renderings.]
Eagle Pass, Texas, Maverick County Courthouse, December 1, 1886. [albumen boudoir card (4.5 x 7.5); 4 x 5 copy negative] Designed by James W. Wahrenberger & Albert Felix Beckman of San Antonio, completed in 1885. Prints and Photographs,1961/001-5, Ruffini Collection.
Paint Rock, Texas. Concho County Courthouse, 1886 [albumen commercial card (4.5 x 6.5 in.)] The courthouse was completed in 1886, designed by F. E. Ruffini with construction supervised by Oscar Ruffini. A group of men is posed before the structure. [See Architectural drawings series for courthouse plans.] Prints and Photographs,1961/001-6, Ruffini Collection.
Ozona, Texas. Crockett County courthouse, 1902 [gelatin print commercial card (4.5 x 6.5 in.)] Recently completed structure, designed by Oscar Ruffini. [See Architectural drawings series for courthouse plans.] Prints and Photographs, 1961/001-7, Ruffini Collection.
[Blanco, Texas. Blanco County Courthouse?], [1885?] [albumen commercial card (5.5 x 8 in.)] People posed with the newly completed structure, designed by F. E. Ruffini . James Rolle, photographer (?) [Photograph identified as Mills County Courthouse, Goldthwaite, Texas in Gone from Texas: Our Lost Architectural Heritage by Willard B. Robinson.] Prints and Photographs,1961/001-8, Ruffini Collection.
Georgetown, Texas. Williamson County Courthouse, [ca. 1877-1879] [albumen commercial cards (6 x 7.5 in.); 4 x 5 copy negatives] Images are copy photos of architectural renderings by F. E. Ruffini for the proposed structure. May have also been related to the design for the Hays County and Robertson County courthouses in San Marcos and Franklin. Prints and Photographs,1961/001-9 and 10, Ruffini Collection.
Sulphur Springs, Texas. Hopkins County Courthouse, [ca. 1882] [albumen commercial cards (6 x 7.5 in.); 4 x 5 copy negatives] Images are two copy photos of architectural renderings by F. E. Ruffini for the proposed building. May have also related to design for the Wood County courthouse in Quitman, Texas. Prints and Photographs, 1961/001-11 and 12, Ruffini Collection.
Longview, Texas. Gregg County Courthouse of 1878, [between 1879 and 1897] [albumen commercial card (6 x 8 in.); 4 x 5 copy negative] Designed by F. E. Ruffini. Prints and Photographs, 1961/001-13, Ruffini Collection.
Henderson, Texas. Rusk County Courthouse, [ca. 1878-1879] [albumen commercial card (6 x 7.5 in.); 4 x 5 copy negative] Copy photo of architectural rendering by F. E. Ruffini for the proposed structure. Prints and Photographs,1961/001-14, Ruffini Collection.
Corsicana, Texas. Navarro County Courthouse, [ca. 1880-1882] [albumen commercial card (6.5 x 8 in.); 4 x 5 copy negative] Copy photo of architectural rendering by F. E. Ruffini for the proposed structure. Prints and Photographs, 1961/001-15, Ruffini Collection.
New Braunfels, Texas. "Comal County Prison," [ca. 1878-1879] [albumen commercial card (6 x 8 in.); 4 x 5 copy negative] Copy photo of architectural rendering by F. E. Ruffini for the proposed jail. May have also been related to the design for the Collin County and Robertson County jails in McKinney and Franklin. Prints and Photographs,1961/001-16, Ruffini Collection. [See Architectural drawings series for jail plans.]
Groesbeck, Texas. Limestone County Jail, [ca. 1880] [albumen commercial card badly torn around the right edge (5 x 7.5 in.); 4 x 5 copy negative] Copy photo of architectural rendering by F. E. Ruffini for proposed structure. Prints and Photographs,1961/001-17, Ruffini Collection.
Independent Order of Oddfellows meeting hall, [ca. 1879] [albumen commercial card (7.5 x 4.5 and 7 x 5 in.), two views mounted on same card] Copy photos of architectural renderings by F. E. Ruffini for proposed structure. Prints and Photographs,1961/001-18a and 18b, Ruffini Collection.
Austin, Texas. [Architectural rendering, Old Main Building], University of Texas, F.E. Ruffini, architect, [rotogravure, 8 x 10, 2 copies]. Prints and Photographs,1961/001-19a and 19b, Ruffini Collection.