Manassas Museum Associates (Manassas Museum)

The Manassas Museum System in Manassas, VA will use grant funds to re-house a unique collection of blueprints, business plans, and conceptual drawings from the firm of Speiden & Speiden, Architects. Active between 1896 and 1933 in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, the firm designed homes, movie theaters, churches, apartment buildings, and government offices across the capital region. Rich in detail for local researchers and community members, this archive has been stored in rolls and has not been generally available. The project will allow the drawings to be unrolled and stored in acid-free, flat-file cabinets in the stable environmental conditions at the Speiden Carper House museum.