SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FINDING AID 801 K Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001 www.dchistory.org Title: MS 0448 Yerkes, Pappas, and Parker papers, 1960-1970 Processor: Elizabeth Ratigan Processed date: September 2015 [Finding Aid last updated January 2016] Yerkes, Pappas and Parker was a Washington, D. C. architecture firm that specialized in historic preservation. David Yerkes was educated at Harvard and Yale. His first firm was Diegert & Yerkes and Associates. He then established his own firm, David Yerkes and Associates, before joining with Nicholas Pappas and John Parker. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a member of its Board of Directors, and also served as its Vice- President. Nicholas A. Pappas received his education at Auburn University. Before focusing his career on historic preservation, he worked with developers to layout subdivisions and then designed houses within them. He had particular professional expertise in restoration/rehabilitation of historic buildings and won awards for his work on the Massachusetts Avenue headquarters of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The firm received Historic Preservation Awards from the Washington chapter of American Institute of Architects for a Logan Circle Victorian house. Pappas was architect for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Scope and Content Note: David Yerkes was an active architect from the mid-1940 s until 1980. Nicholas Pappas was active in designing development homes in the mid- Century and worked for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Materials include publications and brochures relating to historic preservation in general as well as specifically to Washington, D. C. Testimony regarding the preservation of historic buildings in Washington, D. C. is also included. The firm won awards for its work on the Massachusetts Avenue Headquarters of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Other buildings referenced in the materials are: Albee Building, Winder Building as well as documents from Don t Tear It Down. The materials are primarily from the 1960 s and 1970 s.
2 Arranged according to the inventory list that accompanied the donation. Donor: Gift of Greer B. Gilka, Yerkes, Pappas, and Parker, 1983, 1990.030. Size: 4.0 cubic ft. (8 containers) Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research. Use Restrictions: It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. Citation: Yerkes, Pappas, and Parker papers, MS 0448, Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Processor s Note: This collection was handled following the principles of More Product, Less Process, receiving a basic level of processing including minimal organization and description; the collection was maintained in original order. The container list indicates the creator s original order and original folder titles; folder contents were not verified against folder titles.
Container List 3 Container 1: Folders 1-11 Folder 1: Faulkland [1] Folder 2: Faulkland [2] Folder 3: 3 Logan Circle Folder 4: Downtown: A People Place manuscript Folder 5: Constitution Avenue [Independence Avenue] booklet Folder 6: Don t Tear It Down Folder 7: Washington general info Folder 8: Willard Hotel Folder 9: Pennsylvania Avenue Mall Folder 10: AIAF Archives Conference 1981 Folder 11: Don t Tear It Down maps committee [1] Container 2: Folders 12-23 Folder 12: Don t Tear It Down maps committee [2] Folder 13: Old New Conference 1977 Folder 14: D. C. Landmarks Folder 15: Keith Albee Building NTHP Report to DC Folder 16: National Trust for Historic Preservation Fact Kit Folder 17: NTHP Tax Conference 1976 February 5, 1976 Folder 18: Lucinda Cady House Folder 19: Work of God, Inc. Folder 20: DC Historical Studies Conference 1976 Folder 21: Don t Tear It Down
4 Folder 22: Historic Papers Folder 23: 1973-1974 Downtown Development Container 3: Folders 24-32 Folder 24: Downtown Business Area Folder 25: Community Appearance Federal Building Folder 26: Portfolio and Metropolitan Bulletin Folder 27: Development and Streetscape in DC Folder 28: Rehabilitation Guidelines 1980 Folder 29: The Maryland-Washington Metropolitan District Act 1943 Folder 30: The Nation s River Folder 31: The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission on wedges and corridors... binder Folder 32: GSA Winder Building Container 4: Folders 33-40 Folder 33: Parcel 225-B Proposal Folder 34: NCPC Smithsonian Institution, South Courtyard, Memorandum of Action Folder 35: Draft Environmental Impact Statement Federal Triangle Master Plan Folder 36: Binder National Register [Fed Home Loan Bank Bd] Folder 37: General Services [Fed Home Loan Bank Bd] Folder 38: DC State Historic Preservation Officer [Fed Home Loan Bank Bd] Folder 39: Other Reports [Fed Home Loan Bank Bd] Folder 40: Pennsylvania Avenue Housing Study 1981 Container 5: Folders 41-54 Folder 41: Form, Historic Landmark a) Almas Temple
Folder 42: Form, Historic Landmark b) 501-509 G Street NW 5 Folder 43: Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital Federal Urban Design Folder 44: 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue Project, GWU Folder 45: Intelsat Project March 1980 Folder 46: Correspondence [Tax Incentives for the Preservation of Historic Properties] Folder 47: Correspondence [DOT Proposed Revision of Parking and Loading Requirements of the Zoning Regulations] Folder 48: Downtown Historic District Decision 1982 Folder 49: Major Community Service Center 14 th Street Urban Renewal Area Folder 50: Eastern Sector Pennsylvania Avenue Nov 1981 Folder 51: Intelsat Project Folder 52: Suggested Guidelines for Training in Architectural Conservation Folder 53: Conservation of Cultural Property in the United States Folder 54: Square 224 Container 6: Folders 55-62 Folder 55: The Capital Building West Front [1] Folder 56: The Capital Building West Front [2] Folder 57: DC Union Station Folder 58: Clippings [DC Bicentennial Commission] Folder 59: Pennsylvania Avenue [1] Folder 60: Pennsylvania Avenue [2] Folder 61: 1972 Pennsylvania Avenue Bicentennial Development Corp. [1] Folder 62: 1972 Pennsylvania Avenue Bicentennial Development Corp. [2] Container 7: Folders 63-74 Folder 63: Chicago Stock Exchange [1]
6 Folder 64: Chicago Stock Exchange [2] Folder 65: Chicago Stock Exchange [3] Folder 66: Chicago Stock Exchange [4] Folder 67: Chicago Stock Exchange [5] Folder 68: Historic Preservation in DC Folder 69: Capitol Hill Plan Advisory Group Folder 70: Washington Preservation Conference Folder 71: DC Planning 1971-1972 Urban Land Use, etc. Folder 72: Height limitations Folder 73: Capitol Hill Master Planning Folder 74: Post Office Building Container 8: Folders 75-92 Folder 75: DC Planning through 1970 Urban land use etc. [1] Folder 76: DC Planning through 1970 Urban land use etc. [2] Folder 77: J. F. Kennedy Center Folder 78: Watergate v. Kennedy Center Folder 79: The mall Folder 80: Renwick Gallery (Corcoran Gallery) Folder 81: Georgetown Folder 82: Fort Lincoln Folder 83: DC Buildings (Misc) Folder 84: Houses Contemporary Metropolitan Area Folder 85: Houses Old Metropolitan Area Folder 86: Arena Stage
7 Folder 87: Highways and Bridges DC and VA Folder 88: Cemeteries Folder 89: Mount Vernon Folder 90: 1967-1968 Organization of NCPC Folder 91: 1972 DC urban renewal RLA Folder 92: WMATA Newspaper clippings and releases