Architectural drawings, 1951-2004

The Ralfe Mesrobian records document Mesrobian's architectural practice from the 1950s through the early years of the twenty-first century. The bulk of the collection derives from Mesrobian's own firm, founded in 1956. Mesrobian's practice focused on both residential and commercial buildings and undertook numerous projects for the K-Mart Corporation. Although the geographical focus of much of the work represented in the collection is Charlotte, North Carolina, and the surrounding areas, the records document projects distrubed widely across the East Coast from Florida to New York. The collection comprises a significant component of architectural drawings and building specifications along with more limited project and administrative files. Included are blueprints, estimates for project costs, receipts, correspondence with clients about projects and zoning regulations, contract documents, ledgers, and daily expense booklets.