John Raymond Lester (builder) house, Springfield, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1940

GUSN

GUSN-330370

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder John Raymond Lester in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #798) including five elevations, two plans, one plot plan, and one detail. All drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a cedar shingle roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage. A room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans

Physical Descrption

9 architectural drawings : pencil on trace

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.798

Image Dimensions

13 1/2 x 15 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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