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

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1940

GUSN

GUSN-330372

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for builder John Raymond Lester in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #799) including five elevations, one plan, and one detail. Some 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 exterior.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

7 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

AR029.04.04.799

Image Dimensions

12 3/4 x 15 1/2 (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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