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

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

Location Note

Drawer 13 / folder 317

GUSN

GUSN-330376

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for builder John Raymond Lester in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #831) including four elevations and three plans. No drawings are signed; one is dated.

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

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
garrison houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)

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

AR029.04.04.831

Image Dimensions

11 3/4 x 14 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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 13 / folder 317

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