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

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

GUSN

GUSN-330402

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Description

Set of six architectural drawings of house for builder John Raymond Lester in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #887) including four elevations and two plans. All drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox garage and a clapboard and flush siding exterior. House has living room, dining alcove, kitchen, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

6 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

AR029.04.04.887

Image Dimensions

17 x 18 1/4 (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

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