Bulkeley High School
ArchitectDesigned by
John J. McMahon
(American, 1875 - 1958)
Date1920-1929
MediumDrawings, blueprint; pencil on paper, cyanotype on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 26 x 39 1/2in. (66 x 100.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.
Object number2009.8.6.1-.19
DescriptionDrawings include plans for plot, gymnasium, basement, first floor, second floor, third floor, and elevations of Maple Avenue facade. Also, a cross section and notes featuring calculations and sketches. Plan includes auditorium, stage, physician, biology room, chemistry room, book storage, boys' lunch room, girls' lunch room, cooking room and sewing room. Elevation shows a building with a three-bay entrance and seven-bay wings with crow step roof. There are double hung sash windows with pointed arch lintels, while the central, double hung sash windows feature trifoil tracery. Quoins flank the windows, while Tudor arches make the porch on entrance.
NotesHistorical Note: The project was awarded to another firm.Status
Not on view
