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Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Richard L. Shaw, 1999.100.37.8   
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House for McIntyre & Ahern, 262 Kenyon Street
Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Richard L. Shaw, 1999.100.37.8 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

House for McIntyre & Ahern, 262 Kenyon Street

Architect (American, 1880 - 1948)
Date1913
MediumArchitectural drawings; black and red ink on linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 14 x 17 1/2in. (35.6 x 44.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Colonel and Mrs. Richard L. Shaw
DescriptionArchitectural plans for a two-and-a-half-story Colonial Revival frame residence with a side-gabled roof, exposed rafter tails, and a two-story cross-gable rear wing. The house is faced with stucco. There are three pedimented dormers, two arched and one gabled, on the facade; and one pedimented gable dormer on the east (rear) elevation. Two of the facade dormers have an 8/1 double-hung window, while the third has a 6/1 double-hung arrangement. The dormer on the rear elevation has a single 6/6 double-hung window. Fenestration throughout the home is a mix of 8/1, 6/1, 6/6, and 4/1 double-hung sash. There is a tripartite window on the facade and a bay window with hipped roof on the east elevation. There is an elaborate tripartite window on the second story of the north (side) elevation. This has a pair of sidelights with leaded tracery, Doric pilasters, and an eliptical fanlight with leaded tracery above. A one-story porch with pitched roof and exposed rafter tails runs along the south (side) elevation. Above this is a second-story porch with pitched roof and exposed rafter tails. The arched portico has Doric supports and a wide entablature. The entry has a Dutch-type door with rectangular multi-pane window in its upper half.

Eight drawings are included in the set; front, rear, north, and south elevations; as well as cellar, first-floor, second-floor, and a combined attic and roof plan. The cellar plan indicates a cold room, laundry room, and heater room, as well as range and heater coal storage areas. The first-floor plan includes the front porch, front hall, den, living room, dining room, veranda, butler's pantry, lavatory, kitchen, pantry, and rear entry porch. The second-floor plan has four chambers, two bathrooms, a sleeping porch, and various closets. The third-floor plan includes two maids' rooms, one chamber, one bathroom, a storage area, and various closets.
Object number1999.100.37.1-.8
NotesTitle Note: McIntyre & Ahern were Hartford developers who contracted with William T. Marchant for several houses on Kenyon Street during the 1910s. (Finlay 4/13/2011)
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