House for L.W. Slocum, 196 Whitney Street, Hartford
ArchitectDesigned by
William T. Marchant
American, 1880 - 1948
Date1916
MediumDrawings; pencil on tracing paper, with orange lines
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 12 1/4 x 17 5/8in. (31.1 x 44.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Colonel and Mrs. Richard L. Shaw
DescriptionPlans for a two and a half story house with clapboard siding. The house has a gambrel roof and a dormer with grouped windows and a front porch with trellis work. The drawings include front, side, and rear elevations. The cellar has a laundry, stairwell, cold room and coal room. The first floor has a veranda, stairwell, living room, dining room, kitchen, hall, porch, butler's pantry, and closets. The second floor has a veranda, closets, den, hall, bath, balcony, linen, stairwell, and three chambers (bedrooms). The attic has storage, hall, bath, closets, one stairwell, storage, and two chambers (bedrooms).
Object number1999.100.78.1-.8
Inscribed1999.10.78.1-.8: In pencil, upper center, " HOUSE FOR L.W. SLOCUN [sic SLOCUM]," upper right in blue ink, "WILLIAM T MARCHANT / ARCHITECT/ HARTFORD, CONN" upper left in pencil, " Dr. Snow," upper right in pencil "No. Whitney." Accession numbers are noted on verso of all drawings, lower right, in pencil. All drawings include dimensions in black with some orange lines.NotesSubject Note: Plans for the cellar and first floor, 1999.100.78.5 and 1999.100.78.6, also pertain to 192 Whitney Street. The two houses have the same cellar and first floor plans.The drawings state the house is on North Whitney Street, however the current address is 196 Whitney Street.
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