House for McIntyre & Ahern, 262 Kenyon Street
ArchitectDesigned by
William T. Marchant
American, 1880 - 1948
MakerDesigned for
McIntyre & Ahern
1904 - 1925
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.
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
InscribedAll drawings have accession numbers handwritten in pencil on verso, lower right. All drawings have architectural dimensions and notes in black or red ink. Drawing 1999.100.37.8 is labeled "House for McIntyre and Ahern." in black ink in upper center on recto. Drawings 1999.100.37.1-8 have individual titles in black ink in lower center on recto (drawing 1999.100.37.8 reads "Front Elevation").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)Collections
- West End Architecture
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William T. Marchant
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