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Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Richard L. Shaw, 1999.100.331.1  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Soc…
House for an Unknown Client, probably Hartford
Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Richard L. Shaw, 1999.100.331.1 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

House for an Unknown Client, probably Hartford

ArchitectDesigned by William T. Marchant American, 1880 - 1948
Date1916
MediumArchitectural Drawings, pencil on tracing paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 11 1/2in. (39.4 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Colonel and Mrs. Richard L. Shaw
DescriptionPlans for a three story house in the "farm house" style; featuring a gable roof with projecting eaves, front porch, gable roof dormers, and rear porch with second floor balcony.

Windows on the house are primarily louvered double-hung sash windows in the eight-over-one, six-over-one, or four-over-one configurations.

Two drawings are included in the set; front elevation and rear elevation.
Object number1999.100.331.1-.2
InscribedAll drawings have accession numbers handwritten in pencil on verso, lower right. All drawings have architectural dimensions and notes in pencil on recto.
All drawings have individual titles in lower center on recto (drawing 1999.100.331.1 reads "FRONT ELEVATION").
NotesSubject Note: Whilst drawings for Job #81 (1999.100.332.1-.7), Job #82 (1999.100.331.1-.2), and Job #83 (1999.100.313.1-.14) suggest individual houses, they share a common style with subtle differences in the roof plans, and near identical floor plans. If built, these house likely reside in the same neighborhood.
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