Name/Title
Smith House, Colton's PointEntry/Object ID
2014.018.0062Scope and Content
1 folder ;
4 sheets, 14"h x 23"w, of architectural drawings on gray paper at a scale of 1/4'=1' accompanied by 2 sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" paper of specifications and estimated costs put together by Mervell Dean for Harold J. Smith.
The drawings were done by W. C. Tackett in Chicago. The plan is called #14, so perhaps the Smiths bought the plans to have the house built somewhere on Colton's Point.
The house was to be 31' wide and 63' 8" long, which would be an expensive house at the time. Mr. Dean's estimate without the garage was $11,026 and the garage would have been an additional $1,050. The plans called for the exterior walls to be stone, but this was changed to cinder block, with plaster on both the interior and exterior walls. There was no basement.
Sheet 1 Four elevations of the house with the garage included.
The rear elevation was at the top of the sheet. A gable roof ran the entire length of the house, with one gable end at right angles to the rest of the roof to form a very shallow wing. The single chimney was about one quarter of the distance from the left edge of the roof. The garage was much lower and had a single six light window in the wall facing the viewer. There was a small arched breezeway to the house. There was a pair of widely spaced eight light windows, then a closely spaced pair of fifteen light windows, then an entry door of four windows above and two panels below. A short distance from the door was a small six light window. The shallow wing had one eight light window centered on the wall space. For the front elevation, a gable roof ran the entire length of the house, with two gables at right angles to the primary roof, one on each end of the front elevation, forming small wings. Each of the front wings appeared to have 12 light square corner windows. The front door was next to the left wing with a four light window over an X panel bottom. Next to that was a fifteen light window, then a twenty light window and another fifteen light window. At the far right was an arched breezeway to the one car garage.
Sheet 2 Floor plan sheet, plus kitchen details, trim details, and lists of windows, doors, and closet shelving. The front door wall was set back about five feet so there was a small porch and a planting area in front of the large windows. The entry foyer gave access to a den on the left, a small hall straight ahead, and the living room on the right. The living room went to the back of the house and had a fireplace. The dining room was also on the front of the house and was walled off from the kitchen. There was a dining space in the corner of the kitchen; the kitchen proper was corridor style. Beyond the kitchen was a large utility room to accomodate the heating and water equipment and laundry space. The door to the breezeway was in that room. At the other end of the house, two bedrooms and a small bath were clustered around a small hallway.
Sheet 3 Foundation plan and foundation details
Sheet 4 Wall sections, gable details, molding details, garage wall detailsCollection
County Trust Company CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1946 - 1948Location
Folder
County Trust Collection, Folder 3Drawer
Drawer 8Cabinet
Map CaseRoom
BasementBuilding
Tudor HallFolder
County Trust Collection, Folder 3Drawer
Drawer 8Cabinet
Map CaseRoom
BasementBuilding
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dean, Mervell MillerPerson or Organization
Smith, Harold J.