Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Architecture commission for John Sedgwick Hyde at High Street in Bath, ME, 1913–1914. The commission is associated with John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects. This item is part of the Stevens Architects drawings and records collection.
"Elmhurst" now Hyde School, was completed in 1914 for John S. Hyde, a president of the Bath Iron Works and a former city mayor.
The house was built in Georgian revival style with elaborate interior paneling and a swimming pool in the basement.
John Calvin Stevens of Portland was the architect.
About This Item
- Title: John S. Hyde residence, Bath, 1913-1914
- Address: High Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Client: John Sedgwick Hyde
- Creation Date: 1913–1914
- Subject Date: 1913–1914
- Primary Architects: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
- Contributors: Arthur B. Fels
- Object Type: Text and Image
- Subtype: architectural drawing
- Media/Genre: floor plans; presentation drawings; elevations; architectural elements; cross sections; mechanical drawings; specifications;
- Materials: graphite on tracing paper; graphite on linen; ink on linen; blueprints; hand coloring;
- Local Code: Coll. 209, 4-B-1
- Collection: Stevens Architects drawings and records collection
- Number of items in commission: 46
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- carriage entrance
- clothes chute
- library
- music room
- piazza
- plunge bath
- pool
- porte cochere
- rollway
- sun room
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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