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Object ID 1997.01.02.09
Title Elevation of East Side of D.S. Porter House -- 9 East Lenox Street
Object Name Blueprints/Architectural Plans
Date January 1894
Creator Leon E. Dessez
Description Architectural Plans - D. S. Porter House
Creator: Leon E. Dessez, Architect
Date: January 3, 1894
Elevation of East Side
9 East Lenox Street

From 2009.01.01:
Dessez designed and built this "dwelling for D.S. Porter, Es. of Chevy Chase" in ca. 1894. Its design incorporates elements of the Craftsman and Colonial Revival styles, and it shares many characteristics of other residences designed by Dessez, a number of which are located on East Lenox Street. The distinct design of the roof, with its deep flared eaves and pyramidal shape, is typical of his work.
The high pitch of the roof offered the architect the space to include in the design hipped dormers echoing the main roof. The wondow designs are also of interest. Next to the front door are double Queen Anne sash windows, and a small pair of windows appear on the southwest corner. Another feature of the Dessez house is the two-story curved bay that is visible on the west side of this house. -- From "A Walking Tour of Century-old Chevy Chase Houses," Chevy Chase Historical Society, 1999
Shows stairs, windows, foundation piers, stone sills, heights
Scale: 0.25" equals 1'
Smaller black and white copy (1997.01.02.13)