John Jenckes House - 1765

• Building name: Jenckes House
• Designer/Architect: Unknown
• Date of construction: 1765
• Location: Providence, Rhode Island
• Style: Dutch Colonial, Gambrel Roof
• Number of sheets: 17 sheets measuring 18”x24”

Sheet List

• Cover Sheet, Information, Site Plan
• Basement Plan, 1/4”=1’-0”
• First Floor Plan, 1/4”=1’-0”
• Second Floor Plan, 1/4”=1’-0”
• Attic Floor Plan, 1/4”=1’-0”
• 2 Sheets of Elevations, 1/4”=1’-0”
• 2 Sheets of Sections, 1/4”=1’-0”
• 8 Sheets of Interior and Exterior Details, various scales

This listing is for prints on 20# bond paper. It is for architectural drawings only. Any photos shown in the description are informational only and not included in this package. To purchase an emailed PDF file go HERE.

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One of the largest gambrel roof houses in Rhode Island, the Joseph Jenckes house stands four-square on its corner site. Joseph Jenckes, himself a solid and four-square merchant is believed to have participated in the secret group that burned the British revenue schooner HMS Gaspee, in 1772, an act considered by many to mark the true beginning of the Revolution. The front porch and rear wing were later additions to the house. The porch was removed in a recent renovation.

This extensive set of 17 drawing sheets includes a site plan, 4 floor plans, 2 elevations, 2 sections and 8 sheets of exquisite details of interior and exterior construction, including doors, windows, trim, cornices, stairs and more. The original drawings rest in the Library of Congress.

As a work of art these prints are worth purchasing in their own right. For those of you interested in building a historically inspired house, these plans offer an excellent starting point. Built over a full basement the first floor comprises 5 rooms wrapping around a central chimney core. The kitchen and 2 of the rooms are large. One of the smaller rooms could easily serve as a first floor bedroom, while the other small room could be joined to the kitchen to make a family room or breakfast area. The second floor plan matches the first, with 5 rooms. The gambrel roofed attic provides a third floor almost as large as the others. Although ideal for a flat site, these plans would also work on a moderately sloping one, possibly allowing for a walk-out basement. This house would be comfortable in a suburban or country setting. Excluding the later additions, the main house has outside dimensions of approximately 30’x40’.

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SHIPPING: Your drawings are shipped to you, rolled, not folded, in a Priority Mail tube. This eBay listing includes architectural prints ONLY. Any photos shown in the description are for information only and are NOT included in your purchase. For information about the photos please send me a message through eBay. Thanks.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BUILD: These plans are not complete architectural drawings as might be required by your local permitting agency and do not contain all the structural, waterproofing and other details and information necessary for construction. But your local builder or architect should be able to adapt these drawings and add to them as necessary. What they do provide is accurate design information about a REAL historic house, not a pseudo-historic tract house as you will find in the house plan magazines on your supermarket shelf.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: Orders shipped to addresses outside the USA may be subject to customs duties at their destination. The buyer is responsible for any such duties.

The original drawings from which these dimensionally accurate scans were made are kept at the Historic American Building Survey, in the Library of Congress.

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