From December 1928:
…Drive out Dougall to Grand Marais Road, west on Grand Marais to Randolph –
The “Collegiate” is on Randolph, Just south of Grand Marais,
in SOUTH WINDSOR
So I did. Now I’m not sure if Randolph once crossed “the ditch” or not, but it doesn’t today. There is however a house just south from the ditch on the west side of Randolph that is pretty close.
Other than the angled cut on the roof on the left side of the rendering they are identical. Maybe the cut never made it into the prototype? I think it’s safe to declare the house “The Collegiate”.
That cut, and some missing detail on the chimney near the roofline. But that rendering being prototypical, the builders probably made a couple small changes for whatever reason when the real deal was built. I’d say you found the Collegiate too.
I don’t think it’s the same. The drawing shows a two and a half storey house and the photo is of a one and three quarter storey house. The drawing has a front balconey. The other does not. The drawing is brick and block. The other is all brick. Why would they remove the block from the corners and around the one front window? The chimeny is further to the left and more into the gable in the drawing. What does the right side look like? Someone on the same street probably liked the architecture of the first one and decided they wanted the builder to build a second or maybe the photo version was built for the builder’s children. I guess the first one was demolished at some point. Why would you advertise a building in the paper that looks nothing like the real deal? The ad says it’s already open daily, so the drawings should be accurate with the real deal.
I wouldn’t get too dismissive about a house that doesn’t have “the details”. Look at the typical American Four-Suare. There are so many different styles of that house you could almost render them different homes. Some had turret, some bays; Some had more rooms and some less.
Take a look at the lines of the house and how they situate with the drawing. I would say they are in fact the same style of house.
I agree. It’s the same style and probably the same architect and builder, but it’s not the “Collegiate”.
Indeed, Randolph crossed the Grand Marais Ditch before the city ruined it with that concrete canal. You could also cross at Longfellow and Academy Drive.