Bascom Joseph Rowlett (1886–1947) was an architect in
Richmond, Virginia
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. He was raised by others after his father, James Bascom Rowlett, who worked at the
Tredegar Ironworks died. Rowlett graduated from
Richmond High School in 1906 and Virginia Mechanics Institute
(a
Mechanics' Institutes).
[Architects of Richmond: Bascom Joseph Rowlett]
by Robert Winthrop December 10, 2012 ArchitectureRichmond
Career
Rowlett worked for
Albert Huntt
Albert F. Huntt (c. 1868 – July 14, 1920) was an architect in Richmond, Virginia.[Great Depression
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and Rowlett took on federal government projects including the
Warren County Courthouse in Front Royal for the
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. Rowlett died in 1947 and was buried in
Orange, Virginia. His son Bascom Rowlett Jr. attended
Virginia Tech and became an engineer.
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Works
* Westhaven Apartments on the Boulevard
* Cannon apartment house at 1110 Grove Avenue (1922) Mediterranean architecture
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* Rixey Court on Monument Avenue (1924)
* English Village (1926) Tudor Revival architecture style
* Tuscan Villa between Park and Kensington on the Boulevard
* Kensington Avenue apartment houses
*Apartment Houses at 111, 218-220, 103 South Boulevard, 2832 Monument Avenue and 3010-12 Monument
References
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1886 births
1947 deaths
20th-century American architects
Architects from Richmond, Virginia