Dinsmore Steele papers
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Dinsmore Steele papers
- Date
- 1936-1938
- Creator
- Steele, Dinsmore
- Extent
- 0.2 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Architecture--Kentucky--Lexington.
- Correspondence.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2011MS177: [identification of item], Dinsmore Steele papers, 1936-1938, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Dinsmore Steele and her husband Robert Steele built a house on Old Frankfort Pike, currently the residence for Fares Farm, in 1936 and 1937. To build the house they hired Warfield Gratz, one of the leading architects in Lexington from the 1930s to the 1960s.
- Scope and Content
- Letters, financial documents, a contract, and notes and sketches compose the Dinsmore Steele papers and document the construction of Dinsmore and Robert Steele's home on Old Frankfort Pike. The papers include letters and bills primarily from the Lexington architect, Warfield Gratz.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Correspondence,, 1936-1937
Contract with Combs Lumber Co.,, 1936 June 5
Financial documents,, 1936
Financial documents,, 1937
Financial documents,, 1938, undated
Notes and sketches,, circa 1936
Printed material,, undated
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