Bascom Joseph Rowlett (1886–1947) was an architect in

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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

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).Architects of Richmond: Bascom Joseph Rowlett
by Robert Winthrop December 10, 2012 ArchitectureRichmond

Career

Rowlett worked for

Albert Huntt Albert F. Huntt (July 12, 1869 – July 14, 1920) was an architect in Richmond, Virginia. Early life Albert F. Huntt was born in Richmond, Virginia, on July 12, 1869, to Sallie Spotswood (née Manson) and A. L. Huntt. His great-grandfather Otis ...

. After Huntt's death, Rowlett worked as a solo practitioner. Business was hit by the

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and Rowlett took on federal government projects including the Warren County Courthouse in Front Royal for the WPA. Rowlett died in 1947 and was buried in

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. His son Bascom Rowlett Jr. attended

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and became an engineer.

Works

* Westhaven Apartments on the Boulevard * Cannon apartment house at 1110 Grove Avenue (1922)

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* Rixey Court on Monument Avenue (1924) *

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(1926)

Tudor Revival architecture Tudor Revival architecture, also known as mock Tudor in the UK, first manifested in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture, in rea ...

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowlett, Bascom Joseph 1886 births 1947 deaths 20th-century American architects Architects from Richmond, Virginia