Russell, Carl D. (1907-1992 ) Residence for Junius W. Bell architectural drawings, 1926-1939, 2014

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Russell, Carl D. (Carl Donald), 1907-1992 

Title:  Residence for Junius W. Bell architectural drawings, 1926-1939, 2014 

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department. 

Size of Collection:  3 rolls  

Location Number:  Mss. AR R961 

Historical Note 

Carl Donald Russell was born in 1907 in Longmont, Colorado.  He received his education from the University of Louisville and the University of Southern California.  From 1927-1931, he was chief draftsman for Joseph & Joseph and Clifford F. Reichest.  He organized his own architectural firm in 1932 and became a registered architect in both Kentucky and Indiana.  Some of Russell’s principal works include the Gunnison Homes Plant, U. S. Steel, New Albany, Ind.; Brown Chevrolet Gar. & Showroom, Seymour, Ind.; Corhart-X-104 Plant, Louisville, Ky.; Oertel Brewing Co. Offices; and Tube-Turns Plastics, Inc.  

He married Beatrice Dorothy Sumser circa 1927. They had two children.  

References:  

  • American Architects Directory, First edition, 1956. 
  • American Architects Directory, Second edition, 1962. 

Scope and Content Note 

Three rolls of drawings relate to improvements and the construction of structures on a property along Upper River Road in Prospect, Ky.  The property was first owned by Junius W. Bell; it is now known as Sand Hill and located at 10601 U.S. Highway 42, Prospect, Ky.  The home was on the Filson Historical Society’s house tour in 2006 and a copy of the tour notes are included with the collection.   

Roll 1 contains a 1926 sketch and accompanying letters relating to the construction of a tenant house on Junius W. Bell’s property by W. Edwin Glossop, construction engineer at Standard Oil Company; land surveys, ca. 1926, of the Bell property near Todd and Two Mile roads; sketches relating to grading low-lying areas on the property; and the layout of sewer, water and oil lines for Bell’s residence in 1939.    

Roll 2 contains blueprints for a residence for J. W. Bell by architect Carl D. Russell.  The residence was constructed ca. 1938-39 and drawings include the floor plans, cross section, and elevations.  A Colonial Revival design, the home likely reflects Bell’s appreciation of minimalism and solid construction.    

Roll 3 contains a 2014 planting and paving plan for the residence (owned by Joe Seay at that time) by Rushing Design Co., a landscape architecture firm.    

Related Collections:  

  • Junius W. Bell miscellaneous papers (Mss. C B) 

Folder List 

Roll 1: Land surveys, property improvements, and sketch of tenant house, 1926-1939  

Roll 2: Residence for J. W. Bell blueprints, ca. 1938-1939  

Roll 3: Landscaping plan for Seay residence, 2014 

 

Subject Headings 

Architecture – Kentucky – Louisville.  

Architecture, Domestic – Kentucky – Louisville.  

Glossop, W. Edwin (William Edwin), d. 1965.  

Landscape architecture.  

Prospect (Ky.) – Buildings, structures, etc.  

Rushing Design Co. (Lexington, Ky.)