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FDR To Henry Toombs On The Design Of Top Cottage
A careful check-up on the excellent plans for the cottage on top of the hill discloses the following:
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1. The elevation shows the height of the roofs of the wings to be the same as the height of the roof of the center. We all think the two wing roofs should be two feet lower than the top of the roof of the center....
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Title: FDR To Henry Toombs On The Design Of Top Cottage
Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt (author)
Date: March 21, 1938
Format: Correspondence
Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
Control no.: President's Secretary's File New House
Keywords: Accessibility; Architecture; Communication; Correspondence; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Georgia; Government; Henry J. Toombs; Hyde Park, NY; New York; Physical Disability; Top Cottage; Warm Springs Foundation
Topics: Physical Environment
Funding Support Provided By: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute