Royal Barry Wills interview on WEEI with Priscilla Fortescue

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1958

GUSN

GUSN-334490

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Description

Box 5 - 2/10/1958 There are two interviews about the house in McCalls magazine on this record. Royal Barry Wills interview on radio station WEEI with Priscilla Fortescue. The discussion includes copper lanterns, description of the Royal Barry Wills designed house featured in the 1958 McCalls magazine. the house described by Royal Barry Wills has split shake roof, bow windows, a family room, utility room, hall, patio, kitchen, brick and flagstone exterior. The house interior was decorated by Mary Davis Gillies. Royal Barry Wills also discusses how quickly prefabricated houses can be built.

Royal Barry Wills introduces associates Minot and Barrows.

78rpm record (acetate)

Details

Descriptive Terms

lanterns (lighting devices)
paneling
interviews
gambrel roofs
magazines (periodicals)
houses
windows
sound recordings
78 rpm records

Physical Descrption

1 audio recording

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.02.04.05

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

sound recordings
78 rpm records

Subjects

sound recordings
Radio

Description Level

File part

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