William A. Dole Jr. house, Melrose, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1925, undated

GUSN

GUSN-326455

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Description

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for William A. Dole Jr. in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #100) including seven elevations, eight plans, one plot plan, and six details. Drawings are in pencil on trace and are undated. One is signed "R B Wills."

Drawings depict a two-story, three-bay Colonial Revival-style house with a wood shingle roof and shingled exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, and one bathroom. Some drawings depict later alterations including the addition of a one-car garage, lavatory, covered porch, and bedroom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans

Physical Descrption

22 architectural drawings : pencil on trace

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.100

Image Dimensions

14 x 17 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans

Subjects

House

Publications Referencing This Collection

gagne*.

Description Level

File part

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