Mabel Merriken house, Huntington, W. Va.

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Collection Type

Architecture

Date

1946

GUSN

GUSN-329370

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Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
Project Records, 1920-2015
Project drawings, 1920s-2013
Mabel Merriken house, Huntington, W. Va.
(current record)

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Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
- Project Records, 1920-2015
  - Project drawings, 1920s-2013

Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Mabel Merriken in Huntington, West Virginia (commission #1052) including three elevations, two plans, and three details. Drawings are dated but not signed. Design is based on house shown on page 28 of "Better Houses for Budgeteers."

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with an asphalt shingle roof and a whitewashed brick and clapboard exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and one bathroom. A one-car garage is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

8 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

AR029.04.04.1052

Image Dimensions

14 1/4 x 20 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Huntington (Cabell county, West Virginia)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Publications Referencing This Collection

([c1941]). Better houses for budgeteers; sketches and plans by Royal Barry Wills.. Architectural Book Publishing Co., inc., 28.

Description Level

File part

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