Francis P. Foley house, Roxbury, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1946

GUSN

GUSN-329390

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Francis P. Foley in Roxbury, Massachusetts (commission #1071) including two elevations, three plans, three framing plans, and one plot plan. Most drawings are dated but not signed. Plot plan was done by civil engineer I. A. Chisolm.

Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with an asphalt shingle hip roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, lavatory, four bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Georgian Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
site plans

Physical Descrption

9 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and ink on starch-coated cloth

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1071

Image Dimensions

18 x 23 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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