Roland Gray Jr. house, Milton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1947

GUSN

GUSN-329464

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Description

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Roland Gray Jr. in Milton, Massachusetts (commission #1113) including four elevations, three plans, and six details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Merton S. Barrows.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a one-story angled garage wing, a cedar shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, kitchen, eating area, lavatory, covered passage, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage. A future recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level. A future second floor is indicated but the specifics are not shown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

13 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

AR029.04.04.1113

Image Dimensions

18 1/2 x 28 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Milton (Norfolk 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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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