E. B. Sweed house, Medford, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1947, undated

GUSN

GUSN-329468

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Description

Set of six architectural drawings of house for E. B. Sweed in Medford, Massachusetts (commission #1116) including three elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed by Robert E. Minot; no drawings are signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, eating nook, lavatory, three bedrooms (one with fireplace), one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage. A playroom with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

6 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

AR029.04.04.1116

Image Dimensions

17 x 23 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Medford (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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