Leonard Burch house, Hyannis, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1947-1949

GUSN

GUSN-329556

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Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Burch in Hyannis, Massachusetts (commission #1130) including three elevations, four plans, one rendering, and eight details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, Ken Duprey, or Warren J Rhoter.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers, two one-story wings, a cedar shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, fish and hunt room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, powder room, maid's room and bathroom, four bedrooms (one with fireplace), dressing room, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

16 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1130

Image Dimensions

18 x 36 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Hyannis (Barnstable 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)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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