Henry B. Cabot (developer) house, Needham, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1947

GUSN

GUSN-329563

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Description

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for developer Henry B. Cabot in Needham, Massachusetts (commission #1141) including four elevations, six plans, one rendering, and four details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Claude Miquelle or Walter H. Pratt.

Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial Revival-style house with a one-story garage wing, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered breezeway, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
garrison houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

15 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

AR029.04.04.1141

Image Dimensions

18 x 30 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Needham (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)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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