Norwood Estates house, West Hartford, Conn.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1948

GUSN

GUSN-330505

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Norwood Estates in West Hartford, Connecticut (commission #1155) including four elevations, four plans, and one plot plan. Most drawings are signed by Ken Duprey; one drawing is dated.

Drawings depict a split-level ranch-style house with a clapboard and shingle exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
split-level houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans

Physical Descrption

9 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and blueprint

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1155

Image Dimensions

18 x 24 (HxW)(inches)

Places

West Hartford (Hartford county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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