Richard Parker house, Marblehead, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1948, undated

GUSN

GUSN-328159

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Richard Parker in Marblehead, Massachusetts (commission #1165) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, and two details. Drawings are signed by Leon Keach, Robert Minot, and Claude Miquelle; no drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with three front dormers, a one story wing, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, china closet, covered porch, three bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A two-car garage is on the basement level. Plans show the future addition of two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a sewing room on the second floor.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

9 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

AR029.04.04.1165

Image Dimensions

18 x 35 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Marblehead (Essex 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)
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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