Frederick Mears house, Concord, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1948

GUSN

GUSN-330511

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Description

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Mears in Concord, Massachusetts (commission #1177) including four elevations, four plans, one plot plan, one cross section, and five details. Most drawings are signed by Warren J. Rhoter; three drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox garage and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, eating area, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

15 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

AR029.04.04.1177

Image Dimensions

18 x 26 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Concord (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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