Mrs. Kenneth Morrison house, Medford, Mass.

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Collection Type

Architecture

Date

1948

GUSN

GUSN-328795

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Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
Project Records, 1920-2015
Project drawings, 1920s-2013
Mrs. Kenneth Morrison house, Medford, Mass.
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Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
- Project Records, 1920-2015
  - Project drawings, 1920s-2013

Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Kenneth Morrison in Medford, Massachusetts (commission #1193) including three elevations, three plans, five framing plans, and five details. All drawings are dated and signed by Claude Miquelle.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a one-story wing, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard, flush board, and shingle exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a sewing room. A detached one-car garage is also shown. House is based on one shown in "Better House for Budgeteers."

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

16 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

AR029.04.04.1193

Image Dimensions

18 x 27 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Medford (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
detail drawings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Publications Referencing This Collection

([c1941]). Better houses for budgeteers; sketches and plans by Royal Barry Wills.. Architectural Book Publishing Co., inc., Page 58.

Description Level

File part

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