Robert Merriam house, Southwest Harbor, Maine

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1948

GUSN

GUSN-330520

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Description

Set of seventeen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Robert Merriam in Southwest Harbor, Maine (commission #1201) including two elevations, four plans, four rough sketches, one rendering, and six details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows or Warren J. Rhoter.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
sketches
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

17 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

AR029.04.04.1201

Image Dimensions

13 1/2 x 22 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Southwest Harbor (Mount Desert Island, Hancock county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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