Daniel H. Coakley house, Weston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1949

GUSN

GUSN-330523

Browse Collection

Description

Set of twenty-seven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Coakley in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1221) including four elevations, six plans, two plot plans, and fifteen details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows, Warren J. Rhoter, or Richard Wills.

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

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

27 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

AR029.04.04.1221

Image Dimensions

18 x 34 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Weston (Middlesex 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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