Harry B. Goodspeed house, Worcester, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1950

GUSN

GUSN-332030

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Description

Set of eighteen architectural drawings for a house for Dr. and Mrs. Harry B. Goodspeed in Worcester, Massachusetts (commission #1263). Some drawings signed or initialed by Warren Rhoter, Leon Keach, or Robert Minot. Some drawings are dated.

Two-story hip roof Georgian house with a two car garage. House has a slate roof; stone and flushboard exterior. House has three bedrooms, two baths, one lavatory, one maid's room with a bathroom, living room with a fireplace, study with a fireplace, dining room, breakfast nook, kitchen, and a covered porch.

3 plans
5 elevations
1 topographical map
2 sketches
1 rendering
several detail drawings

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
topographic maps
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
orthographic projections (images)
renderings (drawings)
sketches

Physical Descrption

18 architectural drawings: pencil on vellum an photo static copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1263

Image Dimensions

15 1/2 x 26 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Worcester county (Massachusetts) [county]

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962

Material Type

topographic maps
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
orthographic projections (images)
renderings (drawings)
sketches

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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