Benjamin F. Coates house, Willistown Township, Penn.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1950

Location Note

Drawer 23 / oversized folder 522

GUSN

GUSN-328832

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Description

Set of twenty-four architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Coates in Willistown Township, Pennsylvania (commission #1278) including four elevations, three plans, two renderings, and fifteen details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Richard E. Minot or Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story French Provincial-style house with a wood shake roof and a whitewashed brick exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, maid's room and bathroom, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

24 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1278

Image Dimensions

18 x 33 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Willistown (Chester county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 23 / oversized folder 522

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