Myer Ruttenberg house, Newton, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1950

Location Note

Drawer 23 / folder 518

GUSN

GUSN-330729

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Description

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Myer Ruttenberg in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #1287) including six plans, three rough sketches, and one rendering. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot. Notation on binding strip of drawings indicated that project was abandoned and not built.

Drawings depict a house with a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)
sketches

Physical Descrption

10 architectural drawings : pencil on trace, blueprint, 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

AR029.04.04.1287

Image Dimensions

17 1/4 x 27 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Newton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)
sketches

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 23 / folder 518

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