Howard Colby house, Melrose, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1948

Location Note

Drawer 23 / folder 521

GUSN

GUSN-330244

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Description

One architectural drawing for alterations to existing house for Mr. Howard Colby in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #1297) including a plan and elevation. Drawing is signed and dated by Leon Keach.

Alterations include the addition of a bedroom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

1 architectural drawing : 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

AR029.04.04.1297

Image Dimensions

18 x 28 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 23 / folder 521

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