Sidney T. Dawson house, Fairfield, Conn.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1951

Location Note

Drawer 25 / oversized folder 554

GUSN

GUSN-330565

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Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Sidney T. Dawson in Fairfield, Connecticut (commission #1321) including four elevations, three plans, one rendering, and four details. Some drawings are signed by Robert E. Minot; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial Revival-style house with a one-story saltbox garage, a wood shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

12 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

AR029.04.04.1321

Image Dimensions

18 x 33 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Fairfield (Fairfield county, Connecticut)

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 25 / oversized folder 554

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