Bruce Durkee house (Better Homes and Gardens Five Star Home Plan), Swampscott, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 26 / folder 566

GUSN

GUSN-329722

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Description

Set of three architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Bruce Durkee in Swampscott, Massachusetts (commission #1362) including two elevations and one plan. Drawings are dated.

Alterations include living room and kitchen modifications and the addition of a two-car garage and covered breezeway.

Includes Combination of Better Homes and Gardens Plans attached to Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Durkee's plans.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

3 architectural drawings : 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

AR029.04.04.1362

Image Dimensions

19 1/2 x 33 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Swampscott (Essex 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 26 / folder 566

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