Mrs. Buell Alvord house, Ashland, N.H.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 26 / oversized folder 576

GUSN

GUSN-329729

Browse Collection

Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mrs. Buell Alvord in Ashland, New Hampshire (commission #1366) including four elevations, two plans, one heating plan, two renderings, and seven details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, Warren J. Rhoter, or Richard Wills.

Alterations include: kitchen modifications; new living room fireplace; new dining room bay window; and an addition with laundry, covered porch, lavatory, and a two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

16 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

AR029.04.04.1366

Image Dimensions

18 x 36 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Ashland (Grafton county, New Hampshire)

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)
heating plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 26 / oversized folder 576

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