Herbert N. French house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 26 / oversized folder 580

GUSN

GUSN-330885

Browse Collection

Description

Set of twenty-five architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. French in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #1375) including five elevations, three plans, three framing plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and twelve details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers, an asphalt shingle roof, and a whitewashed brick, flush board, and clapboard exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, three bedrooms, dressing room, and two bathrooms. A room with fireplace and a two-car garage are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
site plans
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

25 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

AR029.04.04.1375

Image Dimensions

16 x 28 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Newton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
site plans
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 26 / oversized folder 580

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