Bliss M. Jones house, Gloucester, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 27 / folder 581

GUSN

GUSN-329730

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Description

Set of four architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Bliss M. Jones in Gloucester, Massachusetts (commission #1376) including one elevation, one plan, one rendering, and one detail. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; three drawings are dated.

Alterations include living room modifications.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

4 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

AR029.04.04.1376

Image Dimensions

15 1/2 x 26 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Gloucester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

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 27 / folder 581

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