Chester Williams house, Cohasset, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 27 / oversized folder 594

GUSN

GUSN-330893

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Description

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Chester Williams in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1380) including four elevations, two plans, two cross sections, and six details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a wood shingle roof and a stone and shingle exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A studio and 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)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections

Physical Descrption

14 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

AR029.04.04.1380

Image Dimensions

18 x 31 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cohasset (Norfolk 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)
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 27 / oversized folder 594

Related Items

Chester Williams house, Cohasset, Mass.

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