A. James Walsh house, Topsfield, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 27 / oversized folder 595

GUSN

GUSN-329744

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. A. James Walsh in Topsfield, Massachusetts (commission #1383) including three elevations, one plan, and four details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a wood shingle roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study, dining room with fireplace, kitchen, lavatory, covered breezeway, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

8 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

AR029.04.04.1383

Image Dimensions

15 x 33 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Topsfield (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 27 / oversized folder 595

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