Neal O'Hara Jr. house, Hingham, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 28 / oversized folder 605

GUSN

GUSN-329583

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Neal O'Hara Jr. house in Hingham, Massachusetts (commission #1401) including four elevations, two plans, one plot plan, and one detail. Most drawings are dated and signed by Robert E. Minot or Richard Wills. The plot plan was done by civil engineer Henry F. Nilsen of Quincy, Massachusetts.

Drawings depict a two-story Garrison saltbox-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, playroom, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, and one bathroom on the first floor. The second floor plan is missing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
garrison houses
saltbox houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
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

AR029.04.04.1401

Image Dimensions

18 1/4 x 28 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Hingham (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 28 / oversized folder 605

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