G. Carlton Snowe house, Auburn, Maine

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952-1953

Location Note

Drawer 28 / oversized folder 608

GUSN

GUSN-329592

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Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. G. Carlton Snowe in Auburn, Maine (commission #1408) including three elevations, three plans, one rendering, and nine details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Ken Duprey; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with an asphalt shingle roof and a shingle and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, family room, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen, covered porch, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, 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)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

16 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1408

Image Dimensions

18 x 31 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Auburn (Androscoggin county, Maine)

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 28 / oversized folder 608

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