John Hartley house, Warwick, R.I.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1953

Location Note

Drawer 28 / oversized folder 616

GUSN

GUSN-330921

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Description

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. John Hartley in Warwick, Rhode Island (commission #1422) including three elevations and three plans. Drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox garage wing, two front dormers, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard, shingle, and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A recreation room is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

6 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

AR029.04.04.1422

Image Dimensions

15 1/4 x 29 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Warwick (Kent county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 28 / oversized folder 616

Related Items

Jean Corrente house, Warwick, R.I.

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