Nelson Hastings house, South Dartmouth, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1953-1955

Location Note

Drawer 29 / oversized folder 625

GUSN

GUSN-329617

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Description

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Nelson Hastings in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts (commission #1429) including three elevations, five plans, one rendering, two plot plans, one cross section, and ten details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Warren Rhoter, or Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers, a one-story wing, a shingle roof, and a shingle and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, office, dining room, eating area with fireplace, kitchen, covered porch, four bedrooms, and two bathrooms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

22 architectural drawings : pencil on trace , blue print , 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

AR029.04.04.1429

Image Dimensions

18 1/2 x 33 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

South Dartmouth (Bristol 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)
renderings (drawings)
site plans
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 29 / oversized folder 625

Related Items

Nelson Hastings house, South Dartmouth, Mass.

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