H. B. Emerson house, Brookline, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1953

Location Note

Drawer 29 / oversized folder 627

GUSN

GUSN-329620

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Description

Set of twenty-one architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Emerson in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #1430) including four elevations, seven plans, one rendering, and nine details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, or Richard Wills.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

21 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

AR029.04.04.1430

Image Dimensions

18 x 34 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Brookline (Norfolk 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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 29 / oversized folder 627

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