Edward L. Wheeler house, Swampscott, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1954

Location Note

Drawer 30 / folder 650

GUSN

GUSN-329786

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Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Edward L. Wheeler in Swampscott, Massachusetts (commission #1460) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one framing plan, two renderings, and nine details. Many drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey, Robert E. Minot, or Warren Rhoter.

Drawings depict a one-story ranch-style house with a stone and rough board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, family room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
ranch houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans
framing plans
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

20 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

AR029.04.04.1460

Image Dimensions

17 x 29 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Swampscott (Essex 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)
site plans
framing plans
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 30 / folder 650

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