John M. Newton Jr. house, Holyoke, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1953-1954

Location Note

Drawer 30 / folder 659

GUSN

GUSN-329809

Browse Collection

Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. John M. Newton Jr. in Holyoke, Massachusetts (commission #1471) including two elevations, four plans, and and one rendering. All drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, or Richard Wills; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a one-story saltbox wing, a wood shingle roof, and a clapboard, shingle, and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, eating area with fireplace, lavatory, covered porch, four 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)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

7 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

AR029.04.04.1473

Image Dimensions

26 3/4 x 36 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Holyoke (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 30 / folder 659

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