I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Cottage, Maine

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1954, undated

Location Note

Drawer 32 / folder 679

GUSN

GUSN-330060

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Description

Set of five architectural drawings of house for developer I. Alan Balfour in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1498-A) including three elevations and two plans. Most drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated. Design is a modification of commission #1498.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox garage and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, covered porch, kitchen, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

5 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

AR029.04.04.1498-A

Image Dimensions

12 1/2 x 28 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cape Elizabeth (Cumberland county, Maine)

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 32 / folder 679

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