Ralph I. Alexander house, Templeton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1954-1955

Location Note

Drawer 32 / folder 680

GUSN

GUSN-330062

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Description

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Ralph I. Alexander in Templeton, Massachusetts (commission #1500) including three elevations, three plans, two plot plans, two electrical plans, one rendering, and eleven details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a cedar shingle roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, recreation room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, three 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)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans
electrical plans
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

22 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

AR029.04.04.1500

Image Dimensions

18 x 32 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Templeton (Worcester 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
electrical plans
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 32 / folder 680

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