Edwin B. Havens beach house, unidentified location

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1954-1956

Location Note

Drawer 33 / folder 688

GUSN

GUSN-330081

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Description

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of beach house for Edwin B. Havens at an unidentified location (commission #1513) including five elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and three details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story saltbox beach house with a cedar shingle roof and a shingle and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace and grill, kitchen, covered porch, five bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A maid's room, lavatory, two dressing rooms, and a one-car garage are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

13 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

AR029.04.04.1513

Image Dimensions

17 x 26 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 33 / folder 688

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