Sidney B. Turin house, Newton, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1955

Location Note

Drawer 36 / folder 732

GUSN

GUSN-330730

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Description

Set of six architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Sidney B. Turin in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #1564) including three elevations, two plans, and one rendering. Also included are one elevation, one plan, and one rendering for a cottage in Casco, Maine for the same client. Most drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Warren J. Rhoter, or Richard Wills; drawings are not dated.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

9 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

AR029.04.04.1564

Places

Newton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Casco (Cumberland county, Maine)

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 36 / folder 732

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