Fred R. Sawyer house, Needham, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1955-1956

Location Note

Drawer 36 / folder 738

GUSN

GUSN-330217

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Description

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Sawyer in Needham, Massachusetts (commission #1574) including four elevations, two plans, one cross section, one plot plan, one rendering, and six details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey, Warren J. Rhoter, or Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached one-car garage. A game room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans
renderings (drawings)
cross sections

Physical Descrption

15 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

AR029.04.04.1574

Image Dimensions

17 3/4 x 25 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Needham (Norfolk 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
renderings (drawings)
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 36 / folder 738

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