Mrs. Clifton Wheeler house, Acton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1955-1957

Location Note

Drawer 36 / folder 724

GUSN

GUSN-330955

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Description

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Clifton Wheeler in Acton, Massachusetts (commission #1576) including three elevations, two plans, two plot plans, one rendering, and two details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Ken Duprey; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox garage wing, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, kitchen, covered porch, two 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
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

10 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

AR029.04.04.1576

Image Dimensions

18 x 29 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Acton (Middlesex 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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 36 / folder 724

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