Charles R. Baisley house, Reading, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1956, undated

Location Note

Drawer 37 / folder 755

GUSN

GUSN-330961

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Description

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Baisley in Reading, Massachusetts (commission #1597-A) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one topographic map, one rendering, and one detail. Most drawings are signed by Richard Wills but are not dated. Topographic map is by surveyor H. Kingman Abbott of Reading, Massachusetts. Drawings present an alternate design to that shown in commission #1597.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with an asphalt shingle roof and a shingle exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, kitchen, three bedrooms, dressing room, 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)
topographic maps
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

AR029.04.04.1597-A

Image Dimensions

18 x 35 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Reading (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)
topographic maps
site plans
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 37 / folder 755

Related Items

Charles R. Baisley house, Reading, Mass.

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