Walter A. Stewart house, Bristol, R.I.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1956, undated

Location Note

Drawer 38 / folder 771

GUSN

GUSN-330673

Browse Collection

Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Stewart in Bristol, Rhode Island (commission #1622) including five elevations, two plans, one topographic map, one rendering, and three details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills but are not dated. Topographic map is by Joseph A. Murgo.

Drawings depict a one-story modern-style house with a board-and-batten exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study/bedroom, kitchen, lavatory, one bedroom, bunkroom, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)
topographic maps

Physical Descrption

12 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

AR029.04.04.1622

Image Dimensions

18 x 32 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Bristol (Bristol county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 38 / folder 771

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