I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Cottage, Maine

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1956, undated

Location Note

Drawer 39 / folder 773

GUSN

GUSN-330747

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for developer I. Alan Balfour in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1628) including four elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story saltbox Garrison Colonial Revival-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, kitchen/family room with fireplace, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
garrison houses
saltbox houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)

Physical Descrption

7 architectural drawings : pencil on trace

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1628

Image Dimensions

14 x 22 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cape Elizabeth (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 39 / folder 773

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