Lawson Hill Jr. house, Weston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1957-1958

Location Note

Drawer 41 / folder 814

GUSN

GUSN-330823

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Description

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Hill Jr. in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1661) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one cross section, and five details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey or Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a saltbox garage, an asphalt shingle roof, and a flush board and shingle exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A play room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections

Physical Descrption

14 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

AR029.04.04.1661

Image Dimensions

18 x 26 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Weston (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)
Royal Barry Wills Associates (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 41 / folder 814

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