William J. Salter house, Augusta, Maine

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1958

Location Note

Drawer 42 / folder 833

GUSN

GUSN-331307

Browse Collection

Description

Set of twenty nine architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. William J. Salter in Augusta, Maine (commission #1696) including three elevations, three plans, nineteen details, one plot plan, one cross section, one initial sketch, and one rendering. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two story Colonial Revival with a one story garage wing. The house has a cedar shingle roof with a clapboard and flushboard exterior.
The basement has a room with a fireplace. The first floor has a living room with a a fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, keeping room with a fireplace, lavatory, and two car garage. The second floor has four bedrooms and two baths.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
renderings (drawings)
site plans
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections

Physical Descrption

29 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

AR029.04.04.1696

Image Dimensions

15 1/2 x 23 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Augusta (Kennebec county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

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

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 42 / folder 833

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