Edward Sexton house, Cambridge, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1958-1959

GUSN

GUSN-331376

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Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sexton, in Cambridge, Massachusetts (commission #1715) including three elevations, two plans, one plot plan, and fourteen details. Most drawings are dated; drawings are signed by Ken Duprey, David Guild Dethlefs, and Robert Minot

Drawings depict a two story Cape Cod house with slate roof; flushboard and clapboard exterior.

First floor has a living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, two car garage, a lavatory, one bedroom and one bathroom.

Second floor has two bedrooms and one bathroom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans

Physical Descrption

twenty architectural drawings : pencil on trace, and photo static 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

AR029.04.04.1715

Image Dimensions

17 x 29 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cambridge (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)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Related Items

Renderings - Royal Barry Wills

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