Frederick A. Best house, Wenhm, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1959

GUSN

GUSN-331391

Browse Collection

Description

Set of twenty-nine architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Best in Whenham, Mass. (commission #1719) including four elevations, seven plans, three sketches, one rendering, two electrical plans, two cross sections, one plot plan, and ten details. Most drawings are signed by Richard Wills, John Howard; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod house with an asphalt shingle roof, and a shingle, clapboard and flushboard exterior.

First floor has aliving room with fireplace, a dining room, kitchen, eating area, five bedrooms, two baths, study, dressing room, and two car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

29 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

AR029.04.04.1719

Image Dimensions

18 x 34 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wenham (Essex 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)
preliminary sketches (sketches)
cross sections
renderings (drawings)
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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