Dwight B. Billings house, Needham, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1959

Location Note

Drawer 45 / folder 868

GUSN

GUSN-331421

Browse Collection

Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings for for Mr. and Mrs. Dwight B. Billings in Needham, Massachusetts (commission #1733) including eight details, six plans, four elevations, one plot plan, and one cross section. Most drawings are dated and signed by Richard Wills, and Ken Duprey.

Drawings depict a two story Cape Cod house with an asphalt roof; flush board and shingle exterior.

First floor has a living room with a fireplace, study with a fireplace, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, two car garage, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms.

Second floor has two bedrooms and one bathroom.

REmoved 6 duplicate photo static copies

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

20 architectural drawings: pencil on trace, and photo static copies

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1733

Image Dimensions

18 x 32 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Needham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

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

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 45 / folder 868

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