1928, undated
Drawer 1 / folder 17
GUSN-326531
Set of thirty-seven architectural drawings of house for James E. Breslin in Watertown, Massachusetts (commission #175) including five elevations, five plans, plot plan, three framing plans, and twenty-three details. Drawings are in pencil on trace. No drawings are dated or signed.
Drawings depict a two-story five-bay Georgian Revival-style house with slate roof and brick exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, two covered porches, sunroom, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and dressing room. Basement level has gymnasium; attic level has maid's room and one bathroom. Detached two-car garage is also present.
houses
dwellings
Georgian Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans
site plans
37 architectural drawings : pencil on trace
AR029
Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
2013-11-01
AR029.04.04.175
16 x 22 3/4 (HxW)(inches)
Watertown (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans
site plans
House
File part
Drawer 1 / folder 17
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