Walter E. Blowney house, York, Maine

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1959-1960

Location Note

Drawer 46 / folder 889

GUSN

GUSN-331463

Browse Collection

Description

Set of thirty architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Blowney in York, Maine (commission #1758) including six plans, nine elevations, two plot plan, eleven details, one rendering, and one cross section. Some drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Richard Wills, and John Howard.

Two-story Colonial Revival house with and offset salt box, two car garage.

First floor has a living room, family room with fireplace, kitchen, covered breeze way, one bedrooms, one dressing room, and one bathroom.

Second floor has two bedroms and one bathroom

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

30 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

AR029.04.04.1758

Image Dimensions

28 x 34 (HxW)(inches)

Places

York River (York county, Maine) [river]

Record Details

Originator

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

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 46 / folder 889

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