J. Brooks Crosby house, Centerville, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1928, undated

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 18

GUSN

GUSN-326533

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for J. Brooks Crosby in Centerville, Massachusetts (commission #176) including five elevations, two plans, plot plan, and one preliminary sketch. Drawings are in pencil on trace. No drawings are dated; preliminary sketch is signed "R B Wills."

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with three dormers on one side, wood shingle roof, and shingled exterior. House has living room with fireplace, kitchen, eating nook, covered porch, five bedrooms, and one bathroom. Detached two-car garage is also present.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
sketches

Physical Descrption

9 architectural drawings : pencil on trace

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.176

Image Dimensions

15 1/2 x 17 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Centerville (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
sketches

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 18

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