Ray H. Durfee house, Middletown, R.I.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1959

Location Note

Drawer 47 / folder 893

GUSN

GUSN-331469

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Description

Set of nineteen architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Durfee in Middletown, Rhode Island (commission #1761) including five plans, six elevations, one rendering, one cross section, and six details. Most drawings are signed and dated by John Howard and Merton Barrows.

Two-story Gambrel Cape Cod house with two front dormers, a salt box, two car garage. House has cedar shingle roof with flush board and clapboard exterior.

Basement has a playroom with a fireplace

First floor living room with fireplace, study, kitchen, eating area, and lavatory.

Second floor has three bedrooms a lavatory, and a bathroom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

19 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

AR029.04.04.1761

Image Dimensions

18 x 34 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Middletown (Rhode Island island, Newport county, Rhode Island)

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)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 47 / folder 893

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