Robert Stone Co. (builder) house, Melrose, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1959-1962

Location Note

Drawer 47 / folder 900

GUSN

GUSN-331481

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Description

Set of thirty architectural drawings for Robert Stone Co. (builder) in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #1768) including two plans, seven elevations, ten details, one framing plans, one cross section and other drawings. Few drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, David Guild Dethlefs, John Howard, and Robert Minot.

One-story Cape Cod house with a salt box two car garage.

Basement has a family room with fireplace, shop, bath, bedroom and snack bar.

First floor has a living room with a fireplace, dining room, kitchen with breakfast area, two baths, and two bedrooms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

30 architectural drawings : pencil on trace, photo static copy, topographic maps

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1768

Image Dimensions

17 x 33 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

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

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 47 / folder 900

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