S. B. Meachen house, Sudbury, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1959

Location Note

Drawer 48 / folder 910

GUSN

GUSN-331496

Browse Collection

Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings for Mrs. S. B. Meachen (commission #1777) including six elevations, one detail, one rendering and eight plans. Most drawings are signed by Richard Wills.

Two-story salt box Garrison Colonial with a two car garage; cedar shingle roof and a clapboard, and flushboard exterior

Basement has a family room with a fireplace, bathroom, bedroom or shop.

First floor has a living room with a fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, and a covered breeze way.

Second floor has three bedrooms and one bathroom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

16 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

AR029.04.04.1777

Places

Sudbury (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

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

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 48 / folder 910

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