Pilgrim Congregational Church, Lexington, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1960-1961

Location Note

Drawer 48 / folders 912 and 913

GUSN

GUSN-331498

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Description

Set of fifty-four architectural drawings for the Pilgrim Congregational Church (commission #1781) including three elevations, twenty-one details, one rendering five plot plans, three cross sections, combination of sixteen utility plans, and three plans. Most drawings are signed by Merton Barrows and David Guild Dethlefts.

Church with asphalt roof and clapboard exterior.

Basement has a dining hall, kitchen, and two restrooms.

first level has two coat rooms, chancel, and nave.

second level has committee room, upper nave.

*collaborators - Evan F. Baily P.E.
A.O. Wilson Structural Co. Cambridge - electicians
Gregg & Son Inc, Windows
Albert A. Miller, Wilbur C Nylander, C.E. Lexington, MA

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

54 architectural drawings: pencil on trace, blue print, coated linen, pencil on vellum, 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

AR029.04.04.1781

Image Dimensions

22 x 38 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Lexington (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)
cross sections
utility plans
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 48 / folders 912 and 913

Related Items

Renderings - Other artists
Renderings - Other artists

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