Marcel P. Boisvert house, Reading, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1960-1961

GUSN

GUSN-331570

Browse Collection

Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Marcel P. Boisvert in Reading, Massachusetts (commission #1813) including three plans, one cross section, and one rendering. Most drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills and John Howard.

Two-story Garrison Colonial Revival with a two car, salt box garage; an asphalt, clapboard, flushboard, exterior.

Basement has a room witha fireplace

First floor has a living room with a fireplace, a den, dining room, lavatory, kitchen, family room, and a covered porch.

Second floor has four bedrooms and two baths.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

11 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic 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

AR029.04.04.1813

Image Dimensions

15 1/4 x 29 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Reading (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)
renderings (drawings)
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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