John M. Powell house, Waban, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1961

GUSN

GUSN-331622

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Description

Set of thirty architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. John M. Powell in Waban, Massachusetts (commission #1822) including three plans, four elevations, fourteen details, one plot plan, two cross sections, and two framing plans.

Two-story French-style house with a two car garage; asphalt shingle roof and painted brick.

House has a playroom with a fireplace, shop, living room, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, two bedrooms, and three baths.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

30 architectural drawings: pencil on trace, brown print 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

AR029.04.04.1822

Image Dimensions

19 x 31 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Waban (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)
site plans
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Related Items

Renderings - Royal Barry Wills

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