Myles Standish Jr. house, Sudbury, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1961

Location Note

Drawer 51 / folders 963 and 964

GUSN

GUSN-332144

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Description

10 plans, 7 elevations, 10 detail drawings, and 1 rendering of a house for Myles Standish Jr. in Sudbury, Massachusetts (commission #1844. Most drawings are dated and signed or initialed by Richard Wills and H.J.K.

Two-level Cape Cod ranch house with asphalt roof, white washed brick, flushboard and shingle exterior. House has four bedrooms, two dressing rooms, four bathrooms and a lavatory; a study, dining room, a kitchen, and a covered porch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

28 architectural drawings: pencil on vellum

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1840

Image Dimensions

18 x 37 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Sudbury (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 51 / folders 963 and 964

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