Vincent E. Squiers (builder) house, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1928, undated

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 24

GUSN

GUSN-326554

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Description

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Vincent E. Squiers in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (commission #193) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and one detail. Drawings are in pencil on trace. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story French Revival-style house with a tower, slate hip roof, and brick exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, maid's room and bath, and attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
hip roofs
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

10 architectural drawings : pencil on trace

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.193

Image Dimensions

18 x 30 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Chestnut Hill (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 24

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