Thomas Taylor house, Manchester, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1963

Location Note

Drawer 57 / folders 1068 and 1069

GUSN

GUSN-332189

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Description

2 plans, 4 elevations, 20 details, and 1 cross section for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor in Manchester, Massachusetts (commission #1939). All drawings are dated and all are signed or initialed by Merton Barrows, Robert Minot, R.S.J., S.C., or D.T.G..

One-story Colonial Revival house with a cedar shake shingle roof, and a flushboard exterior. House has a room with a fireplace, living room with a fireplace, library with a fireplace, study, dining room with a fireplace, kitchen, breakfast room, pantry, maid's room with a bathroom, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections

Physical Descrption

27 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

AR029.04.04.1939

Places

Manchester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Royal Barry Wills Associates (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 57 / folders 1068 and 1069

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