S. James Simpson house, Beverly Farms, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1977

Location Note

Drawer 59 / oversized folder 1098

GUSN

GUSN-332020

Browse Collection

Description

Set of twenty-one architectural drawings for a house for Mr. and Mrs.S. James Simpson in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts(Commission #1967). Most drawings are signed or initialed by Richard Wills, S.C., or R.S.J.; Few drawings are dated.

House has a lower level with a family room with a fireplace, dining room, kitchen and eating area, sewing room, storage room, an office and a bedroom. The upper level has a five bed rooms, two baths, and a living room with a fireplace.

2 plans
3 elevations
11 detail drawings
5 alteration and addition drawings are attached and un-numbered

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

21 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

AR029.04.04.1967

Places

Beverly Farms (Beverly, Essex county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 59 / oversized folder 1098

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