Robert L. Fletcher house, Holden, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1964

Location Note

Drawer 59 / oversized folder 1107

GUSN

GUSN-331960

Browse Collection

Description

Set of nineteen architectural drawings for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fletcher in Holden, Massachusetts (commission #1975). Most drawings are initialed or signed by Warren Rohter, Merton Barrows, John Howard, P.B.M., or P. M.E.O.

One drawing has what appears to be rodent damage

Revised set of drawings is combined with this commission.

Two-story Colonial, Salt box house. House has red dedar shingle roof; a flushboard and clapboard exterior. House has four bedrooms, two baths, one lavatory, combined dining room and living room with a fireplace, kitchen, covered porch, and a two car garage. basement has a future playroom on the plans

3 plans
3 elevations
7 detail drawings
4 preliminary sketches
1 plot plan
1 rendering

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
site plans
preliminary sketches (sketches)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

19 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

AR029.04.04.1975

Image Dimensions

18 1/2 x 29 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Holden (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
site plans
preliminary sketches (sketches)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 59 / oversized folder 1107

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