I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1965

Location Note

Drawer 65 / folders 1178 and 1179; HAV-01-403-Z-C-506

GUSN

GUSN-332407

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Description

2 plans and 3 elevations, 1 rendering, 4 detail drawings, and 30 preliminary sketch for a house for Mr. I. Alan Balfour (developer) in Cape Elizabeth, Maine (commission #2043). A few drawings are dated and some are signed by Richard Wills, S.C., and R.S.J.

Two-story Colonial Revival house with a asphalt shingle roof and a flush board and clapboard exterior. House has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room with a fireplace, family room with a fireplace, kitchen, dining room, eating area. laundry room, lavatory, covered porch, terrace, and welcome room.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

40 architectural drawings: pencil on trace, vellum, photo static copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.2043

Places

Cape Elizabeth (Cumberland county, Maine) [cape]

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 65 / folders 1178 and 1179; HAV-01-403-Z-C-506

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