Roy Jacobson house, Melrose, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1928, undated

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 38

GUSN

GUSN-326581

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Roy Jacobson in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #214) including four elevations, three plans, and plot plan. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story house with a front gable, two front dormers, an asphalt roof, and a white painted brick exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, and one bathroom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans

Physical Descrption

8 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

AR029.04.04.214

Image Dimensions

16 1/4 x 18 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 38

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