Roy Jacobson house, Melrose, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1929, undated

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 41

GUSN

GUSN-326589

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Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Roy Jacobson in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #220) including four elevations, four plans, seven framing plans, and one detail. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story house with a shingled roof and a painted brick exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, sunroom, three bedrooms, dressing room, and one bathroom. A maid's room is shown in the attic.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

16 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

AR029.04.04.220

Image Dimensions

14 x 17 (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)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 41

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