H. T. Capen house, East Dedham, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1929

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 42

GUSN

GUSN-326591

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Description

Set of twenty-seven architectural drawings of house for H. T. Capen in East Dedham, Massachusetts (commission #223) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, one cross section, one plot plan, and sixteen details. No drawings are signed; several drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with four dormers and a shingled exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, library, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, screened porch, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, maid's room and bathroom, and an attached two-car garage.

Drawings are fragile

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans
site plans
cross sections

Physical Descrption

27 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

AR029.04.04.223

Image Dimensions

17 x 25 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Dedham (Norfolk 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
site plans
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 42

Related Items

H. T. Capen house, Dedham, Mass.

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