Nils S. Eng (builder) house, Newton, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1929, undated

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 56

GUSN

GUSN-326642

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Nils S. Eng in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #246) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with three front dormers and a shingled exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, library, kitchen, pantry, covered porch, maid's room and bathroom, three bedrooms, dressing room, and two bathrooms. A two-car garage is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

9 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

AR029.04.04.246

Image Dimensions

15 x 23 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Newton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 56

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