Joseph Congdon house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1930, undated

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folder 80

GUSN

GUSN-326900

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Joseph Congdon in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #289) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a slate hip roof and a brick, clapboard, and stucco exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, covered porch, maid's room and bathroom, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Georgian Revival
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

AR029.04.04.289

Image Dimensions

14 1/2 x 24 (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 4 / folder 80

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