Roger W. Gates house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folder 94

GUSN

GUSN-327114

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Description

Set of four architectural drawings four alterations to the house for Roger W. Gates in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #308-A) including two elevations, one plans, and one detail. Drawings are signed and dated by nathaniel Perry Tufts.

Drawings depict alterations to a one-story wing of the existing house to incorporate a maid's room, bathroom, kitchen, two bedrooms and a living room.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
saltbox houses
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

4 architectural drawings

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.308-A

Image Dimensions

15 1/4 x 20 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wellesley (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folder 94

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