Gilbert Verney house, East Greenwich, R.I.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1932, undated

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folder 100

GUSN

GUSN-327146

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Description

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Gilbert Verney in East Greenwich, Rhode Island (commission #327) including four elevations, two plans, one framing plan, one cross section, one plot plan, and four details. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a one-story Tudor Revival-style house with a two-story square tower, a slate roof, and a stucco exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. A lookout room is on the second level of the tower; a two-car garage is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

13 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

AR029.04.04.327

Image Dimensions

14 3/4 x 21 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

East Greenwich (Kent county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folder 100

Related Items

Gilbert Verney house, East Greenwich, R.I.

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