Dorothy Kohl house, Melrose, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1933, undated

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 118

GUSN

GUSN-327252

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Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Dorothy Kohl in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #361) including four elevations, three plans, three heating plans, and one detail. Heating plans are signed "NH&J." No other drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a wood shingle roof; covered porch has saltbox roofline. House has living room with fireplace, kitchen, dining alcove, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. Plans show potential for two additional bedrooms and one bathroom on the second floor.

Drawings are fragile

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

11 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

AR029.04.04.361

Image Dimensions

14 3/4 x 19 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex 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)
heating plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 118

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