Marlow & McKiel (builders) house, unidentified location

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1933

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 119

GUSN

GUSN-327482

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Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for builders Marlow & McKiel (commission #362) including six elevations, three plans, and three details. No drawings are signed; one is dated. Location is unknown.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a slate roof and a clapboard and sheathing exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, pantry, breakfast room, covered porch, lavatory, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, maid's room and bathroom, and an attached two-car garage. A game room is shown on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

12 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

AR029.04.04.362

Image Dimensions

16 1/2 x 26 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

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 5 / folder 119

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