W. N. Hardy house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1933, undated

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 121

GUSN

GUSN-327491

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Description

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for W. N. Hardy in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #368) including four elevations, three plans, three framing plans, and three details. No drawings are signed or dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a front gable, an asphalt slatbox roof, and a shingled exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached one-car garage. A recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

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

AR029.04.04.368

Image Dimensions

12 3/4 x 18 1/2 (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
detail drawings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 121

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