Narragansett Historical Society building, Templeton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1933

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 124

GUSN

GUSN-329359

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Description

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for the Narragansett Historical Society in Templeton, Massachusetts (commission #374) including five elevations, three plans, two cross sections, two interior elevations, and tend details. Two drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills.

Alterations include conversion of a c. 1810 house for use as headwuarters of historical society.

Drawings are fragile

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
historical society museums (buildings)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
interior elevations
cross sections

Physical Descrption

22 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

AR029.04.04.374

Image Dimensions

17 3/4 x 28 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
interior elevations
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 124

Related Items

Narraganset Historical Society, Narraganset, R.I.

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