George Hale house, Waban, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1934

Location Note

Drawer 6 / folder 142; HAV-01-403-Z-C-107

GUSN

GUSN-327606

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Description

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for George Hale in Waban, Massachusetts (commission #413) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, two framing plans, and four details. Two drawings are dated; no drawings are signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a slate hip roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, covered porch, lavatory, maid's room and bathroom, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

14 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

AR029.04.04.413

Image Dimensions

17 1/2 x 27 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Waban (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)
site plans
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 6 / folder 142; HAV-01-403-Z-C-107

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