Unidentified house, unidentified location

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1934, undated

Location Note

Drawer 6 / folder 143; HAV-01-403-Z-C-107

GUSN

GUSN-327611

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of an unidentified house at an unidentified location (commission #415) including four elevations and three plans. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a slate hip roof and a whitewashed brick and flush board exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, pantry, maid's room, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

7 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

AR029.04.04.415

Image Dimensions

16 3/8 x 26 5/8 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 6 / folder 143; HAV-01-403-Z-C-107

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