Sophie Frances Wilk house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1935

Location Note

Drawer 7 / folder 154; HAV-01-403-Z-C-108

GUSN

GUSN-327659

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Description

Set of twenty-four architectural drawings of house for Sophie Frances Wilk in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #447) including three elevations, four plans, one plot plan, two framing plans, one cross section, three heating plans, and ten details. Two drawings are dated; no drawings are signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a wood shingle roof and a brick and rough board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, library with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, lavatory, maid's room and bathroom, three bedrooms (one with fireplace), sewing room, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

24 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

AR029.04.04.447

Image Dimensions

14 1/4 x 27 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk 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
heating plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 7 / folder 154; HAV-01-403-Z-C-108

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