Mrs. Arthur W. Chesterton house, Scituate, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1935, undated

Location Note

Drawer 7 / folder 166; HAV-01-403-Z-C-108

GUSN

GUSN-327735

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Arthur W. Chesterton in Scituate, Massachusetts (commission #486) including four elevations, two plans, and one detail. No drawings are dated; one drawing is signed "R B Wills."

Drawings depict a one-story Tudor Revival-style house with a rough shingle roof and a stone and rough board exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, one bedroom, and one bathroom. A maid's room, lavatory, and one-car garage are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

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

AR029.04.04.486

Image Dimensions

15 1/2 x 22 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Scituate (Plymouth 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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 7 / folder 166; HAV-01-403-Z-C-108

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