Thomas Burns ice cream stand, unidentified location

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1937, undated

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 192; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

GUSN

GUSN-327809

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of ice cream stand for Thomas Burns at an unidentified location (commission #533) including four elevations, two plans, one plot plan, and two details. No drawings are signed or dated.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style commerical building with a large cupola and clapboard exterior. Building has self-service area, ice cream counter, kitchen, ten booths, and two bathrooms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Cape Cod houses
ice cream parlors
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans

Physical Descrption

9 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

AR029.04.04.533

Image Dimensions

16 1/4 x 19 (HxW)(inches)

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

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 192; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

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