Marguerite Wills house, Melrose, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1937, undated

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 199; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

GUSN

GUSN-327838

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Marguerite Wills in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #550) including four elevations and three plans. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers and a brick, flush board, and shingle exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, three bedrooms, and one bathroom. A recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
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

AR029.04.04.550

Image Dimensions

13 1/2 x 19 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Conservation Note

Drawings are fragile

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 199; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

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