Randolph K. Byers house, Little Compton, R.I.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1937, undated

Location Note

Drawer 9 / folder 221; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

GUSN

GUSN-327926

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Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Randolph K. Byers in Little Compton, Rhode Island (commission #593) including seven elevations, four plans, and nine details. No drawings are dated; two drawings are signed "R B Wills" and twelve are signed by Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard, shingle, and board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, eating alcove, covered porch, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

20 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

AR029.04.04.593

Image Dimensions

19 x 30 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Little Compton (Newport county, Rhode Island)

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 9 / folder 221; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

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