Cedric J. Walker Jr. house, Wellesley, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1937-1938

Location Note

Drawer 9 / folder 226; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

GUSN

GUSN-327940

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Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for Cedric J. Walker Jr. in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #605) including five elevations, four plans, one plot plan, two framing plans, and eight details. Most drawings are dated; many are signed by Nathaniel Perry Tufts or Royal Barry Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a shingle and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, sewing room, and two bathrooms. A recreation room with fireplace and work shop are on the basement level. A detached one-car garage is also present.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

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

AR029.04.04.605

Image Dimensions

21 1/2 x 22 3/4 (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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 9 / folder 226; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

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