Peter King Jr. house, Newport, R.I.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1938

GUSN

GUSN-332228

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Description

two plans, three elevations, one plot plan, and one heating plan for house for Mr. and Mrs. Peter King Jr. in Newport, Rhode Island (commission #658). All drawings are dated and all are signed by Royal Barry Wills and Robert Minot.

Collaborators: C. Robert Lynch, C.E. 1938.

House has a white cedar shingle, flush board and clapboard exterior; a two car, salt box garage, four bed rooms, two baths, a living room with a fireplace, a dining room and a kitchen.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
site plans
heating plans

Physical Descrption

10 architectural drawings: pencil on trace, blue print, and vellum

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.658

Places

Newport (Rhode Island island, Newport county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
site plans
heating plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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