County Building Supply (builder) house, Winchester, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1938-1939

GUSN

GUSN-328269

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for builder Country Building Supply in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #672) including two elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. Most drawings are dated; some are signed by Merton S. Barrows or Nathaniel Perry Tufts.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a shingle roof and a cedar shingle exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. A detached one-car garage is also shown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

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

AR029.04.04.672

Image Dimensions

16 3/4 x 22 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Winchester (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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