Willard Howard house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939

GUSN

GUSN-330352

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Willard Howard in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #684) including three elevations, three plans, and two details. All drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot. Maurice A. Dunlavy was the builder.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with two dormers, a slate roof, and a whitewashed brick, stucco, and board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, play room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, lavatory, covered porch, five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two maid's rooms, one maid's bathroom, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Tudor Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

8 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

AR029.04.04.684

Image Dimensions

19 x 34 (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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Willard Howard house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

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