Chester S. Patten (builder) house, Melrose, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939

GUSN

GUSN-328291

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Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for builder Chester S. Patten in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #702) including four elevations, three plans, and five details. Drawings are dated and signed by Robert E. Minot or Nathaniel Perry Tufts.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers and a shingle and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a one-car attached garage. A recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

12 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

AR029.04.04.702

Image Dimensions

15 x 16 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex 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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