Joseph Fieldston house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939

GUSN

GUSN-328418

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Description

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Joseph Fieldston in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #721) including four elevations, three plans, one framing plan, one topographical map, and one detail. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or Nathaniel Perry Tufts; all drawings are dated. Topographical map was made by civil engineer Everett M. Brooks (Newtonville, Massachusetts).

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with an asphalt roof and a whitewashed brick and clapboard exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, breakfast alcove, kitchen, three bedrooms, and two bathrooms. 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)
framing plans
topographic maps

Physical Descrption

10 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

AR029.04.04.721

Image Dimensions

21 1/2 x 25 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Newton (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)
framing plans
topographic maps

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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