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

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939

GUSN

GUSN-328421

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for builder Chester S. Patten in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #725) including four elevations and three plans. All drawings are dated and signed by Amelia Brooks Valtz.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a shingle roof and a clapboard exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

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

AR029.04.04.725

Image Dimensions

16 1/4 x 18 (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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