Alfred H. Bartell house, Newton Centre, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939

GUSN

GUSN-328426

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Alfred H. Bartell in Newton Centre, Massachusetts (commission #732) including four elevations and three plans. Most drawings are dated; no drawings are signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with an asphalt shingle hip roof. House has a living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-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

AR029.04.04.732

Image Dimensions

11 3/4 x 15 3/4 (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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