Heber G. England house, Montpelier, Vt.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939-1940

GUSN

GUSN-328428

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Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for Heber G. England in Montpelier, Vermont (commission #734) including four elevations, three plans, three heating plans, two framing plans, and eight details. All drawings are dated; most are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, Amelia Brooks Valtz, or Nathaniel Perry Tufts.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a whitewashed brick and rough board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, ktichen, maid's room and bathroom, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, dressing room, and an attached two-car garage. A playroom is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

20 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

AR029.04.04.734

Image Dimensions

15 3/4 x 28 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Montpelier (Washington county, Vermont)

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
heating plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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