Mrs. Bertram S. Hawkins house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939-1940

GUSN

GUSN-328576

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of alterations to existing house for Mrs. Bertram S. Hawkins in Wellesley HIlls, Massachusetts (commission #741) including elevations, plans, one interior sketch, and one rendering. Some drawings are dated; some are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Merton S. Barrows.

Alterations include the addition of a library.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
sketches
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

8 architectural drawings : pencil on trace, blueprint, and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.741

Image Dimensions

18 x 21 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
sketches
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

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File part

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