Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, Wellesley, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1940

GUSN

GUSN-328620

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #766) including four elevations and three plans. One drawing is dated; drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Merton S. Barrows.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with three front dormers, a slate roof, and a whitewashed brick, clapboard, and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, maid's room and bathroom, four 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

AR029.04.04.766

Image Dimensions

18 3/4 x 25 1/2 (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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