Russell G. Hemenway house, East Wolfeboro, N.H.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1940

GUSN

GUSN-328625

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Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Russell G. Hemenway in East Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (commission #768) including four elevations, seven plans, one framing plan, three renderings, and one detail. Several drawings are dated. Renderings are by Royal Barry Wills bur are not signed; remaining drawings are signed by Amelia Brooks Valtz.

Drawings depict a one-story saltbox cottage with a wood shake shingle roof and a rough siding exterior. Cottage has two bedroomd, dressing room, one bathroom, and a covered porch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
saltbox houses
cottages
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

16 architectural drawings : pencil on trace 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

AR029.04.04.768

Image Dimensions

14 x 16 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wolfeboro (Carroll county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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