Robert D. Colby playhouse, Melrose, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1940, undated

Location Note

DRAWER 12 / FOLDER 294

GUSN

GUSN-327767

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Description

Set of five architectural drawings of playhouse for Robert D. Colby in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #772) including four elevations and one plan. No drawings are signed; all are dated. Drawings are badly torn.

Drawings depict a one-story Tudor Revival-style playhouse with a slate roof and a brick and rough board exterior. Playhouse is adjacent to commission #510.

Details

Descriptive Terms

children's playhouses
Tudor Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)

Physical Descrption

5 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

AR029.04.04.772

Image Dimensions

15 1/2 x 18 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Description Level

File part

Location Note

DRAWER 12 / FOLDER 294

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