John French house, Wellesley, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1940

GUSN

GUSN-328641

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #784) including four elevations and three plans. All drawings are dated and signed by Amelia Brooks Valtz. Maurice A. Dunlavy was the builder.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with one front dormer, a shingle roof, and a clapboard exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
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

AR029.04.04.784

Image Dimensions

13 1/2 x 18 3/4 (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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