Gustave Liljegren house, Marblehead, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

GUSN

GUSN-328684

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Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Gustave Liljegren in Marblehead, Massachusetts (commission #819) including four elevations, three plans, one topographic map, and three details. Most drawings are dated; two are signed by Merton S. Barrows.

Drawings depict a two-story English-style house with an asphalt roof and a whitewashed brick and rough siding exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, four bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A work space and one-car garage are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
topographic maps

Physical Descrption

11 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and blueprint

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.819

Image Dimensions

14 x 18 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Marblehead (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
topographic maps

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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