John F. Rich house, Lexington, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

Location Note

Drawer 13 / folder 318

GUSN

GUSN-328697

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Description

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for John F. Rich in Lexington, Massachusetts (commission #833) including four elevations, three plans, six framing plans, and two details. Some drawings are dated and signed by Merton S. Barrows.

Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial Revival-style house with a one-story wing, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached one-car garage.

Drawings are fragile

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans

Physical Descrption

15 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

AR029.04.04.833

Image Dimensions

16 x 17 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Lexington (Middlesex 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)
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 13 / folder 318

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