Elmer E. Fairchild Jr. house, Rush, N.Y.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1943-1946

GUSN

GUSN-329326

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Description

Set of forty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Fairchild Jr. in Rush, New York (commission #946) including elevations, plans, cross sections, topographical maps, framing plans, renderings, and details. Some drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot. Drawings include many revisions and alternate views.

Drawings depict a two-story extended Cape Cod-style house with five front dormers, a slate roof, and a stone and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, all-purpose room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, dining alcove, shed, bicycyle room, maid's room and bathroom, maid's sitting room, four bedrooms (one with fireplace), three bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. Some drawings depict a stone bridge and dam to be built on the property.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
sketches
cross sections
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

42 architectural drawings : pencil on trace, photostatic copy, 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

AR029.04.04.946

Image Dimensions

18 3/4 x 40 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Rush (Monroe county, New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
sketches
cross sections
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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