Frank J. Allen house, Marshfield, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1928, undated

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 16

GUSN

GUSN-326529

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Description

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Frank J. Allen in Marshfield, Massachusetts (commission #171) including five elevations, five plans, plot plan, and two details. Drawings are in pencil and color pencil on trace. No drawings are dated or signed. Three are preliminary drawings and have handwritten notes by Royal Barry Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with saltbox roof and shingled exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, three covered or screened porches, four bedrooms, one bathroom, and attached two-car garage. Basement level has bathroom and six dressing rooms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
saltbox houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

13 architectural drawings : pencil and color 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

AR029.04.04.171

Image Dimensions

18 1/4 x 23 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Marshfield (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 16

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