Mrs. James E. Thomas house, Scituate, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1928, undated

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 19

GUSN

GUSN-326546

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Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Mrs. James E. Thomas in Scituate, Massachusetts (commission #187) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, plot plan, and six details. Drawings are in pencil on trace. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with three front dormers, two one-story wings, shingled roof, and shingled exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, sunroom, lavatory, maid's room, covered porch, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, balcony, and attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

10 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

AR029.04.04.187

Image Dimensions

17 x 28 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Scituate (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 19

Related Items

Mrs. James E. Thomas house, Scituate, Mass.

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