Margaret E. Gardner house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1928, undated

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 25

GUSN

GUSN-326556

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Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for Margaret E. Gardner in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #194 including five elevations, four plans, three framing plans, heating plan, plot plan, and six details. Drawings are in pencil on trace; heating plan is a blueprint. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a brick and board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, breakfast room, covered porch, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, dressing room, and a maid's room and bath. A detached two-car garage is also depicted.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

20 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

AR029.04.04.194

Image Dimensions

17 x 27 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Newton (Middlesex 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
heating plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 1 / folder 25

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