Herbert N. French house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1929, undated

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 44

GUSN

GUSN-326595

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Description

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Herbert N. French in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #226) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, plot plan, and five details. No drawings are signed or dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with four front dormers, asphalt shingle roof, and shingled exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, sunroom, lavatory, screened porch, maid's room, three bedrooms, sewing room, and two bathrooms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

AR029.04.04.226

Image Dimensions

13 1/2 x 22 (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)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 44

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