William A. Burton house, Scituate, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1929, undated

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 45

GUSN

GUSN-326598

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Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for William A. Burton in Scituate, Massachusetts (commission #228) including three elevations, three plans, one cross section, plot plan, and three details. No drawings are signed or dated. House was not built.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with three front dormers, shingle roof, and a clapboard and shingle exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, sunroom, maid's room and bathroom, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

11 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

AR029.04.04.228

Image Dimensions

16 3/4 x 26 3/4 (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)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 2 / folder 45

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