Harry J. Blake house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1931, undated

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folder 89

GUSN

GUSN-326947

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Harry J. Blake in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #304) including four elevations, three plans, one topographic map, and one detail. No drawings are dated or signed. The developer was Haynes & Hernandez.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a slate roof and a brick exterior. House has a vestibule, living room with fireplace, library, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, pantry, covered porch, maid's room and bathroom, maid's sitting room, four bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A recreation room and two-car garage are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

9 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

AR029.04.04.304

Image Dimensions

16 x 29 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk 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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folder 89

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