Herbert N. French house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1932, undated

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folder 100

GUSN

GUSN-327156

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Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Herbert N. French in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #328) including four elevations, four plans, three framing plans, and one detail. No drawings are signed; one is dated.

Drawings depict a two-story French manor-style house with a slate hip roof and a painted brick exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, covered porch, four bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A maid's room and bathroom are on the attiic level; a recreation room is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

12 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

AR029.04.04.328

Image Dimensions

13 1/8 x 21 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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folder 100

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