Marlow & McKiel (builders) house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1934, undated

Location Note

Drawer 6 / folder 146; HAV-01-403-Z-C-107

GUSN

GUSN-327617

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Description

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builders Marlow & McKiel in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #420) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one framing plan, and one detail. No drawings are signed or dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with circular tower, slate roof, and a brick, stucco, and board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, pantry, covered porch, lavatory, maid's room and bathroom, five bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A two-car garage and a recreation room with fireplace are on the basement level. One bedroom has a balcony.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

10 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

AR029.04.04.420

Image Dimensions

16 1/4 x 25 (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)
site plans
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 6 / folder 146; HAV-01-403-Z-C-107

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