Raymond H. Blanchard house, Melrose, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1936, undated

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 183; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

GUSN

GUSN-327789

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Description

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Raymond H. Blanchard in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #518) including four elevations, five plans, photostatic copy of rendering, and three details. Rendering is signed "R B Wills." No other drawings are signed or dated. Chester S. Patten was the builder.

Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a hip roof and a brick exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, maid's room, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, roof deck, and a two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

13 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic copy on paper

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.518

Image Dimensions

15 x 20 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (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)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Conservation Note

Drawings are fragile

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 183; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

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