Donald S. Smith house, Milton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1937, undated

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 200; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

GUSN

GUSN-327840

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Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Donald S. Smith in Milton, Massachusetts (commission #551) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, and five details. No drawings are dated or signed. Also included are an additional twelve drawings for an alternate house design that was not built.

Drawings depict a two-story rectangular Modern house with a flat roof and a clapboard exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. A one-car garage is on the basement level; a pergola is on the second story.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

24 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

AR029.04.04.551

Image Dimensions

15 x 21 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Milton (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
detail drawings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 200; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

Related Items

Donald S. Smith house, Milton, Mass.

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