John A. Celler house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1937, undated

Location Note

Drawer 9 / oversized folder 228; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

GUSN

GUSN-327914

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Description

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for John A. Celler in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #580) including nine elevations, nine plans, one plot plan, one original presentation rendering, and one detail. No drawings are signed; rendering is signed "Royal Barry Wills." Three sets of variations are present.

Drawings depict a one-story stone house with a two-story square tower and a slate roof. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, two maid's rooms and one maid's bathroom, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. A playroom with fireplace, bar, lavatory, workshop, and two-car garage are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

22 architectural drawings : pencil and color 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

AR029.04.04.580

Image Dimensions

16 3/4 x 34 (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)
site plans
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 9 / oversized folder 228; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

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