Henry F. Simmons house, Weston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1937, undated

Location Note

Drawer 9 / folder 220; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

GUSN

GUSN-327925

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Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Henry F. Simmons in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #591) including four elevations, five plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and one sketch. Rendering is signed "Royal Barry Wills." Plot plan is by Associated Civil Engineers (Melrose, Massachusetts). No other drawings are signed or dated.

Drawings depict a one-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a stone and rough board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A two-car garage is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

12 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

AR029.04.04.591

Image Dimensions

19 x 31 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Weston (Middlesex 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)
sketches

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 9 / folder 220; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

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