Charles H. Brown house, Wellesley, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1938

GUSN

GUSN-328221

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Charles H. Brown in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #639) including four elvations and three plans. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills; most are dated. Maurice A. Dunlavy was the builder.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with shingle roof and a stone and rough siding exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage. A game room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

7 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

AR029.04.04.639

Image Dimensions

11 3/4 x 15 1/4 (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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