Royal Barry Wills (developer) house, Melrose, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1938-1939

GUSN

GUSN-328280

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Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house developed by Royal Barry Wills in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #675) including five elevations, five plans, two plot plans, one cross section, and three sketches. Most drawings are dated; several drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Nathaniel Perry Tufts.

Drawings depict a one-story Tudor Revival-style house with a brick exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms (one in attic), and one bathroom. A one-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
cross sections
sketches

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

AR029.04.04.675

Image Dimensions

12 1/2 x 18 (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)
site plans
cross sections
sketches

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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