M. Fessenden house, Watch Hill, R.I.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1939

GUSN

GUSN-328288

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for M. Fessenden in Watch Hill, Rhode Island (commission #690) including four elevations, three plans, and two details. All drawings are dated and signed by Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with an angled wing, a shingle roof, and a shingle and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, maid's room, covered porch, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

9 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

AR029.04.04.690

Image Dimensions

18 3/4 x 26 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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