Mrs. George B. DeGrasse house, Needham, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1940

GUSN

GUSN-328612

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Mrs. George B. DeGrasse in Needham, Massachusetts (commission #761) including three elevations, four plans, and one detail. Most drawings are signed and dated by Amelia Brooks Valtz.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a shingle roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room, study, kitchen, eating alcove, covered porch, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

8 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

AR029.04.04.761

Image Dimensions

14 3/4 x 22 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Needham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

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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