Lawrence B. Rice house, Needham, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1940

GUSN

GUSN-328633

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Description

Set of eighteen architectural drawings of house for Lawrence B. Rice in Needham, Massachusetts (commission #776) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, two framing plans, one heating plan, and seven details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or Nathaniel Perry Tufts.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a whitewashed brick and rough board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Tudor Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans
framing plans
heating plans

Physical Descrption

18 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and blueprint

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.776

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)
site plans
framing plans
heating plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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