Robert E. Lewis house, Decatur, Ill.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

GUSN

GUSN-328661

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Robert E. Lewis in Decatur, Illinois (commission #807) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. Drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows.

Drawings depict a two-story Modern house with a flat roof and a clapboard exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, one bathroom, roof deck, and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

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

AR029.04.04.807

Image Dimensions

17 x 20 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Decatur (Macon county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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