Mrs. Richard Wengren house, Wellesley, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

GUSN

GUSN-328700

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Description

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Richard Wengren in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #838) including three elevations, three plans, and one plot plan. All drawings are dated; no drawings are signed. Maurice A. Dunlavy was the builder.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a one-story wing and a clapboard exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, nursery, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans

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

AR029.04.04.838

Image Dimensions

12 1/4 x 21 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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