George L. Govoni house, Winchester, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

GUSN

GUSN-328729

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Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for George L. Govoni in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #861) including three elevations, three plans, two framing plans, two cross sections, one garden plan, and nine details. Most drawings are dated; garden plan is signed by Phillip W. Ansell.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a whitewashed brick, flush board, and rough siding exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

20 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

AR029.04.04.861

Image Dimensions

14 1/2 x 29 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Winchester (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
cross sections
site plans
detail drawings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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