1949
GUSN-328798
Set of twenty-one architectural drawings of "Snug but Spacious" model house for Good Housekeeping Magazine (commission #1205) including six elevations, four plans, five framing plans, and six details. Some drawings are dated; most are signed by Merton S. Barrows, Robert E. Minot, or Warren J. Rhoter.
Drawings depict a one-story ranch-style house with an asphalt shingle roof and a stone, flush board, and batten exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, snack corner, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, dining terrace, and an attached one-car garage.
Drawings based on this design are also included for Richard C. Rotherham (Melrose, Massachusetts), Mrs. Ross E. Wilkins (Mapleton, Minnesota), and Mrs. James C. Martin (Traverse City, Michigan).
houses
dwellings
ranch houses
model houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
detail drawings (drawings)
21 architectural drawings : pencil on trace
AR029
Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
2013-11-01
AR029.04.04.1205
18 1/4 x 29 (HxW)(inches)
Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
detail drawings (drawings)
House
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