Charles W. Glens house, Bridgewater, N.J. and Frank J. Quinn house, Somerville, N.J.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1950

GUSN

GUSN-328824

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Description

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of houses for Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Glens in Bridgewater, New Jersey and Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Quinn in Somerville, New Jersey (commission #1252) including elevations, plans, plot plans, and details. Some drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict one-story Cape Cod-style houses and are based on a model house for Ladies Home Journal (commission #1222).

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans

Physical Descrption

17 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

AR029.04.04.1252

Places

Bridgewater (Somerset county, New Jersey)
Somerville (Somerset county, New Jersey)

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Related Items

Ladies Home Journal model house

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