Humphrey Barker house, Taunton, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1945

GUSN

GUSN-329313

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Humphrey Barker in Taunton, Massachusetts (commission #1025) including three elevations, three plans, and three details. Drawings are dated and signed by R. Messier or Walter H. Pratt.

Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a one-story wing, a slate hip roof, and a brick and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook, maid's room, gun closet, four bedrooms (one with fireplace), three bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Georgian Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)

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

AR029.04.04.1025

Image Dimensions

15 1/2 x 28 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Taunton (Bristol county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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