August Johnson Associates (builder) house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1929, undated

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 58

GUSN

GUSN-329339

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Description

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for builder August Johnson Associates in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #248) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, one plot plan, and four details. No drawings are signed or dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with four front dormers, a slate roof, and a shingle exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, library, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, covered porch, maid's room and bathroom, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A recreation room is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

14 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

AR029.04.04.248

Image Dimensions

16 1/2 x 23 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Newton (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
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 58

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