Herbert W. Hastings house, Weston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1946

GUSN

GUSN-329406

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Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Herbert W. Hastings in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1077) including three elevations, six plans, and seven details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Merton S. Barrows or Walter H. Pratt.

Drawings depict an extended one-story Cape Cod-style house with a wood shingle roof and a clapboard, shingle, and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

16 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

AR029.04.04.1077

Image Dimensions

18 1/4 x 36 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Weston (Middlesex 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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Herbert W. Hastings house, Weston, Mass.

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