Ken MacPherson house, Reading, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1951

Location Note

Drawer 25 / folder 549

GUSN

GUSN-329660

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Ken MacPherson in Reading, Massachusetts (commission #1332) including three elevations, two plans, three rough sketches, and one detail. Some drawings are signed by Warren J. Rhoter or Richard Wills; one drawing is dated,

Alterations include an addition with a study, bedroom, and bathroom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
sketches

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

AR029.04.04.1332

Image Dimensions

18 x 24 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Reading (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)
sketches

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 25 / folder 549

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