Kellam Hooper house, Darien, Conn.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1951

Location Note

Drawer 26 / folder 562

GUSN

GUSN-329715

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Mr. Kellam Hooper in Darien, Connecticut (commission #1350) including three elevations, three plans, and three details. All drawings are signed by Claude H. Miquelle or Warren J. Rhoter; most drawing are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a one-story saltbox garage wing, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, eating area, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

9 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1350

Places

Darien (Fairfield county, Connecticut)

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

Location Note

Drawer 26 / folder 562

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