Robert Booth house, Walpole, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1951-1952

Location Note

Drawer 26 / oversized folder 571

GUSN

GUSN-329719

Browse Collection

Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Booth in Walpole, Massachusetts (commission #1354) including three elevations, three plans, one rendering, and thirteen details. All drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Warren J. Rhoter, or Richard Wills; one drawing is dated.

Drawings depict a two-story ranch-style house with an asphalt shingle roof and a cedar shingle, batten, and stone exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, eating area, covered porch, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
ranch houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

20 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

AR029.04.04.1354

Image Dimensions

18 x 34 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Walpole (Norfolk 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)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 26 / oversized folder 571

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