George T. Grosshans house, Bridgeport, Conn.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 27 / oversized folder 593

GUSN

GUSN-329742

Browse Collection

Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. George T. Grosshans in Bridgeport, Connecticut (commission #1377) including two elevations, three plans, one cross section, two renderings, and three details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Warren J. Rhoter; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with one front dormer, one-story wings, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard, flush board, and stone exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, playroom with fireplace, dining room, kitchen with fireplace, covered breezeway, workshop, five bedrooms, dressing room, three bathrooms, 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)
cross sections
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

11 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

AR029.04.04.1377

Image Dimensions

23 1/2 x 36 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Bridgeport (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)
cross sections
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 27 / oversized folder 593

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