John B. Hopkins house, Wellesley, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 27 / folder 591

GUSN

GUSN-329767

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Description

Set of twenty-five architectural drawings of house for John B. Hopkins in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #1397) including seven elevations, six plans, two framing plans, one sketch, three renderings, and six details. Most drawings are dated; one is signed by Robert E. Minot. Maurice A. Dunlavy was the builder.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and shingle exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, utility room, sunroom, four bedrooms, and three bathrooms. A playroom with fireplace and a two-car garage are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
renderings (drawings)
sketches
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

25 architectural drawings : pencil on trace, pencil on graph paper, and blueprint

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1397

Image Dimensions

16 1/2 x 30 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
renderings (drawings)
sketches
detail drawings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 27 / folder 591

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