Richard T. Fisher house, Cohasset, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1953

Location Note

Drawer 30 / folder 654

GUSN

GUSN-329797

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Description

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Fisher in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1464) including three elevations, two plans, three renderings, and five details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills.

Drawings depict the conversion of an existing barn into a residential house. House has living room with fireplace, study, kitchen with fireplace, garden room, covered porch, six bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a boat storage space.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

13 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

AR029.04.04.1464

Image Dimensions

23 1/4 x 40 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cohasset (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 30 / folder 654

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