Otto Essig house, Westfield, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1954

Location Note

Drawer 31 / folder 664

GUSN

GUSN-329818

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Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Otto Essig in Westfield, Massachusetts (commission #1479) including three elevations, two plans, and and seven details. All drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with an asphalt shingle roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, covered breezeway, two bedrooms, two 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)

Physical Descrption

12 architectural drawings : pencil on trace

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1479

Image Dimensions

18 1/2 x 31 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Westfield (Hampden 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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 31 / folder 664

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