Howard A. Colby house, Marblehead, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1938

GUSN

GUSN-329964

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Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Howard A. Colby in Marblehead, Massachusetts (commission #650) including three elevations, three plans, one cross section, and four details. Some drawings are dated and signed by Hugh A. Stubbins Jr. or Merton S. Barrows.

Drawings depict a two-story Modern house with a flat roof and a board and batten exterior with stone. House has living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, porch, deck, four bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A play room, maid's room and bathroom, and two-car garage are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections

Physical Descrption

11 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

AR029.04.04.650

Image Dimensions

18 3/4 x 28 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Marblehead (Essex 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)
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Related Items

Howard A. Colby house, Marblehead, Mass.

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