David McEwan house, Swampscott, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1949

GUSN

GUSN-330001

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Description

Set of nineteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. David McEwan in Swampscott, Massachusetts (commission #1224) including six elevations, five plans, two plot plans, and six details. Most drawings are signed by Robert E. Minot, Warren J. Rhoter, or Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with an asphalt shingle roof and a clapboard, shingle, and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, 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)
site plans

Physical Descrption

19 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

AR029.04.04.1224

Image Dimensions

20 x 25 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Swampscott (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)
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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