Carl A. Runberg house, South Ashburnham, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1955

Location Note

Drawer 35 / folder 715

GUSN

GUSN-330173

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Description

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Runberg in South Ashburnham, Massachusetts (commission #1544) including three elevations, two plans, one cross section, one rendering, and seven details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with an offset wing, a cedar shingle roof, and a shingle, flush board, and board and batten exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining area, kitchen, covered porch, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

14 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

AR029.04.04.1544

Image Dimensions

18 x 28 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

South Ashburnham (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 35 / folder 715

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