Thomas E. Cargill Jr. house, Boxford, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1955-1956

Location Note

Drawer 35 / folder 708

GUSN

GUSN-330177

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Description

Set of twenty-seven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Cargill Jr. in Boxford, Massachusetts (commission #1548) including four elevations, three plans, two cross sections, one interior elevation, one framing plan, one rendering, and fifteen details. Most drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; some drawings are dated. Also included is one drawing by W. C. Vaughan & Co. (Boston, Massachusetts) for sliding and folding batten doors.

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

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

27 architectural drawings : pencil on trace, photostatic copy, and blueprint

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1548

Image Dimensions

14 1/4 x 29 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boxford (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)
interior elevations
cross sections
framing plans
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 35 / folder 708

Related Items

Thomas E. Cargill Jr. house, Boxford, Mass.

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