Morton Grossman house, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1955

Location Note

Drawer 35 / folder 711

GUSN

GUSN-330186

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Description

Set of seventeen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Morton Grossman in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (commission #1556) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one sketch, two renderings, and seven details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Warren J. Rhoter, or Richard Wills.

Alterations include an addition with a new library with fireplace, outdoor grill, and a two-car garage and storage room.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)
site plans
sketches

Physical Descrption

17 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

AR029.04.04.1556

Image Dimensions

14 1/2 x 23 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Chestnut Hill (Middlesex 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)
renderings (drawings)
site plans
sketches

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 35 / folder 711

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