I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Cottage, Maine

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1955, undated

Location Note

Drawer 36 / folder 730

GUSN

GUSN-330221

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Description

Set of five architectural drawings of house for developer I. Alan Balfour in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1578) including three elevations and two plans. All drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a pine siding and board-and-batten exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage. A television and recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)

Physical Descrption

5 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

AR029.04.04.1578

Image Dimensions

18 x 25 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cape Elizabeth (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 36 / folder 730

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