Jacob Shore house, Providence, R.I.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

GUSN

GUSN-330374

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Description

Set of thirty-nine architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shore in Providence, Rhode Island (commission #809) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, two cross sections, and twenty-nine details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows or Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a slate roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, two studys with fireplaces, dining room with fireplace, kitchen, breakfast room, maid's room and bathroom, two bedrooms, dressing room, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A play room, lavatory, and recreation room with fireplace are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

39 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

AR029.04.04.809

Image Dimensions

23 1/2 x 24 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)

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
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Related Items

Jacob Shore house, Providence, R.I., 1941

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