F. Brittain Kennedy house, Cohasset, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1956

Location Note

Drawer 37 / folder 752

GUSN

GUSN-330431

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Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. F. Brittain Kennedy in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1592) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one topographic map, and four renderings. Some drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Ken Duprey, or Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict a two-story ranch-style house with a wood shingle roof and a stone and shingle exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, three bedrooms, dressing room, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
ranch houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
renderings (drawings)
topographic maps

Physical Descrption

12 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

AR029.04.04.1592

Image Dimensions

18 x 31 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cohasset (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
renderings (drawings)
topographic maps

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 37 / folder 752

Related Items

F. Brittain Kennedy house, Cohasset, Mass.

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