Westinghouse Electric "Thrift" model house, Hartford, Conn.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1948

GUSN

GUSN-330485

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of "Thrift" model house for Westinghouse Electric in Hartford, Connecticut (commission #1148) including two elevations, three plans, and three details. Drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows, Ken Duprey, or Walter H. Pratt.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, kitchen, three bedrooms, and two bathrooms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

8 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

AR029.04.04.1148

Image Dimensions

18 x 25 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Hartford (Hartford county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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