Walter Funnell house, Darien, Conn.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1950-1951

Location Note

Drawer 23 / oversized folder 523

GUSN

GUSN-330559

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Description

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Funnell in Darien, Connecticut (commission #1282) including four elevations, three plans, one sketch, one rendering, and eight details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot; most drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox garage, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, breakfast area, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, dressing room, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

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

AR029.04.04.1282

Image Dimensions

18 x 35 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Darien (Fairfield 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)
sketches
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 23 / oversized folder 523

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