Sidney Harwood house, Worcester, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1956, undated

Location Note

Drawer 38 / folder 766

GUSN

GUSN-330659

Browse Collection

Description

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Sidney Harwood in Worcester, Massachusetts (commission #1607) including one elevation, one plan, one rendering, and four details. Most drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated.

Alterations include a new study and laundry room and changes to a living room.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

7 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

AR029.04.04.1607

Image Dimensions

17 1/2 x 32 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Worcester (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 38 / folder 766

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