Arthur J. Hassett Jr. house, Brockton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1957

Location Note

Drawer 40 / folder 788

GUSN

GUSN-330766

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Description

Set of eighteen architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hassett Jr. in Brockton, Massachusetts (commission #1634) including three elevations, four plans, one cross section, one rendering, and ten details. Some drawings are signed by Warren J. Rhoter; all drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial Revival-style house with a one-story saltbox wing, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, family room, study, dining room, kitchen, eating area, lavatory, five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
garrison houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections

Physical Descrption

18 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

AR029.04.04.1634

Image Dimensions

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

Places

Brockton (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)
Royal Barry Wills Associates (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 40 / folder 788

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