G. Carleton Snowe house, Auburn, Maine

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1957

Location Note

Drawer 40 / folder 790

GUSN

GUSN-330792

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Description

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Mr. G. Carleton Snowe in Auburn, Maine (commission #1647) including three elevations and three plans. Drawings are signed by Richard Wills; one drawing is dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial Revival-style house with a saltbox garage and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, living room/kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage. A recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

6 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

AR029.04.04.1647

Image Dimensions

14 1/4 x 30 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Auburn (Androscoggin county, Maine)

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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 40 / folder 790

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