John Skillman house, Weston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1987-1993, undated

Location Note

Drawer 39 / folder 781

GUSN

GUSN-330975

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings for altertions to existing house for Dr. and Mrs. John Skillman in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1625-A) including two elevations, two plans, one landscape plan, one plot plan, and two details. Drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Landscape plan is by Ron Boucher Associates of Sudbury, Massachusetts; plot plan is by John R. Snellig of Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Alterations include enclosing a porch in 1987 and a 1992-1993 addition of a screened porch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
planting plans
site plans

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

AR029.04.04.1625-A

Image Dimensions

18 x 37 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Weston (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Royal Barry Wills Associates (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 39 / folder 781

Related Items

J. Bell Baster house, Weston, Mass.

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