I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Cottage, Maine

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1957, undated

Location Note

Drawer 41 / folder 804

GUSN

GUSN-330981

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Description

Set of six architectural drawings of house for developer I. Alan Balfour in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1665) including three elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no plans are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, family room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod 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

AR029.04.04.1665

Image Dimensions

14 x 28 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cape Elizabeth (Cumberland 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 41 / folder 804

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