Halsey Davis house, Falmouth, Maine

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1959

Location Note

Drawer 45 / folder 870

GUSN

GUSN-331426

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Description

Set of twenty-six architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Halsey Davis in Falmouth, Maine (commission #1736) including fifteen details, seven plans, three elevations, and one rendering. Most drawings are signed and dated by John F. Howard, or Merton Barrows.

Two-story Cape Cod house with a three car salt box garage; cedar shingle roof, clapboard, flushboard exterior.

First floor has living room with a fireplace, study with a fireplace, kitchen, dining room, bedroom, dressing room, and lavatory.

Second fl has two bedrooms, and one bath

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

26 architectural drawings : pencil on trace, and photo static 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

AR029.04.04.1736

Image Dimensions

18 x 42 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Falmouth (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)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 45 / folder 870

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