Campbell Steward house, Topsfield, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1962

GUSN

GUSN-331591

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Description

Set of forty-eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Steward in Topsfield, Massachusetts (commission #1823) including four plans, two elevations, two plot plans, one detail, three heating plans, one framing plan, one cross section, and one rendering. Drawings are signed and dated by G. H. Kunz and John Howard

Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival house. House has lavatories, office, workshop, laundry, wine storage, play room with fireplace, additional storage, living room with fireplace, library with fireplace, bar, conservatory, dining room with fireplace, kitchen, eating area with "barbaque", six bedrooms, maids rooms, five bathrooms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
renderings (drawings)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections
framing plans

Physical Descrption

48 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic 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

AR029.04.04.1823

Image Dimensions

27 x 42 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Topsfield (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

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

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
site plans
renderings (drawings)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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