Hollis P. Nichols house, Needham, Mass.

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Collection Type

Architecture

Date

1955-1959

GUSN

GUSN-331613

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Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
Project Records, 1920-2015
Project drawings, 1920s-2013
Hollis P. Nichols house, Needham, Mass.
(current record)

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Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
- Project Records, 1920-2015
  - Project drawings, 1920s-2013

Description

Set of two architectural drawings for alterations and additions to an existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Hollis P. Nichols in Needham, Massachusetts (commission #687-B) including one plan and one elevation. All drawings are signed and dated by Merton Barrows and Richard Wills.

Garden House
1955 preliminary plan
1959 plan elevation

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

2 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

AR029.04.04.687-B

Image Dimensions

17 3/4 x 24 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Needham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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