Francis K. McKnight house, Pittsburgh, Penn.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1940

GUSN

GUSN-331631

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Description

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Francis H. McKnight in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (commission #757) including three elevations and three plans. All drawings are dated and signed by Merton S. Barrows.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival house with a slate roof and clapboard exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, maid's room and bathroom, four bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
gambrel roofs
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)

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

AR029.04.04.757

Image Dimensions

16 x 24 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Pittsburgh (Allegheny county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Restrictions



Description Level

File part

Accruals Note


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