George Muir house, Cohasset, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1962

Location Note

Drawer 57 / folder 1070

GUSN

GUSN-332250

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Description

two plans, three elevations, ten details, two plot plans, one rendering and on cross section for a house for Mr. and Mrs. George Muir in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1940). Some drawings are signed by Gordon Kunz and S.C.

Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel roof house with red cedar shingle roof, a white cedar shingle, and flush board, and clapboard exterior.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)
cross sections
site plans

Physical Descrption

19 architectural drawings: pencil on vellum and photo static copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1940

Image Dimensions

18 x 37 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cohasset (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Royal Barry Wills Associates (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)
cross sections
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 57 / folder 1070

Related Items

Renderings - Merton S. Barrows

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