Von Steinwehr and Whipple house, Little Compton, R.I.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

2008-2009

GUSN

GUSN-332285

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Description

26 plans, 21 elevations, 1 detail drawing, 1 cross section, 5 plot plans, and two preliminary sketches of alterations and additions to an existing house for Mr. Von Steinwehr and Whipple in Little Compton, Rhode Island (commission #2951, see originall commission #1979). Most drawings are dated and very few are signed or initialed by D.S. and Richard Wills.

Collaborators - Designer Susan Foley Larson and Searle & Searle Landscape Architects & Planners, Providence, RI

Several proposed plans for an existing house.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections
preliminary sketches (sketches)

Physical Descrption

56 architectural drawings: pencil on vellum and trace

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.2951

Image Dimensions

24 x 36 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Little Compton (Newport county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections
preliminary sketches (sketches)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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