John Corcoran house, Boston, Mass

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

undated

Location Note

Drawer 62 / folder 1133

GUSN

GUSN-332384

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Description

3 plans, 3 elevations, 1 preliminary sketch, and 2 framing plans for a house for Mr. and Mrs. John Corcoran in Boston, Massachusetts (commission 2009). Drawings are initialed by S.C. and none are dated.

Two-story Colonial Revival house with an asphalt roof, and a red cedar clapboard exterior. House has a living room with a fireplace, a family room with a fireplace, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, and a a dining room, a dressing room, a lavatory and a storage room.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dwellings
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
preliminary sketches (sketches)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans

Physical Descrption

12 architectural drawings: pencil on 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

AR029.04.04.2009

Image Dimensions

18 1/2 x 28 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
preliminary sketches (sketches)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 62 / folder 1133

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